What doesthischaracterlook likeagain?Accidentallyskips mealAutosavenotworkingRealizinghalfwaythrough:should've useddifferent POVIdeasoundedbetter inheadStayed uplate writingbut must stillgo to workConstantlyfending offcarpaltunnelRead toomany booksin your genre,worries aboutplagiarismMuttersdialogueto self inpublicWifi isdownForgetsownwritingstyleAbandonsstory tostart anew oneHunchedoverkeyboardlike gremlinNamesvillain afterpersonalnemesisRuns outoftea/coffeeCan't thinkof a word,rewritessceneStuck in ascene,cleansentire houseStartsdiscussingcharactersas if they'rereal peopleNeverexplainscharacters'actionsHaving storyidea in adream, thenforgetting itHas onemillionWIPsForgets towrite themiddlepartStares atblankscreen forhoursResearchesmurdermysteries,ends up onFBI watchlistWhat doesthischaracterlook likeagain?Accidentallyskips mealAutosavenotworkingRealizinghalfwaythrough:should've useddifferent POVIdeasoundedbetter inheadStayed uplate writingbut must stillgo to workConstantlyfending offcarpaltunnelRead toomany booksin your genre,worries aboutplagiarismMuttersdialogueto self inpublicWifi isdownForgetsownwritingstyleAbandonsstory tostart anew oneHunchedoverkeyboardlike gremlinNamesvillain afterpersonalnemesisRuns outoftea/coffeeCan't thinkof a word,rewritessceneStuck in ascene,cleansentire houseStartsdiscussingcharactersas if they'rereal peopleNeverexplainscharacters'actionsHaving storyidea in adream, thenforgetting itHas onemillionWIPsForgets towrite themiddlepartStares atblankscreen forhoursResearchesmurdermysteries,ends up onFBI watchlist

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