Stares atblankscreen forhoursWifi isdownNeverexplainscharacters'actionsStuck in ascene,cleansentire houseStartsdiscussingcharactersas if they'rereal peopleConstantlyfending offcarpaltunnelMuttersdialogueto self inpublicHaving storyidea in adream, thenforgetting itForgetsownwritingstyleNamesvillain afterpersonalnemesisRuns outoftea/coffeeAccidentallyskips mealRealizinghalfwaythrough:should've useddifferent POVIdeasoundedbetter inheadAutosavenotworkingResearchesmurdermysteries,ends up onFBI watchlistRead toomany booksin your genre,worries aboutplagiarismWhat doesthischaracterlook likeagain?Forgets towrite themiddlepartHas onemillionWIPsHunchedoverkeyboardlike gremlinCan't thinkof a word,rewritessceneStayed uplate writingbut must stillgo to workAbandonsstory tostart anew oneStares atblankscreen forhoursWifi isdownNeverexplainscharacters'actionsStuck in ascene,cleansentire houseStartsdiscussingcharactersas if they'rereal peopleConstantlyfending offcarpaltunnelMuttersdialogueto self inpublicHaving storyidea in adream, thenforgetting itForgetsownwritingstyleNamesvillain afterpersonalnemesisRuns outoftea/coffeeAccidentallyskips mealRealizinghalfwaythrough:should've useddifferent POVIdeasoundedbetter inheadAutosavenotworkingResearchesmurdermysteries,ends up onFBI watchlistRead toomany booksin your genre,worries aboutplagiarismWhat doesthischaracterlook likeagain?Forgets towrite themiddlepartHas onemillionWIPsHunchedoverkeyboardlike gremlinCan't thinkof a word,rewritessceneStayed uplate writingbut must stillgo to workAbandonsstory tostart anew one

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