Transcript is in the Alt Text/Image description, but I'll also add more detail below the cut for those who would prefer more clear cut explanations of each square~
Have fun, and I'll repost this in December to see how well everyone has done! If you want to do more with this, you could keep notes and links to the things you complete and share them with your end results - especially good for that free space square to share the love for fellow writers!
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More About The Bingo Card
Top Row
Wrote whilst at home - Simple! Write where you usually do!
Used a beta reader - Have someone check your work before posting
Got a bot/scam comment - Any kind of bot or "I want to make a comic" or those ones that direct you to another site or... If you're not sure what bot/scam comments look like, have a scroll on reddit r/AO3 there are examples there.
Wrote 3k words in one day - It doesn't have to be 3k, you can choose a number that is more than you write in an average day but is still achievable.
Got writer's block - The square I hope nobody fills but I'm sure we will anyway... Writer's block is where you want to write but the words just aren't coming to you, where a WIP is a struggle, and you just have to stop for a bit.
Second Row
Dreamed or daydreamed about a WIP - For those that don't dream/daydream (eg, those with aphantasia) this can include any amount of thinking about the fic you want to write whilst not in a place/time you're intending to think about it (like in the shower, whilst eating, doing chores/tasks, and so on)
Wrote a new topic - This is a topic that's new to you! It could be very specific like a kink, or more general like if you've never written Fluff or Hurt/Comfort or Angst then this would count! Does not include characters or pairings as these are covered elsewhere, but could cover if you have only written / works, or only written & works, and are trying the other for the first time.
Made a cursed author's note - Another classic I hope none of us need but you know what if you get hit by the AO3 author curse and need to pop it in your notes you might as well get a bingo square out of it!
Wrote for a new fandom - This is a fandom that you haven't written for before, it could be very old! If you've never written Lord of the Rings fic and you try one this year, that counts!
Finished a longfic - I'm going to say a longfic is anything over 50k words that has multiple chapters and a long and complete story with plot. A lot of people prefer to count it as over 100k words, or to other specifics, but to me it has to be more than a "limited series" or a multi-chapter one shot or a collection of short stories that aren't connected. Finishing it means whatever is finished to you, whether that's reaching the planned ending or just wrapping it up and marking it complete whilst dropping some of your original plans if it's no longer moving forwards. It happens!
Middle row
Felt joy from a kudos email - You know that feeling, right? Seeing that kudos come in, and feeling good about it. If you don't get kudos emails, then it could be "noticing new kudos" or "seeing statistics go up"~
Wrote for an old fandom - This is a fandom that you have either written for or simply enjoyed in the past, and not thought about in a while. Maybe it's a game you played years ago but never wrote fic for and now you want to, or a tv series that you wrote a little for but moved on to other things for a while. It's up to you what you feel counts!
Free space! Comment/Kudos on at least 12 works! - I'm calling this a free space because sharing the love is free! This is just one work per month to read, kudos, and leave a little gift of a comment for the writer!
Published with no beta reader - "No beta we die like this bingo square", hit that post fic button without having anyone read over and give feedback on the piece.
Got invested in a new pairing - This is a pairing you haven't read or written or thought much about before. I'm going to say it counts even if you don't write about them, just if you get that shippy feeling (platonic friendships count as well as romantic relationships!) for those characters and the connections between them.
Fourth Row
Started a longfic - This is something you intend to become a longfic as described above! Whether it gets finished or not...well that's between you and the WIP.
Talked about fanfic with someone irl - Casual conversation or in depth, this counts for anyone you have met outside of online spaces even if your main contact is online now.
Wrote whilst away from home - Writing anywhere outside of your usual writing space. This could be on the bus/train/plane, in a coffee shop, out in a garden or on a balcony, at a hotel, whilst visiting family/friends. If you find it hard to leave home, I'm not going to blame you for counting writing in a room you don't normally write in as "away from your main home writing space".
Gained a new kink or favourite character - Read/wrote about a new kink that made you have an oh moment? Or found that a character has grown on you more than you expected? Whether it's a topic or a blorbo, if liking them is new to you, that's a fill on this square!
Replied to a genuine comment - Reply to any comment that isn't a bot/spam comment and count this one done! I hope you all get comments from real people, and few (or preferably none) from all the bots and spam going around.
Bottom Line
Finished an old WIP - This should be a WIP you have had in your drafts/docs for at least a little while (a month or two).
Researched some Lore - Whether this is looking up details on wikis or websites, asking fellow fans, or watching/playing/reading the source material to check up on a detail/dialogue moment, if you had to check it up before you could write then it counts!
Found a typo after publishing - Another nightmare one but at least you get a bingo square. Any spelling, grammar, or even formatting error counts here as long as you'd had the piece posted before finding it.
Updated a longfic after a break - What counts as a break can be very individual. If you usually post weekly, this might just be a couple of weeks before the next update. For some this might be more like months... Give your unfinished longfic some love!
Joined a fandom event - This counts for any event that is connected to your fandom and involves more than just yourself. So prompt weeks and events, exchanges like winter exchange events, prompt meme collections on AO3, collaborations with others, Zines, themed days/weeks... If you're looking for an event, you could join up with Fandom Trumps Hate when they open again and write for good causes in their annual charity event!
And that's it!
Feel free to share this wherever you want, use it however you'd like to, and please try to remember to add image description/alt text when sharing so everyone can know what's in the image and potentially join in~ I'm not going to be checking anyone's work, this is for you now to have fun with!
May the writer's block never find you and the kudos fairy bless your inbox every day~
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So, now I’m querying a couple different works, which is a process that involves a surprisingly large amount of editing. Here’s an editing bingo to celebrate! Do you get any bingos from your editing experiences?
Welp, I made another writer bingo because I finished my other one! Some of the squares are the same, (I kept the mental health squares because they are important!) but this one has a few fun squares that are just a little goofy 😂 If you'd like to use this writer bingo, go on ahead, just tag me if you do 🪴💚 Happy Writing!
Here are some of my others if you'd like to use them instead!
