Read toomany booksin your genre,worries aboutplagiarismStayed uplate writingbut must stillgo to workCan't thinkof a word,rewritessceneRuns outoftea/coffeeHunchedoverkeyboardlike gremlinNeverexplainscharacters'actionsNamesvillain afterpersonalnemesisWifi isdownStares atblankscreen forhoursRealizinghalfwaythrough:should've useddifferent POVIdeasoundedbetter inheadAutosavenotworkingConstantlyfending offcarpaltunnelAbandonsstory tostart anew oneHas onemillionWIPsForgets towrite themiddlepartWhat doesthischaracterlook likeagain?ForgetsownwritingstyleResearchesmurdermysteries,ends up onFBI watchlistStartsdiscussingcharactersas if they'rereal peopleHaving storyidea in adream, thenforgetting itMuttersdialogueto self inpublicStuck in ascene,cleansentire houseAccidentallyskips mealRead toomany booksin your genre,worries aboutplagiarismStayed uplate writingbut must stillgo to workCan't thinkof a word,rewritessceneRuns outoftea/coffeeHunchedoverkeyboardlike gremlinNeverexplainscharacters'actionsNamesvillain afterpersonalnemesisWifi isdownStares atblankscreen forhoursRealizinghalfwaythrough:should've useddifferent POVIdeasoundedbetter inheadAutosavenotworkingConstantlyfending offcarpaltunnelAbandonsstory tostart anew oneHas onemillionWIPsForgets towrite themiddlepartWhat doesthischaracterlook likeagain?ForgetsownwritingstyleResearchesmurdermysteries,ends up onFBI watchlistStartsdiscussingcharactersas if they'rereal peopleHaving storyidea in adream, thenforgetting itMuttersdialogueto self inpublicStuck in ascene,cleansentire houseAccidentallyskips meal

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