The Friends & Members of 750 Words

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I love getting the email at the end of the month for monthly challenge results. Did it not come out for March or did I miss it? I get a crazy amount of satisfaction from knowing I’m in the percentage who “made it” each month.

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I have a certain negativity towards writing my 750 words thinking that it is a huge mountain to climb , when in fact i rarely struggle to do it. So i’d like a daily reminder to tell me not to fear the amount of words but to DO IT ANYWAY! thanks

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It’s not that hard. I decided this month that I was really going to go for it — use it as my personal sounding platform where I ask myself questions, speak on to the page what I otherwise would never speak, and spend quality time with myself. I look at it self-love. It’s the time I spend with me, questioning, validating, crying and seeking. All this and in only about 20 to 25 minutes of day. I love it!

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Little badges and such may seem trivial but they really help with the motivation, please add more!

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I’m inspired to write a note today after hitting 400,000 words in my 750words journey today. I started here in June 2019, and some months I’ve written every day and other months have been spotty, but I’ve just come to see how the Morning-type Pages I often write here are so helpful to my mental health and creativity. I used to try doing it in a notebook but it never quite worked for me. I’m so grateful for this place, for the creators, for all the people writing here. Now I can’t wait to hit the 500k mark!

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750words.com is probably the best, cheapest kind of therapy I could possibly have. It’s a vital brain dump that helps me organize, explore, connect, capture and dissipate the buzzing in my head. The other morning I realized that, due to a change in my routine, I had forgotten to complete my 750 words for the day. I only had about 200 more words to go, but I had completely forgotten. I was incredibly sad and disappointed because of the lost moments, the missed opportunities to both quiet and tune into the buzzing between my ears. I’m happy to donate here as my “consequence,” but I really don’t want to miss another day!

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I wrote this once… with one cup.. but wanted to really get your attention… so here is pass number 2 with 20 more. Every time I hit a milestone and nail down one of those beauties it’s like a pure shot of happy to my cranky soul. In the past bunch of months, I have felt blistered, splintered and torn after a year + finding my way in our new reality. On my honor, and with 20 cups of proof, those stickers and badges make a difference… more of them please. Lots more. Thank you!

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I am not gonna lie: I love them! In these complicated times the hit of dopamine a new sticker or badge gives me is absolutely magical… sheer joy. They juice me up, and that’s not nothing during COVID. Thanks for considering!

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I can’t quite believe it but this time last year I sat down and started my first novel.

I had been writing 300 words or so a day, but found this site and decided to pick up the pace. After a week or so it was going surprisingly well, so I did the math and realised I could feasibly attempt Nanowrimo, so I went ahead and did that… then kept going sometime into early May, before lockdown eased in the country I was living in at the time.

In 6 weeks the first draft was done. A lifelong dream completed. I honestly don’t think I could have done it without this site. I actually didn’t realise it was exactly 366 days ago that I started writing on this website but that’s what it says on the homepage! And so I find myself here again, working from a finished second draft this time (!) but needing an injection of fresh ideas to do the story justice.

Bring on another month of writing!!!

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It would help us check our spellings and Grammar automatically as we write in 750 words

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750 words has made me develop a good habit of writing regularly. It has helped me fine tune my writing and become more organized. Thank you!

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I found this site through the WriteWay app. It was actually a program I received for Christmas one year from my eldest son. I had a recent experience that made me evaluate the choices I’ve made in my life. I’ve wanted to write since I was twelve years old, and have actually done quite a bit of it, but haven’t done anything with it. Life—life happened.

I have three living siblings and one parent. My mom (83) has dementia and COPD; she cared for my special needs brother who is 64 until about four years ago. After a policeman told me someone needed to take control of their situation I stepped up and encouraged my mom to sell her property and buy something closer to where I work. She did, and I moved in and started supervising. Then she fell, broke two ribs and got a concussion. Two weeks later she fell and broke her hip. Just days after she got home my brother went into the hospital. And this is how life has been for the last four years, up and down, back and forth, with mom struggling with mental illness on top of all that. Since then I’ve gone from supervising their household to managing every aspect of their lives.

Recently one of my siblings bragged about having four books in the works thanks to the pandemic, and it felt like she was rubbing it in my face. I probably could have taken it okay except neither she nor my other sister will so much as call my mother or brother. I have been doing this all by myself while working a full-time job as a mental health therapist and answering the crisis line one week a month. I was angry.

A few days after the dialog that got me upset I evaluated my situation and decided to make a change. After all, if one is going to write it often requires a carving out of time from someplace else. So, that’s what I’m doing. During the pandemic I spent almost every weekday at the office while my co-workers were mostly working from home. The past three weeks I’ve been working remotely (just a temporary situation that’s about to end). But, it’s been just long enough to get me in the groove of writing here each morning.

I’m not one to journal, but over the last three weeks that’s what I’ve been doing. I had a client participate in The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron’s Morning Pages a few years ago. As a result he actually finished a screen play he had been working on for a quarter century. So, I’m not a stranger to the concept of Morning Pages, it just wasn’t for me at that time. But, now it is.

I have been more at peace since I can empty my mind (and heart) of all the things that weigh me down. This practice of writing each morning helps me to gain a focus for each day. It has helped to take the sting out of this solitary journey I’m on. It has brought me closer to God.

The muse is alert—creative potential percolating in the far recesses of my mind where the cobwebs are getting swept away. I see them flutter in a ghostly breath, the awakening of inspiration after a long slumber. The benighted grotto responding as kindling does to spark leaping from flint and steal. Shadows dance along the damp stone walls. Soon, I will make my escape out of the darkness and into the light where creative thought procreates with a blank page, bearing the life giving work of creation.

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Whilst I’ve not written every day during lockdown, 750 words has really helped me to stay sane in an age where everything appears to be the exact opposite! It’s kept me from depression and calmed my anxiety.

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I want to say this: that for 12 months of lockdown, 750 words has been my reliable companion, my trustworthy confidante: my journal, my outlet for venting, my window on to a world of the mind where I can still fly. Today is my 365-day streak and the first day of my second year in lockdown. I have read, written, thought, panicked, shared, written, campaigned, been brave, been afraid, been resolute, been terrified: but all the while writing my words, each day, every day.

I hope to meet you again next year with a two-year streak, but out of lockdown at last. Thank you, 750words.

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Never would I have thought I could stick to a writing schedule so consistently for over a year, but thanks to this site I’ll soon be up to 500 days in a row.

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It really is like dusting off my brain! I like waking up with typing. Its wakes up my brain and I’m going through the motions of “working/being productive” while doing something I enjoy. I’ve really come to use it to decide what I am going to do next. Having a daily confrontation about where I am in my progress is wonderful.

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365 days in a row. Thanks for creating the tools and community to make this possible.

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It helps me keep doing this on a daily basis. To keep doing this everyday. And prove to myself that I’m a professional with no days off.

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I wonder how might we contribute to 750 words on the go…

Frequently, I need to take a break, meditate, nourish my body thru the day. However, I don’t always have the thought or inclination to utilize 750 Words. I wonder how might we prompt Users such that they can contribute to their daily writings on the go? For example, perhaps there is a way to submit Themes or Notes to be reminded of and write about in-full later.

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Besides practicing yoga and meditating, this one simple habit has seriously changed the way I experience my emotions and voice my truth. Because of this awesome site and habit, I also started writing emails to my subscribers once a week and fell in love with writing again. I am so grateful you created this site! Thank you for inspiring and encouraging me to WRITE every single day!

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I have been writing on here for at least a decade (?) and my metadata page is super messy from all of the accidental caps plus colons I have written. (I do a lot of outlining on 750.) I would REALLY like to be able to edit my metadata words and get rid of the flubs! Thanks!

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750 Words as had an undeniably good affect on my writing habit. I am devoted to it. I find that I can work out ideas, or even vent about personal issues, on the pages. Words flow through my brain too fast for me to effectively get them down with pen and paper. It’s not that I don’t journal in that manner, but I love that I can type like a maniac to get stuff out on the page, it’s exceedingly helpful. Inspiration does come from the free flow character of the website. I recently had a poem accepted into an anthology. I credit this website with keeping me inspired and willing to write! Thank you.

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I used 750 words a couple of years ago and it was such a fantastic way to begin getting words to paper, when I felt stuck. As a copywriter this has been an amazing tool. I came back as a paid member when I remembered the difference writing 750 words has made for me. Thank You!

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I use my phone to log onto the website when I travel, but I am sure a well thought out app would streamline the application.
Thanks

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I have been a part of this since 2011 (10 years) and completed wonderful streaks and slipped, learning that everything is relative. The log of my stream of consciousness over the years is amazing self-care, as is the compassion for “screwing” up a streak and then achieving them all over again. What an amazing gift you’ve created here. Stay safe and be well.

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I’ve been using 750words for over a decade now! Never consistently but it has always been there for me when I just needed a place to dump my thoughts. I’m finding lately I want to write more and am glad that this platform exists to help motivate me!

Keep writing, take a break, come back, write some more…just keep going!

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I have been using this site for over five years now. It has seen me through the loss of my son, the loss of my mother, the loss of my beautiful daughter-in-law and the loss of my marriage. This site is one of the reasons I am still sane (more or less). I still have a childish love of giving myself the equivalent of gold stars, and this site fulfills that need and at the same time has piloted me through some dark valleys. Thank you for this service

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My first diary was a gift from my father for my birthday when I was turning 9 years old. It spawned years of consistent journaling… then puberty hit, life went into fast forward and I stopped the practice. I would constantly buy journals promising myself I would start again but NOPE. Procrastination and inconsistency had a good grip on my life.

Fast forward to present day… I am going through the hardest thing I have ever endured: my husband was diagnosed in 2018 with ALS and his health is steadily declining.

There are so many emotions that come with this situation and though I have a magnificent set of humans that support me emotionally, I found myself crying by myself more often than not. My sister mentioned this site. At first, I thought I prefer writing by hand but had to question that gumption since I hadn’t been journaling at all for years. I decided to give it a shot. I just completed my first month of 750 words in February.

This site has been such a blessing. It is the only thing and I mean… THE ONLY THING that I have autonomy over in my life. It is the one thing I do consistently and I am so very grateful for this platform. It allows me the space and privacy to have emotional diarrhea and affords me a feeling of accomplishment and peace each and every time I do it.

My initial motivation in writing this was to get a badge, lol… but truth is, I truly hope that my message touches you if you are grieving and/or are in a dark place in your life. Here’s to hoping that it gets better (as they say) but in the meantime, get it all out of your system… be a self-cleaning oven.