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