Abandonsstory tostart anew oneIdeasoundedbetter inheadRead toomany booksin your genre,worries aboutplagiarismNeverexplainscharacters'actionsAutosavenotworkingCan't thinkof a word,rewritessceneStuck in ascene,cleansentire houseResearchesmurdermysteries,ends up onFBI watchlistWhat doesthischaracterlook likeagain?Having storyidea in adream, thenforgetting itStartsdiscussingcharactersas if they'rereal peopleStares atblankscreen forhoursHas onemillionWIPsForgetsownwritingstyleAccidentallyskips mealConstantlyfending offcarpaltunnelNamesvillain afterpersonalnemesisHunchedoverkeyboardlike gremlinWifi isdownRuns outoftea/coffeeRealizinghalfwaythrough:should've useddifferent POVMuttersdialogueto self inpublicStayed uplate writingbut must stillgo to workForgot towrite themiddlepartAbandonsstory tostart anew oneIdeasoundedbetter inheadRead toomany booksin your genre,worries aboutplagiarismNeverexplainscharacters'actionsAutosavenotworkingCan't thinkof a word,rewritessceneStuck in ascene,cleansentire houseResearchesmurdermysteries,ends up onFBI watchlistWhat doesthischaracterlook likeagain?Having storyidea in adream, thenforgetting itStartsdiscussingcharactersas if they'rereal peopleStares atblankscreen forhoursHas onemillionWIPsForgetsownwritingstyleAccidentallyskips mealConstantlyfending offcarpaltunnelNamesvillain afterpersonalnemesisHunchedoverkeyboardlike gremlinWifi isdownRuns outoftea/coffeeRealizinghalfwaythrough:should've useddifferent POVMuttersdialogueto self inpublicStayed uplate writingbut must stillgo to workForgot towrite themiddlepart

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