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