The Friends & Members of 750 Words

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I’m not exactly a morning person, but I realised recently that if I set my alarm only one hour earlier, and actually got up when the alarm went off instead of wallowing around until I absolutely had to, I could do all sorts of things.

So, starting this week I have used 750 Words as a reason to get up, get those words out, and have a proper breakfast, and then instead of hopping on the nearest train, spend the rest of the time walking 4 miles to a station a little closer to where I work.

Now that I actually have a reason to get up, and feel like I have time to accomplish things before getting into work, mornings are a lot better!

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I started 750words sometime back in February because I saw it somewhere on the internet and it looked like a cool idea. It was. I struggled to write my first 750 words, but I manged to. I’m sure it took more than twenty minutes! I had managed to keep a decent streak until my 40th something day, when I waited a bit too late to start. I was greatly upset, and decided to take a little break. I then started making sure I wrote my words, not to keep up a streak, but it go through a daily cleansing of my mind. I would journal about my day, and at the end, read it to reflect on myself.

Thank, Buster. So far it’s been quite the ride.

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I can’t believe how much I love this site! Nor can I believe how motivating your quirky badges have been for me. Thank you for the thought and effort and good intentions you have contributed to give so many people such a powerful place to write.

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It has changed my lifestyle. It created a routine for me and helped introduced running back into my life.

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There need to be badges for writers who have a streak of more than 500 days. Ever since receiving the spacebird badge, I’ve become sloppy, takings days of because there’s nothing more in it for me. I need a new goal, something hard I can work my arse of to get – and there are so many more things with wings that would make up a nice maskot, and for me, space is not the final frontier…
Please let there be new badges. I’m about to start as an egg with a new account to be able to collect bages again and have something to keep me writing every day, but I’d rather improve this veteran account to further heights. Thank you for your consideration!

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Wow, I’ve just unexpectedly earned a new badge. The Night Bat badge (as I sit here typing with jet lag). Love it, and love this site! Thanks, Buster!

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How about a new badge for those who have a full set of all possible badges? Ladies and gentlemen for your consideration I present to you: The Badger!

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Today my streak hit 826, and as I noticed that, I realized I hadn’t written a note in a while. And sending part of this bounty towards 826 Seattle — today — sounded just about perfect.

750 Words has been so important to my well-being, my writing, my sense of capability, the last few years. It’s proof that I can stick to something long-term (I write three pages more often than I floss, more often than I bike, more often than I get out of my pajamas, even). Proof that taking time for myself — relentlessly defending time for myself — is absolutely worth it. Proof that I don’t have to always want to do something in order to get it done, in order to succeed at it (I have frequently started the day’s writing with something like “I have nothing to write about” or “I do not want to write today,” but I’ve learned this isn’t a reason to stop). Proof that the inconvenient is sometimes necessary for me to thrive.

I wildly underestimated that power when I started. And I feel something of an obligation to share that power with people who perhaps haven’t discovered it yet.

So here’s to you, 826!

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Being able to use the computer to do the daily writing has been wonderful. I was unable to write like this due to arthritis in my hands. These last two months have been revealing, problem-solving and inspirational for me. I can’t imagine a day now without doing this. A great place to reflect!

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I have really been helped by 750 words this year. I am doing a personal journey through journaling. That sounds stupid, and I never would have thought I would say that, but its true. I made time this year and am learning about myself. Thank you for making this site.

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Hi, 10 charity cups of coffee just to celebrate that last Sunday I passed the 365 streak so I’m a proud Pegasus!

Thank you Buster for supporting and maintaining this site, a truly inspiration to me on more ways I can count (personal and professional).

Please don’t stop creating good stuff and supporting this site!

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I love the idea of giving back. I am so inspired by the people here on 750w who have been writing for months and years! I am celebrating my 60 day record now, and soon I hope a 2nd consecutive monthly challenge. Writing is fun again, not a chore!

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Thank you Buster! 750words.com is motivating me to express my grief over the passing of my beloved Mother. The incentives encourage me to come here everyday. My first badge has cheered me up. The privacy enables me to be very honest and express my flow of thoughts. Rereading the entries is helping me restore a sense of balance as I remember all the good and put the rest into perspective.

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Unfortunately, I’m not going able to complete my May challenge. But as soon as my hand feels better, or I learn to type with my nose and one hand I will continue. I love this site. Thanks, Buster

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We group, we migrate, we accumulate in clumps. But wherever we wish to go, having a community of the like-minded helps us sally forth when we would have given up long ago if we were just solo. Thank you to 750 words for picking me up during writers-block, dusting me off during writing slumps, and kindly reminding me to keep on keeping on so that I might reach my intended word destination, or happily veer off course as my creativity directs me. Kriya Kaping

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Small thing:

I just exported all my words for local backup. The filenames are in the form of “750 Words-export-apr-2011.txt”, which means that the files won’t sort in chronological order.

Better would be to use ISO 8601 dates. E.g. “750 Words-export-2011-04.txt” Then one could see at a glance what months are missing!

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I love 750words.com and, though I have only been writing on this site for several months, it is already hard to imagine the idea of having to live without this little site. Thanks, Buster!

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I love 750words.com and have been writing on this site for several months now. I also introduced my husband to this site. Both of us are in the running to complete the May one-month challenge. I have not utilized the meta-data analysis resource much and would love to see more features for that, especially qualitative analysis. Thank you for a great site!

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I would love to see how more about what can done about this!

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Thank you, Buster and 750 Words for getting me on track towards clearing my head. As I hit 365 consecutive days of writing today, life feels stronger.

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I’ve hesitated to write for a long time. I did some professional writing before but I lost my “mojo”. It frustrated me. While browsing through countless articles on the net, I came across 750words. I tried it and loving it ever since. It is a constant reminder for me to say (and accept) that I am a writer.

Thanks Buster for this awesome tool!

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Having come across 750words.com a while back, I’ve only recently started writing every day. I’m using 3 cups of patronage (=$12) on this note as I promised myself that if I was successful in writing every day in May I would take my wife away somewhere nice for a night. If not, I’d donate $10 to 750words.com.

I forgot to write yesterday. :-(

Must. Try. Harder!

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I’ve developed this nasty habit of requiring writing to think through difficult and complex thoughts. Luckily, I found 750 words to help me through it. That is a lie. 750w doesn’t actually help me write or think through tough thoughts. It does help me cut through the mental fog, and that is a good habit to have.

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Every so often I just want to thank Buster for being one of my tech heroes. Sometimes I don’t write for months, but I know 750 words will still be here waiting for me.

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I love the badges! MORE BADGES!

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Come on! BE EXTRAORDINARY! – The Doctor

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WE Are One. Get it?

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I’m so thrilled that you support 826 Seattle! Writing was my least favorite thing to do in school, and I wish I had been inspired more in this arena. Glad that I’ve developed a passion for it as an adult, but am especially thrilled that 826 Seattle (and its siblings around the country) is out there cultivating a love of writing in today’s students.