Neverexplainscharacters'actionsCan't thinkof a word,rewritessceneIdeasoundedbetter inheadHunchedoverkeyboardlike gremlinNamesvillain afterpersonalnemesisRead toomany booksin your genre,worries aboutplagiarismHas onemillionWIPsRuns outoftea/coffeeConstantlyfending offcarpaltunnelAccidentallyskips mealResearchesmurdermysteries,ends up onFBI watchlistForgetsownwritingstyleAbandonsstory tostart anew oneWhat doesthischaracterlook likeagain?Having storyidea in adream, thenforgetting itStayed uplate writingbut must stillgo to workForgets towrite themiddlepartStuck in ascene,cleansentire houseStartsdiscussingcharactersas if they'rereal peopleStares atblankscreen forhoursAutosavenotworkingWifi isdownMuttersdialogueto self inpublicRealizinghalfwaythrough:should've useddifferent POVNeverexplainscharacters'actionsCan't thinkof a word,rewritessceneIdeasoundedbetter inheadHunchedoverkeyboardlike gremlinNamesvillain afterpersonalnemesisRead toomany booksin your genre,worries aboutplagiarismHas onemillionWIPsRuns outoftea/coffeeConstantlyfending offcarpaltunnelAccidentallyskips mealResearchesmurdermysteries,ends up onFBI watchlistForgetsownwritingstyleAbandonsstory tostart anew oneWhat doesthischaracterlook likeagain?Having storyidea in adream, thenforgetting itStayed uplate writingbut must stillgo to workForgets towrite themiddlepartStuck in ascene,cleansentire houseStartsdiscussingcharactersas if they'rereal peopleStares atblankscreen forhoursAutosavenotworkingWifi isdownMuttersdialogueto self inpublicRealizinghalfwaythrough: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. Never explains characters' actions
  2. Can't think of a word, rewrites scene
  3. Idea sounded better in head
  4. Hunched over keyboard like gremlin
  5. Names villain after personal nemesis
  6. Read too many books in your genre, worries about plagiarism
  7. Has one million WIPs
  8. Runs out of tea/coffee
  9. Constantly fending off carpal tunnel
  10. Accidentally skips meal
  11. Researches murder mysteries, ends up on FBI watchlist
  12. Forgets own writing style
  13. Abandons story to start a new one
  14. What does this character look like again?
  15. Having story idea in a dream, then forgetting it
  16. Stayed up late writing but must still go to work
  17. Forgets to write the middle part
  18. Stuck in a scene, cleans entire house
  19. Starts discussing characters as if they're real people
  20. Stares at blank screen for hours
  21. Autosave not working
  22. Wifi is down
  23. Mutters dialogue to self in public
  24. Realizing halfway through: should've used different POV