Stuck in ascene,cleansentire houseConstantlyfending offcarpaltunnelIdeasoundedbetter inheadHaving storyidea in adream, thenforgetting itStartsdiscussingcharactersas if they'rereal peopleHunchedoverkeyboardlike gremlinCan't thinkof a word,rewritessceneForgetsownwritingstyleResearchesmurdermysteries,ends up onFBI watchlistRealizinghalfwaythrough:should've useddifferent POVStayed uplate writingbut must stillgo to workWifi isdownRead toomany booksin your genre,worries aboutplagiarismMuttersdialogueto self inpublicNeverexplainscharacters'actionsForgets towrite themiddlepartNamesvillain afterpersonalnemesisRuns outoftea/coffeeHas onemillionWIPsAutosavenotworkingStares atblankscreen forhoursAccidentallyskips mealAbandonsstory tostart anew oneWhat doesthischaracterlook likeagain?Stuck in ascene,cleansentire houseConstantlyfending offcarpaltunnelIdeasoundedbetter inheadHaving storyidea in adream, thenforgetting itStartsdiscussingcharactersas if they'rereal peopleHunchedoverkeyboardlike gremlinCan't thinkof a word,rewritessceneForgetsownwritingstyleResearchesmurdermysteries,ends up onFBI watchlistRealizinghalfwaythrough:should've useddifferent POVStayed uplate writingbut must stillgo to workWifi isdownRead toomany booksin your genre,worries aboutplagiarismMuttersdialogueto self inpublicNeverexplainscharacters'actionsForgets towrite themiddlepartNamesvillain afterpersonalnemesisRuns outoftea/coffeeHas onemillionWIPsAutosavenotworkingStares atblankscreen forhoursAccidentallyskips mealAbandonsstory tostart anew oneWhat doesthischaracterlook likeagain?

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