Namesvillain afterpersonalnemesisRead toomany booksin your genre,worries aboutplagiarismHunchedoverkeyboardlike gremlinForgets towrite themiddlepartAbandonsstory tostart anew oneStartsdiscussingcharactersas if they'rereal peopleStayed uplate writingbut must stillgo to workHaving storyidea in adream, thenforgetting itForgetsownwritingstyleMuttersdialogueto self inpublicRealizinghalfwaythrough:should've useddifferent POVResearchesmurdermysteries,ends up onFBI watchlistRuns outoftea/coffeeConstantlyfending offcarpaltunnelAutosavenotworkingNeverexplainscharacters'actionsIdeasoundedbetter inheadWifi isdownAccidentallyskips mealStares atblankscreen forhoursWhat doesthischaracterlook likeagain?Can't thinkof a word,rewritessceneStuck in ascene,cleansentire houseHas onemillionWIPsNamesvillain afterpersonalnemesisRead toomany booksin your genre,worries aboutplagiarismHunchedoverkeyboardlike gremlinForgets towrite themiddlepartAbandonsstory tostart anew oneStartsdiscussingcharactersas if they'rereal peopleStayed uplate writingbut must stillgo to workHaving storyidea in adream, thenforgetting itForgetsownwritingstyleMuttersdialogueto self inpublicRealizinghalfwaythrough:should've useddifferent POVResearchesmurdermysteries,ends up onFBI watchlistRuns outoftea/coffeeConstantlyfending offcarpaltunnelAutosavenotworkingNeverexplainscharacters'actionsIdeasoundedbetter inheadWifi isdownAccidentallyskips mealStares atblankscreen forhoursWhat doesthischaracterlook likeagain?Can't thinkof a word,rewritessceneStuck in ascene,cleansentire houseHas onemillionWIPs

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