Ideasoundedbetter inheadStartdiscussingcharactersas if they'rereal peopleSkip mealaccidentallyForgetyour ownwritingstyleMutterdialogueto self inpublicCoffee spilljeopardizesworkCat walksacrosskeyboardStare atblankscreenWi-Fi isdownStay uptoo latewritingWhat doesthischaracterlook likeagain?Can't thinkof theperfectwordOnemillionWIPsSend finalcopy with"draft" inthe titleSendmanuscriptto wrongpersonAutosavenotworkingFendingoff carpaltunnelRun outof tea orcoffeeStudymurder forplot; end upon watchlistRead toomuch in yourgenre; worryaboutplagiarismStuck in ascene;clean entirehouseAbandonstory tostart newoneDream agreat idea;immediatelyforget itHunchedoverkeyboardlike gremlinIdeasoundedbetter inheadStartdiscussingcharactersas if they'rereal peopleSkip mealaccidentallyForgetyour ownwritingstyleMutterdialogueto self inpublicCoffee spilljeopardizesworkCat walksacrosskeyboardStare atblankscreenWi-Fi isdownStay uptoo latewritingWhat doesthischaracterlook likeagain?Can't thinkof theperfectwordOnemillionWIPsSend finalcopy with"draft" inthe titleSendmanuscriptto wrongpersonAutosavenotworkingFendingoff carpaltunnelRun outof tea orcoffeeStudymurder forplot; end upon watchlistRead toomuch in yourgenre; worryaboutplagiarismStuck in ascene;clean entirehouseAbandonstory tostart newoneDream agreat idea;immediatelyforget itHunchedoverkeyboardlike gremlin

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