Abandonsstory tostart anew oneStartsdiscussingcharactersas if they'rereal peopleForgetsownwritingstyleAccidentallyskips mealResearchesmurdermysteries,ends up onFBI watchlistHaving storyidea in adream, thenforgetting itStayed uplate writingbut must stillgo to workRead toomany booksin your genre,worries aboutplagiarismAutosavenotworkingHunchedoverkeyboardlike gremlinStares atblankscreen forhoursConstantlyfending offcarpaltunnelRealizinghalfwaythrough:should've useddifferent POVMuttersdialogueto self inpublicRuns outoftea/coffeeHas onemillionWIPsIdeasoundedbetter inheadCan't thinkof a word,rewritessceneNeverexplainscharacters'actionsStuck in ascene,cleansentire houseWifi isdownWhat doesthischaracterlook likeagain?Forgets towrite themiddlepartNamesvillain afterpersonalnemesisAbandonsstory tostart anew oneStartsdiscussingcharactersas if they'rereal peopleForgetsownwritingstyleAccidentallyskips mealResearchesmurdermysteries,ends up onFBI watchlistHaving storyidea in adream, thenforgetting itStayed uplate writingbut must stillgo to workRead toomany booksin your genre,worries aboutplagiarismAutosavenotworkingHunchedoverkeyboardlike gremlinStares atblankscreen forhoursConstantlyfending offcarpaltunnelRealizinghalfwaythrough:should've useddifferent POVMuttersdialogueto self inpublicRuns outoftea/coffeeHas onemillionWIPsIdeasoundedbetter inheadCan't thinkof a word,rewritessceneNeverexplainscharacters'actionsStuck in ascene,cleansentire houseWifi isdownWhat doesthischaracterlook likeagain?Forgets towrite themiddlepartNamesvillain afterpersonalnemesis

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