The Friends & Members of 750 Words

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The faster i write and the less restraint i have, the better i write. This site is the home of the shaggy, growling and menacing first drafts of my poems.
Fifteen or twenty minutes is all it takes to get 750 words, but when i am done the sun is shining a bit brighter despite the clouds or the rain.

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It would be nice to be able to upload your pages or copy-n-paste via a phone when you are away from a computer.

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Coming back after over a year, I feel encouraged that you are still here. Still emailing me gentle reminders, still here with my password, my old words, a page waiting for new ones. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. $5/month is a tiny price to pay for the gift that is 750 words.
xoxo

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This is an amazing challenge, and if anyone can complete it they deserve at least three handfuls of chocolate. Warm, luscious chocolate.
Oh, and this cup of patronage!

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I’ve been writing, off and on, for the past ten years or so, morning pages, those pages from The Artist’s Way. But at some point, I fell off . . . and stopped writing. But lately, I felt the need to write, to work out some projects (plays, screenplays) that I’m working on, and some emotional stuff, and sitting down to write in a journal isn’t working. Coming here to write, to write those 750 words, has helped me to develop my work, and to creatively work through my own issues (as well as those of my characters), and do it easily. I took the April challenge and, on the second day of the month, I put off writing all day until all of a sudden I remembered I needed to write but it was too late. It was the next day. I beat myself up a bit, and then moved on. I’ve now had four days in a row and I’m determined to make writing my 750 words a creative habit. And I look forward to writing tomorrow.

As silly as the badges are, I have to thank you for them. They are incentives and it’s good to see them accumulating . . . well, when I see them accumulate.

This is a joy and a wonder. Thanks for creating the site, and for all of you out there writing, thank you for the creative energy and the support to write.

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How about a badge for 1,000,000 words? I am getting close :)

I also wondered how many people use the site now. Is there any way that you could include that feature?

Thanks for inspiring me to write daily!!

Peace & Love,
Holly M. <><

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For this challenge a bounty.

May the words flow freely from mind to page, fellow explorers of the what-may-be. Travel far and wide, adventure freely in the realms of the possible. Yet tarry not too long, lest awed by wondrous improbability you fail to return at all.

Remember, this is not a one way journey we undertake; but rather a trade route between the imagination and reality, the reification of ideas to writing, like the arrival of precious caravan.

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THANK YOU :)

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750 words is great! It has really helped me clear my mind and even helped me in writing. Thanks.

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I wrote if I failed at my first attempt at a monthly challenge I would give this site $4. I ended up giving $8. It’s a great incentive to try harder. And once again I will sign up for the challenge and try to keep my streak going.

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The ongoing conversation about transitioning the site to a subscription model finally tipped my hand into becoming a patron this month. 750words has become a place that I pour out thoughts, work on problems with narratives and develop new character thoughts. Yes, I snarl at it from time to time, babbling about nothing to reach my words for the day, but in the end it’s always worth it. Thanks, Buster and Kellianne.

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This writer is just a college age guy who struggles to make a living – but hey! A site like 750 words is worth a donation or three. I was recommended to this lovely place from a long-time writing buddy – and it has remained my comfort zone for creating the raw and unfiltered words that help me develop my hobby. 750 Words is the home of all of my half-brained story ideas as well as a haven for the occasional rant. And with a simple number, it gives someone like me the push to write /just enough/ to keep the grammatical juices flowing.

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You would make a list of hot topics… things of interest in the world of news… topics like global climate change, local heroes, my weather, careers, family, health, food, … general topics like that. We could then choose one of those 50 or so topics for our writing that day which we would tally by checking that box and you would at the end of the day note which of the multiple topics were that day’s Hot Topic!

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Who could’ve predicted that you would CHANGE my LIFE! Yes, you did. I don’t write every day, but when I’m in town I’m usually writing more than the 750 wds and usually doing something that helps me reach my writing goals, which is awesome. My partner says why do you need a site to write? He doesn’t understand the importance of partnership! Even the unseen partnerships that this site represents. I feel like someone else in the world is interested and keeping track of my writing! I love that! It motivates me! I love that! It inspires me! I love that! Thank you, thank you, thank you!

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I am having a very painful time in my love life, the kind of thing that is life changing. I am devastated and it’s been a week of not sleeping and 3000 words entries. This is just the beginning and the mere fact that I am reaching out here should tell me about how much help I need.
I have passed from being numbed and crying, to yell and demand answers, and they are being denied to me. Writing has helped me think and while I am far from fixing this pain, I’ll use it to get some clarity before I need to face things.
When I signed up I did it so I could practice my writing in English, and now I am doing some soul searching. I compare my notes from before this happened and now, and I see that I have no doubts about my love, if only makes me feel I am right. It also shows me that what could be asked of me is something I thought I would never do, and I need to fix that if I ever want to be with him again.
Thank you, and if somebody else is reading this, think of it as a sad message in a bottle that would like some cheering. Please. Thank you.

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Perhaps a badge for returning to write after an extended (14 days+) drought.

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Thank you!

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Everyone who knows me is aware of how much I love living in the Napa Valley. But for a writer it has one huge drawback. The weather is so perfect that most of the year I find it almost impossible to confine myself to the house and write.

I have tried the lap top in the lawn lounge, but my dogs consider me in any resting position a play invitation. I test drove moving my computer to the balcony. It seemed the perfect solution, sun, soft breeze and a coffee refill almost within arms reach. It didn’t work. I forgot about all our delightful, retired neighbors walking their dogs, or simply enjoying the fresh air passing in a steady stream, past our house and under the balcony. Everyone stopped to offer a greeting and like Idaho Farmers passing on a dirt road a “hello” leads to an hour long conversation. Being retired myself the pleasure of casual conversation was always enough to pull me away from the keyboard and my train of thought. After a week perched on the balcony I became a neighborhood attraction. Like a human humming bird feeder, scores of people that didn’t even live in the neighborhood were becoming regular visitors drawn to ask about how my book was coming along. I realized by week two that my writing career was going nowhere but my family of friends was growing like lawn weeds.

It’s been two years since I retired. Since author at home wasn’t working I dedicated a vacation to writing. I returned with a great tan, a ten pound weight gain, and fifty new e-mail friends. A cruise away from family and responsibility was just too wonderful to squander sitting at a desk in a windowless (cheap) stateroom. Besides the rocking and rolling of the of my abode in the bowels of the ship, accompanied by the thrumming of a million horse power diesel engine next door, chased my inner Muse back stateside.

I have resigned my ambition as a writer to the whims of the Napa Valley weather. Today it’s raining. I am dry and cozy with no desire to be anyplace other than in front of my computer writing. I don’t see a book in my future, unless my ability to speed type grows to exceeds five thousand words a minute, or the weather takes a drastic turn and we get a Seattle type winter of gray sky’s and rain sometime soon.

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This month the challenge is even more special because I have also signed up for NaNoCamp, and I’m finally writing the book of tales I had in mind for years! I encourage you not to leave your projects appart and say “I’ll write that tomorrow”, because NOW is the only time you really have.

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I liked seeing “Patron” in front of my name enough that I have subscribed. (But I need to let Buster know that his contact email as listed to me in PayPal was his old healthmonth address, and that needs to be changed.)

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You know what? I tend to write daily now. I’m not all the way there but I’m getting there. I grouse about stuff I don’t like, then when my head is clear, I get back to work. The writing I do on 750 words is part of my design process. It eventually goes onto my company website so we can pick it apart.

I love the idea of being grandfathered in, but come May 1st, I think I’ll just sign up to automatically donate $5 a month anyway. 750 has become that much of a part of my routine and process.

Just please tell me that Paypal isn’t the only option!

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I think it would be really fun if we could chart say, the most commonly used words on a greater than day-to-day timecourse, as well as the changes in mood. You show a little pie chart about whether or not we’re in a positive mood or a negative mood (it’s usually pretty accurate), and so it would be fun if we could see if that’s correlated with, certain words we use (am I less happy the more times I mention boss’s name?) or how often we write.

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I would love this!

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750 words is like when you wake up with a bad hangover and you feel the immediate need to vomit. You are frantically looking around for the nearest restroom and FINALLY when you find it, you let loose. AND you feel like a champ, all of a sudden. Well, it’s not quite the same but when you have a lot on your mind, which is always the case for me, it’s a great way to just spew it out. (MMmmmmm…..yummy…..)
It’s been a wonderful release for me. It’s like having a best friend who is always there to listen with an open ear.

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I like the personalized identity of the site, where it is all about the individual and his/her writings. When there are days that I am “off” and either unable to write or just tired of writing, it’d be rather neat if 750words caught on to my absence and sent a little email saying something encouraging like “Oh, how I’ve missed you. When will we spend time together soon?”. Just something short and sweet like that would be endearing.

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750words has been a wonderful tool in my life to help me process my thoughts and get my head clear to tackle the day. I have been amazed time and again at how therapeutic writing every day has been. In addition, the streak keeps me motivated to write and helps me to overcome many, many obstacles to writing that day’s entry, especially on certain days. Despite my grumbling that I have to write on those days, the feeling of accomplishment on the back end is hard to duplicate. I have found increased confidence in my ability to “finish what I start,” although I can’t say that that has been my strong point in the past. I am SO happy to be grandfathered into 750words membership. I am one that cannot afford a monthly fee, but I am happy to make donations now and again as I am able to. Thank you, Buster and Kellianne!

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750 words just works! For now it is a daily thinking space, later on maybe I will use it for more focused projects. I love the clean, minimalistic page. It is refreshing and calming. Thank you.