Neverexplainscharacters'actionsNamesvillain afterpersonalnemesisAccidentallyskips mealHunchedoverkeyboardlike gremlinStayed uplate writingbut must stillgo to workRealizinghalfwaythrough:should've useddifferent POVForgets towrite themiddlepartHaving storyidea in adream, thenforgetting itConstantlyfending offcarpaltunnelRead toomany booksin your genre,worries aboutplagiarismStartsdiscussingcharactersas if they'rereal peopleCan't thinkof a word,rewritessceneAutosavenotworkingMuttersdialogueto self inpublicResearchesmurdermysteries,ends up onFBI watchlistHas onemillionWIPsWifi isdownWhat doesthischaracterlook likeagain?Stuck in ascene,cleansentire houseForgetsownwritingstyleRuns outoftea/coffeeStares atblankscreen forhoursAbandonsstory tostart anew oneIdeasoundedbetter inheadNeverexplainscharacters'actionsNamesvillain afterpersonalnemesisAccidentallyskips mealHunchedoverkeyboardlike gremlinStayed uplate writingbut must stillgo to workRealizinghalfwaythrough:should've useddifferent POVForgets towrite themiddlepartHaving storyidea in adream, thenforgetting itConstantlyfending offcarpaltunnelRead toomany booksin your genre,worries aboutplagiarismStartsdiscussingcharactersas if they'rereal peopleCan't thinkof a word,rewritessceneAutosavenotworkingMuttersdialogueto self inpublicResearchesmurdermysteries,ends up onFBI watchlistHas onemillionWIPsWifi isdownWhat doesthischaracterlook likeagain?Stuck in ascene,cleansentire houseForgetsownwritingstyleRuns outoftea/coffeeStares atblankscreen forhoursAbandonsstory tostart anew oneIdeasoundedbetter inhead

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