Constantlyfending offcarpaltunnelNeverexplainscharacters'actionsStayed uplate writingbut must stillgo to workCan't thinkof a word,rewritessceneIdeasoundedbetter inheadHunchedoverkeyboardlike gremlinStares atblankscreen forhoursWifi isdownForgetsownwritingstyleStartsdiscussingcharactersas if they'rereal peopleResearchesmurdermysteries,ends up onFBI watchlistMuttersdialogueto self inpublicHaving storyidea in adream, thenforgetting itRealizinghalfwaythrough:should've useddifferent POVAbandonsstory tostart anew oneAccidentallyskips mealNamesvillain afterpersonalnemesisHas onemillionWIPsStuck in ascene,cleansentire houseForgot towrite themiddlepartRuns outoftea/coffeeWhat doesthischaracterlook likeagain?AutosavenotworkingRead toomany booksin your genre,worries aboutplagiarismConstantlyfending offcarpaltunnelNeverexplainscharacters'actionsStayed uplate writingbut must stillgo to workCan't thinkof a word,rewritessceneIdeasoundedbetter inheadHunchedoverkeyboardlike gremlinStares atblankscreen forhoursWifi isdownForgetsownwritingstyleStartsdiscussingcharactersas if they'rereal peopleResearchesmurdermysteries,ends up onFBI watchlistMuttersdialogueto self inpublicHaving storyidea in adream, thenforgetting itRealizinghalfwaythrough:should've useddifferent POVAbandonsstory tostart anew oneAccidentallyskips mealNamesvillain afterpersonalnemesisHas onemillionWIPsStuck in ascene,cleansentire houseForgot towrite themiddlepartRuns outoftea/coffeeWhat doesthischaracterlook likeagain?AutosavenotworkingRead toomany booksin your genre,worries aboutplagiarism

Writer Problems - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Constantly fending off carpal tunnel
  2. Never explains characters' actions
  3. Stayed up late writing but must still go to work
  4. Can't think of a word, rewrites scene
  5. Idea sounded better in head
  6. Hunched over keyboard like gremlin
  7. Stares at blank screen for hours
  8. Wifi is down
  9. Forgets own writing style
  10. Starts discussing characters as if they're real people
  11. Researches murder mysteries, ends up on FBI watchlist
  12. Mutters dialogue to self in public
  13. Having story idea in a dream, then forgetting it
  14. Realizing halfway through: should've used different POV
  15. Abandons story to start a new one
  16. Accidentally skips meal
  17. Names villain after personal nemesis
  18. Has one million WIPs
  19. Stuck in a scene, cleans entire house
  20. Forgot to write the middle part
  21. Runs out of tea/coffee
  22. What does this character look like again?
  23. Autosave not working
  24. Read too many books in your genre, worries about plagiarism