Startsdiscussingcharactersas if they'rereal peopleIdeasoundedbetter inheadStayed uplate writingbut must stillgo to workHas onemillionWIPsHaving storyidea in adream, thenforgetting itRuns outoftea/coffeeAbandonsstory tostart anew oneWhat doesthischaracterlook likeagain?AutosavenotworkingRead toomany booksin your genre,worries aboutplagiarismRealizinghalfwaythrough:should've useddifferent POVWifi isdownCan't thinkof a word,rewritessceneStuck in ascene,cleansentire houseStares atblankscreen forhoursForgot towrite themiddlepartForgetsownwritingstyleAccidentallyskips mealNamesvillain afterpersonalnemesisMuttersdialogueto self inpublicResearchesmurdermysteries,ends up onFBI watchlistNeverexplainscharacters'actionsHunchedoverkeyboardlike gremlinConstantlyfending offcarpaltunnelStartsdiscussingcharactersas if they'rereal peopleIdeasoundedbetter inheadStayed uplate writingbut must stillgo to workHas onemillionWIPsHaving storyidea in adream, thenforgetting itRuns outoftea/coffeeAbandonsstory tostart anew oneWhat doesthischaracterlook likeagain?AutosavenotworkingRead toomany booksin your genre,worries aboutplagiarismRealizinghalfwaythrough:should've useddifferent POVWifi isdownCan't thinkof a word,rewritessceneStuck in ascene,cleansentire houseStares atblankscreen forhoursForgot towrite themiddlepartForgetsownwritingstyleAccidentallyskips mealNamesvillain afterpersonalnemesisMuttersdialogueto self inpublicResearchesmurdermysteries,ends up onFBI watchlistNeverexplainscharacters'actionsHunchedoverkeyboardlike gremlinConstantlyfending offcarpaltunnel

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