Stare atblankscreenFendingoff carpaltunnelRead toomuch in yourgenre; worryaboutplagiarismStay uptoo latewritingSend finalcopy with"draft" inthe titleDream agreat idea;immediatelyforget itMutterdialogueto self inpublicHunchedoverkeyboardlike gremlinWhat doesthischaracterlook likeagain?Forgetyour ownwritingstyleStartdiscussingcharactersas if they'rereal peopleAbandonstory tostart newoneSkip mealaccidentallySendmanuscriptto wrongpersonStudymurder forplot; end upon watchlistIdeasoundedbetter inheadWi-Fi isdownCoffee spilljeopardizesworkAutosavenotworkingStuck in ascene;clean entirehouseCat walksacrosskeyboardRun outof tea orcoffeeOnemillionWIPsCan't thinkof theperfectwordStare atblankscreenFendingoff carpaltunnelRead toomuch in yourgenre; worryaboutplagiarismStay uptoo latewritingSend finalcopy with"draft" inthe titleDream agreat idea;immediatelyforget itMutterdialogueto self inpublicHunchedoverkeyboardlike gremlinWhat doesthischaracterlook likeagain?Forgetyour ownwritingstyleStartdiscussingcharactersas if they'rereal peopleAbandonstory tostart newoneSkip mealaccidentallySendmanuscriptto wrongpersonStudymurder forplot; end upon watchlistIdeasoundedbetter inheadWi-Fi isdownCoffee spilljeopardizesworkAutosavenotworkingStuck in ascene;clean entirehouseCat walksacrosskeyboardRun outof tea orcoffeeOnemillionWIPsCan't thinkof theperfectword

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. Stare at blank screen
  2. Fending off carpal tunnel
  3. Read too much in your genre; worry about plagiarism
  4. Stay up too late writing
  5. Send final copy with "draft" in the title
  6. Dream a great idea; immediately forget it
  7. Mutter dialogue to self in public
  8. Hunched over keyboard like gremlin
  9. What does this character look like again?
  10. Forget your own writing style
  11. Start discussing characters as if they're real people
  12. Abandon story to start new one
  13. Skip meal accidentally
  14. Send manuscript to wrong person
  15. Study murder for plot; end up on watchlist
  16. Idea sounded better in head
  17. Wi-Fi is down
  18. Coffee spill jeopardizes work
  19. Autosave not working
  20. Stuck in a scene; clean entire house
  21. Cat walks across keyboard
  22. Run out of tea or coffee
  23. One million WIPs
  24. Can't think of the perfect word