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