ForgetsownwritingstyleRealizinghalfwaythrough:should've useddifferent POVNamesvillain afterpersonalnemesisStuck in ascene,cleansentire houseCan't thinkof a word,rewritessceneHunchedoverkeyboardlike gremlinMuttersdialogueto self inpublicIdeasoundedbetter inheadHas onemillionWIPsRuns outoftea/coffeeResearchesmurdermysteries,ends up onFBI watchlistNeverexplainscharacters'actionsStartsdiscussingcharactersas if they'rereal peopleStayed uplate writingbut must stillgo to workForgot towrite themiddlepartAccidentallyskips mealWifi isdownWhat doesthischaracterlook likeagain?Stares atblankscreen forhoursAbandonsstory tostart anew oneAutosavenotworkingRead toomany booksin your genre,worries aboutplagiarismConstantlyfending offcarpaltunnelHaving storyidea in adream, thenforgetting itForgetsownwritingstyleRealizinghalfwaythrough:should've useddifferent POVNamesvillain afterpersonalnemesisStuck in ascene,cleansentire houseCan't thinkof a word,rewritessceneHunchedoverkeyboardlike gremlinMuttersdialogueto self inpublicIdeasoundedbetter inheadHas onemillionWIPsRuns outoftea/coffeeResearchesmurdermysteries,ends up onFBI watchlistNeverexplainscharacters'actionsStartsdiscussingcharactersas if they'rereal peopleStayed uplate writingbut must stillgo to workForgot towrite themiddlepartAccidentallyskips mealWifi isdownWhat doesthischaracterlook likeagain?Stares atblankscreen forhoursAbandonsstory tostart anew oneAutosavenotworkingRead toomany booksin your genre,worries aboutplagiarismConstantlyfending offcarpaltunnelHaving storyidea in adream, thenforgetting it

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