Stares atblankscreen forhoursForgetsownwritingstyleNeverexplainscharacters'actionsStayed uplate writingbut must stillgo to workConstantlyfending offcarpaltunnelWifi isdownHunchedoverkeyboardlike gremlinStuck in ascene,cleansentire houseIdeasoundedbetter inheadResearchesmurdermysteries,ends up onFBI watchlistForgets towrite themiddlepartHaving storyidea in adream, thenforgetting itWhat doesthischaracterlook likeagain?Accidentallyskips mealRead toomany booksin your genre,worries aboutplagiarismCan't thinkof a word,rewritessceneStartsdiscussingcharactersas if they'rereal peopleNamesvillain afterpersonalnemesisRealizinghalfwaythrough:should've useddifferent POVRuns outoftea/coffeeMuttersdialogueto self inpublicAutosavenotworkingHas onemillionWIPsAbandonsstory tostart anew oneStares atblankscreen forhoursForgetsownwritingstyleNeverexplainscharacters'actionsStayed uplate writingbut must stillgo to workConstantlyfending offcarpaltunnelWifi isdownHunchedoverkeyboardlike gremlinStuck in ascene,cleansentire houseIdeasoundedbetter inheadResearchesmurdermysteries,ends up onFBI watchlistForgets towrite themiddlepartHaving storyidea in adream, thenforgetting itWhat doesthischaracterlook likeagain?Accidentallyskips mealRead toomany booksin your genre,worries aboutplagiarismCan't thinkof a word,rewritessceneStartsdiscussingcharactersas if they'rereal peopleNamesvillain afterpersonalnemesisRealizinghalfwaythrough:should've useddifferent POVRuns outoftea/coffeeMuttersdialogueto self inpublicAutosavenotworkingHas onemillionWIPsAbandonsstory 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. Forgets own writing style
  3. Never explains characters' actions
  4. Stayed up late writing but must still go to work
  5. Constantly fending off carpal tunnel
  6. Wifi is down
  7. Hunched over keyboard like gremlin
  8. Stuck in a scene, cleans entire house
  9. Idea sounded better in head
  10. Researches murder mysteries, ends up on FBI watchlist
  11. Forgets to write the middle part
  12. Having story idea in a dream, then forgetting it
  13. What does this character look like again?
  14. Accidentally skips meal
  15. Read too many books in your genre, worries about plagiarism
  16. Can't think of a word, rewrites scene
  17. Starts discussing characters as if they're real people
  18. Names villain after personal nemesis
  19. Realizing halfway through: should've used different POV
  20. Runs out of tea/coffee
  21. Mutters dialogue to self in public
  22. Autosave not working
  23. Has one million WIPs
  24. Abandons story to start a new one