Neverexplainscharacters'actionsAutosavenotworkingRealizinghalfwaythrough:should've useddifferent POVMuttersdialogueto self inpublicStayed uplate writingbut must stillgo to workStuck in ascene,cleansentire houseWifi isdownIdeasoundedbetter inheadForgets towrite themiddlepartRuns outoftea/coffeeNamesvillain afterpersonalnemesisHas onemillionWIPsForgetsownwritingstyleHaving storyidea in adream, thenforgetting itCan't thinkof a word,rewritessceneStartsdiscussingcharactersas if they'rereal peopleAccidentallyskips mealStares atblankscreen forhoursConstantlyfending offcarpaltunnelResearchesmurdermysteries,ends up onFBI watchlistAbandonsstory tostart anew oneHunchedoverkeyboardlike gremlinWhat doesthischaracterlook likeagain?Read toomany booksin your genre,worries aboutplagiarismNeverexplainscharacters'actionsAutosavenotworkingRealizinghalfwaythrough:should've useddifferent POVMuttersdialogueto self inpublicStayed uplate writingbut must stillgo to workStuck in ascene,cleansentire houseWifi isdownIdeasoundedbetter inheadForgets towrite themiddlepartRuns outoftea/coffeeNamesvillain afterpersonalnemesisHas onemillionWIPsForgetsownwritingstyleHaving storyidea in adream, thenforgetting itCan't thinkof a word,rewritessceneStartsdiscussingcharactersas if they'rereal peopleAccidentallyskips mealStares atblankscreen forhoursConstantlyfending offcarpaltunnelResearchesmurdermysteries,ends up onFBI watchlistAbandonsstory tostart anew oneHunchedoverkeyboardlike gremlinWhat doesthischaracterlook likeagain?Read toomany booksin your genre,worries aboutplagiarism

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. Autosave not working
  3. Realizing halfway through: should've used different POV
  4. Mutters dialogue to self in public
  5. Stayed up late writing but must still go to work
  6. Stuck in a scene, cleans entire house
  7. Wifi is down
  8. Idea sounded better in head
  9. Forgets to write the middle part
  10. Runs out of tea/coffee
  11. Names villain after personal nemesis
  12. Has one million WIPs
  13. Forgets own writing style
  14. Having story idea in a dream, then forgetting it
  15. Can't think of a word, rewrites scene
  16. Starts discussing characters as if they're real people
  17. Accidentally skips meal
  18. Stares at blank screen for hours
  19. Constantly fending off carpal tunnel
  20. Researches murder mysteries, ends up on FBI watchlist
  21. Abandons story to start a new one
  22. Hunched over keyboard like gremlin
  23. What does this character look like again?
  24. Read too many books in your genre, worries about plagiarism