Stay uptoo latewritingMutterdialogueto self inpublicStare atblankscreenCoffee spilljeopardizesworkStartdiscussingcharactersas if they'rereal peopleFendingoff carpaltunnelSkip mealaccidentallySend finalcopy with"draft" inthe titleDream agreat idea;immediatelyforget itOnemillionWIPsStuck in ascene;clean entirehouseHunchedoverkeyboardlike gremlinAutosavenotworkingRead toomuch in yourgenre; worryaboutplagiarismCan't thinkof theperfectwordWi-Fi isdownAbandonstory tostart newoneStudymurder forplot; end upon watchlistSendmanuscriptto wrongpersonRun outof tea orcoffeeForgetyour ownwritingstyleWhat doesthischaracterlook likeagain?Ideasoundedbetter inheadCat walksacrosskeyboardStay uptoo latewritingMutterdialogueto self inpublicStare atblankscreenCoffee spilljeopardizesworkStartdiscussingcharactersas if they'rereal peopleFendingoff carpaltunnelSkip mealaccidentallySend finalcopy with"draft" inthe titleDream agreat idea;immediatelyforget itOnemillionWIPsStuck in ascene;clean entirehouseHunchedoverkeyboardlike gremlinAutosavenotworkingRead toomuch in yourgenre; worryaboutplagiarismCan't thinkof theperfectwordWi-Fi isdownAbandonstory tostart newoneStudymurder forplot; end upon watchlistSendmanuscriptto wrongpersonRun outof tea orcoffeeForgetyour ownwritingstyleWhat doesthischaracterlook likeagain?Ideasoundedbetter inheadCat walksacrosskeyboard

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