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