AutosavenotworkingAbandonsstory tostart anew oneRead toomany booksin your genre,worries aboutplagiarismHaving storyidea in adream, thenforgetting itStartsdiscussingcharactersas if they'rereal peopleRealizinghalfwaythrough:should've useddifferent POVStares atblankscreen forhoursMuttersdialogueto self inpublicAccidentallyskips mealForgetsownwritingstyleIdeasoundedbetter inheadRuns outoftea/coffeeWhat doesthischaracterlook likeagain?Namesvillain afterpersonalnemesisWifi isdownCan't thinkof a word,rewritessceneHunchedoverkeyboardlike gremlinStayed uplate writingbut must stillgo to workHas onemillionWIPsNeverexplainscharacters'actionsConstantlyfending offcarpaltunnelStuck in ascene,cleansentire houseResearchesmurdermysteries,ends up onFBI watchlistForgets towrite themiddlepartAutosavenotworkingAbandonsstory tostart anew oneRead toomany booksin your genre,worries aboutplagiarismHaving storyidea in adream, thenforgetting itStartsdiscussingcharactersas if they'rereal peopleRealizinghalfwaythrough:should've useddifferent POVStares atblankscreen forhoursMuttersdialogueto self inpublicAccidentallyskips mealForgetsownwritingstyleIdeasoundedbetter inheadRuns outoftea/coffeeWhat doesthischaracterlook likeagain?Namesvillain afterpersonalnemesisWifi isdownCan't thinkof a word,rewritessceneHunchedoverkeyboardlike gremlinStayed uplate writingbut must stillgo to workHas onemillionWIPsNeverexplainscharacters'actionsConstantlyfending offcarpaltunnelStuck in ascene,cleansentire houseResearchesmurdermysteries,ends up onFBI watchlistForgets 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. Autosave not working
  2. Abandons story to start a new one
  3. Read too many books in your genre, worries about plagiarism
  4. Having story idea in a dream, then forgetting it
  5. Starts discussing characters as if they're real people
  6. Realizing halfway through: should've used different POV
  7. Stares at blank screen for hours
  8. Mutters dialogue to self in public
  9. Accidentally skips meal
  10. Forgets own writing style
  11. Idea sounded better in head
  12. Runs out of tea/coffee
  13. What does this character look like again?
  14. Names villain after personal nemesis
  15. Wifi is down
  16. Can't think of a word, rewrites scene
  17. Hunched over keyboard like gremlin
  18. Stayed up late writing but must still go to work
  19. Has one million WIPs
  20. Never explains characters' actions
  21. Constantly fending off carpal tunnel
  22. Stuck in a scene, cleans entire house
  23. Researches murder mysteries, ends up on FBI watchlist
  24. Forgets to write the middle part