Accidentallyskips mealIdeasoundedbetter inheadResearchesmurdermysteries,ends up onFBI watchlistRealizinghalfwaythrough:should've useddifferent POVRuns outoftea/coffeeHaving storyidea in adream, thenforgetting itMuttersdialogueto self inpublicForgetsownwritingstyleAbandonsstory tostart anew oneForgets towrite themiddlepartNamesvillain afterpersonalnemesisStayed uplate writingbut must stillgo to workStares atblankscreen forhoursCan't thinkof a word,rewritessceneNeverexplainscharacters'actionsWifi isdownHunchedoverkeyboardlike gremlinHas onemillionWIPsAutosavenotworkingStuck in ascene,cleansentire houseWhat doesthischaracterlook likeagain?Read toomany booksin your genre,worries aboutplagiarismConstantlyfending offcarpaltunnelStartsdiscussingcharactersas if they'rereal peopleAccidentallyskips mealIdeasoundedbetter inheadResearchesmurdermysteries,ends up onFBI watchlistRealizinghalfwaythrough:should've useddifferent POVRuns outoftea/coffeeHaving storyidea in adream, thenforgetting itMuttersdialogueto self inpublicForgetsownwritingstyleAbandonsstory tostart anew oneForgets towrite themiddlepartNamesvillain afterpersonalnemesisStayed uplate writingbut must stillgo to workStares atblankscreen forhoursCan't thinkof a word,rewritessceneNeverexplainscharacters'actionsWifi isdownHunchedoverkeyboardlike gremlinHas onemillionWIPsAutosavenotworkingStuck in ascene,cleansentire houseWhat doesthischaracterlook likeagain?Read toomany booksin your genre,worries aboutplagiarismConstantlyfending offcarpaltunnelStartsdiscussingcharactersas if they'rereal people

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