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