Neverexplainscharacters'actionsForgetsownwritingstyleWhat doesthischaracterlook likeagain?Muttersdialogueto self inpublicNamesvillain afterpersonalnemesisResearchesmurdermysteries,ends up onFBI watchlistHaving storyidea in adream, thenforgetting itStares atblankscreen forhoursCan't thinkof a word,rewritessceneAbandonsstory tostart anew oneConstantlyfending offcarpaltunnelStartsdiscussingcharactersas if they'rereal peopleAccidentallyskips mealStuck in ascene,cleansentire houseRead toomany booksin your genre,worries aboutplagiarismStayed uplate writingbut must stillgo to workWifi isdownRuns outoftea/coffeeHas onemillionWIPsIdeasoundedbetter inheadHunchedoverkeyboardlike gremlinRealizinghalfwaythrough:should've useddifferent POVAutosavenotworkingForgets towrite themiddlepartNeverexplainscharacters'actionsForgetsownwritingstyleWhat doesthischaracterlook likeagain?Muttersdialogueto self inpublicNamesvillain afterpersonalnemesisResearchesmurdermysteries,ends up onFBI watchlistHaving storyidea in adream, thenforgetting itStares atblankscreen forhoursCan't thinkof a word,rewritessceneAbandonsstory tostart anew oneConstantlyfending offcarpaltunnelStartsdiscussingcharactersas if they'rereal peopleAccidentallyskips mealStuck in ascene,cleansentire houseRead toomany booksin your genre,worries aboutplagiarismStayed uplate writingbut must stillgo to workWifi isdownRuns outoftea/coffeeHas onemillionWIPsIdeasoundedbetter inheadHunchedoverkeyboardlike gremlinRealizinghalfwaythrough:should've useddifferent POVAutosavenotworkingForgets towrite themiddlepart

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