Constantlyfending offcarpaltunnelStares atblankscreen forhoursRead toomany booksin your genre,worries aboutplagiarismForgetsownwritingstyleHas onemillionWIPsNamesvillain afterpersonalnemesisMuttersdialogueto self inpublicNeverexplainscharacters'actionsHaving storyidea in adream, thenforgetting itStuck in ascene,cleansentire houseWifi isdownIdeasoundedbetter inheadResearchesmurdermysteries,ends up onFBI watchlistStartsdiscussingcharactersas if they'rereal peopleCan't thinkof a word,rewritessceneRuns outoftea/coffeeStayed uplate writingbut must stillgo to workWhat doesthischaracterlook likeagain?Abandonsstory tostart anew oneAutosavenotworkingHunchedoverkeyboardlike gremlinForgets towrite themiddlepartAccidentallyskips mealRealizinghalfwaythrough:should've useddifferent POVConstantlyfending offcarpaltunnelStares atblankscreen forhoursRead toomany booksin your genre,worries aboutplagiarismForgetsownwritingstyleHas onemillionWIPsNamesvillain afterpersonalnemesisMuttersdialogueto self inpublicNeverexplainscharacters'actionsHaving storyidea in adream, thenforgetting itStuck in ascene,cleansentire houseWifi isdownIdeasoundedbetter inheadResearchesmurdermysteries,ends up onFBI watchlistStartsdiscussingcharactersas if they'rereal peopleCan't thinkof a word,rewritessceneRuns outoftea/coffeeStayed uplate writingbut must stillgo to workWhat doesthischaracterlook likeagain?Abandonsstory tostart anew oneAutosavenotworkingHunchedoverkeyboardlike gremlinForgets towrite themiddlepartAccidentallyskips mealRealizinghalfwaythrough:should've useddifferent POV

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