Startsdiscussingcharactersas if they'rereal peopleWhat doesthischaracterlook likeagain?Ideasoundedbetter inheadStuck in ascene,cleansentire houseResearchesmurdermysteries,ends up onFBI watchlistForgets towrite themiddlepartHaving storyidea in adream, thenforgetting itStayed uplate writingbut must stillgo to workForgetsownwritingstyleAccidentallyskips mealConstantlyfending offcarpaltunnelNeverexplainscharacters'actionsRead toomany booksin your genre,worries aboutplagiarismHas onemillionWIPsAutosavenotworkingHunchedoverkeyboardlike gremlinWifi isdownCan't thinkof a word,rewritessceneStares atblankscreen forhoursMuttersdialogueto self inpublicNamesvillain afterpersonalnemesisRealizinghalfwaythrough:should've useddifferent POVAbandonsstory tostart anew oneRuns outoftea/coffeeStartsdiscussingcharactersas if they'rereal peopleWhat doesthischaracterlook likeagain?Ideasoundedbetter inheadStuck in ascene,cleansentire houseResearchesmurdermysteries,ends up onFBI watchlistForgets towrite themiddlepartHaving storyidea in adream, thenforgetting itStayed uplate writingbut must stillgo to workForgetsownwritingstyleAccidentallyskips mealConstantlyfending offcarpaltunnelNeverexplainscharacters'actionsRead toomany booksin your genre,worries aboutplagiarismHas onemillionWIPsAutosavenotworkingHunchedoverkeyboardlike gremlinWifi isdownCan't thinkof a word,rewritessceneStares atblankscreen forhoursMuttersdialogueto self inpublicNamesvillain afterpersonalnemesisRealizinghalfwaythrough:should've useddifferent POVAbandonsstory tostart anew oneRuns outoftea/coffee

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