Researchesmurdermysteries,ends up onFBI watchlistAccidentallyskips mealRuns outoftea/coffeeWifi isdownStares atblankscreen forhoursRead toomany booksin your genre,worries aboutplagiarismCan't thinkof a word,rewritessceneHas onemillionWIPsStuck in ascene,cleansentire houseForgot towrite themiddlepartHaving storyidea in adream, thenforgetting itConstantlyfending offcarpaltunnelAbandonsstory tostart anew oneStartsdiscussingcharactersas if they'rereal peopleRealizinghalfwaythrough:should've useddifferent POVNamesvillain afterpersonalnemesisIdeasoundedbetter inheadNeverexplainscharacters'actionsWhat doesthischaracterlook likeagain?AutosavenotworkingHunchedoverkeyboardlike gremlinForgetsownwritingstyleMuttersdialogueto self inpublicStayed uplate writingbut must stillgo to workResearchesmurdermysteries,ends up onFBI watchlistAccidentallyskips mealRuns outoftea/coffeeWifi isdownStares atblankscreen forhoursRead toomany booksin your genre,worries aboutplagiarismCan't thinkof a word,rewritessceneHas onemillionWIPsStuck in ascene,cleansentire houseForgot towrite themiddlepartHaving storyidea in adream, thenforgetting itConstantlyfending offcarpaltunnelAbandonsstory tostart anew oneStartsdiscussingcharactersas if they'rereal peopleRealizinghalfwaythrough:should've useddifferent POVNamesvillain afterpersonalnemesisIdeasoundedbetter inheadNeverexplainscharacters'actionsWhat doesthischaracterlook likeagain?AutosavenotworkingHunchedoverkeyboardlike gremlinForgetsownwritingstyleMuttersdialogueto self inpublicStayed uplate writingbut must stillgo to work

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