The Friends & Members of 750 Words

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I’ve done the Artist’s Way series multiple times and once I got the hang of doing morning pages, this has been a great transition to keeping up that habit.

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Writing is a habit of daily magic. How can 26 letters be recombined each day to produce such remarkable effects as improved self-esteem, clarity of thought, untangling of knotted problems, and overall better sense of self? I am not sure how it works but I just know that writing each morning those 750 words, without the anxiety of getting it ‘right’ or the concern about sounding intelligent, produces magic. Plain and simple. Such a simple concept, such tremendous benefits. As a published writer and author, I am continually astonished at how much easier it is for me to get on with my other writing once those 750 words have been produced. It’s MAGIC! Thank you Buster!

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I began my love of writing as a child, and have always had a way with the written word. However, when I started writing on 750 Words, I was a college student who hadn’t focused on her writing in a long time. 750 Words has helped me reclaim my skills, little by little. Some days I try prompts, other days, I know what I want to write about. Sometimes I ramble about my life, make lists, or write poetry. Overall, this site has aided me in expressing my thoughts and emotions, as well and resolving conflicts and making decisions. I have found my love of writing again, thanks to this site!

(Also, while I wasn’t the most dedicated when beginning here, I’m proud to say I’ve finally become a pterodactyl!)

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Passin’ along the love and inspiration. Lovin’ some good words.

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It would also be nice to see a visual of all your completed days a la the bowling scores that run at the top every month. In the ETERNITY tab, could you include the “/” and “X” boxes for EVERYTHING you’ve written since joining the site?

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More badges please, they really keep me going!

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Thanks Buster for the absence booking feature – I am feeling so much more motivated now knowing that when I have to go away for a couple of days every few weeks or so for work – often without internet and occasionally even without phone signal – it won’t break my streaks. I never managed to get very far before because my streaks would get broken and I would feel a bit demoralised. Now as long as I plan ahead and log my absences properly I can make sure that I keep hitting my personal goals. Always liked the site – now love it.

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I couldn’t find the exact location for this note but I did want to say “thank you” for the new feature I found that will allow me to schedule days when I can’t write my pages! What a blessing that is since sometimes on vacations the Internet connection has been sketchy at best and I have struggled to get my pages posted. So thank you Buster!!! :o)

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Thank you to 750 Words bring the swift kick in the butt I need every day to remind me that writing needs to be much higher on my priority list for personal happiness. After every 750 Words log-in session, I am able to work through any mental or physical blocks and move closer to my goals, whether personal, career or family. I noticed after a 10-day streak that I no longer needed to mind dump…the creativity flowed through like the blood pumping through my veins. When the holidays hit, I hit road bumps that messed with streak-making and the writing blocks challenged me in every direction. So here I am, on day 4 of my streak this month, hopeful that I can once again tap into the creative super highway. I’m picking up speed and ready to merge…

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Am loving this site, but as my daily outpourings are on a host of different subjects, I would find it extremely useful if, at the end of the session, I could tag the entry with up to, say, three key words, that would make searching back through all the tripe, much quicker and easier.
For example, I might have written a new plot idea idea on project 2, a revision note for project 1 and a random thought for a future something, all in my 750 words. (I never claimed to be focussed, did, I?). At the end, I’d like to write a tag for each, which would appear in the date listings, that I can quickly jump back to.
As my 750 are written fairly quickly (for me) and often as a stream of conciousness, I really have no recollection of what I wrote 2 months ago on the Xth day of my streak. This would help. A lot.
Other than that – am loving it! (although a little scared of reports of people losing their saved words…)

Thanks again to both of you
Pernille

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On each of the last 57 days I have written at least 750 words, for all my past attempts and resolutions to write daily, this is the first time i have managed to do so for more than a week. Thanks so much for this site, it works.

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Congratulations to everyone writing here. I love 750words simply because I love writing, and having a site that exists simply for me to do this makes me ecstatic. I don’t care much about points, but I care about being here every day. Used to get a reminder but have not needed that for a year.

Thanks, Buster, and Happy New Year.

Cheers,

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I would like to write one of those infomercial style testimonials: “After a month of using 750 words, I’m less anxious, I’ve lost weight, and I feel more confident. I even met my true love.” I’m not sure if any of these things are directly correlated to 750words, but it certainly feels like they all happened together for a reason, and 750words had a hand in it. There’s something about writing every day that really centers you, and I never had the willpower to do it before. Thanks!

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I think this would make writing your daily words so much easier. Also because I think 750words as an app, would be fantastic.

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I would like to wish everyone a happy, healthy and inspired new year!

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I wish all the best in this coming year to all my fellow writers. Good luck to you. And thank you, Buster, for this respite from the madding crowd.

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Buster:

Everyday at around 9:10 am you remind me that I need to write 750 words. Whether I want to or not. I have done so for the past 186 days, and I am not sure there is any stopping. 750 words has made me more focused, much more disciplined, more concise, and much better at expressing myself. I started the last couple of days in June, after seeing it as a writing option on Evernote, and I was on my way. It has been a lot of fun, it has been a pain in my butt, sometimes simultaneously!! I have written consistently until I finish all at one sitting, and I have also written a couple of times through the day as life gets in the way. IT IS SOMETHING THAT MUST BE COMPLETED EACH AND EVERYDAY! It is kind of amazing because I will sometimes sit at the keyboard and think “I have nothing to write today”, and once I start it seems to flow, many times I am at 750 words before I know it but continue as I want to finish my thoughts or complete my story.

I have suffered from some severe losses over the past couple of years and this has been so cathartic as I can write what I feel, and not worry about what other’s think of it, or if it is even written well. Being unemployed 750 words has given me something to look forward to every day, and allows me to focus on my fears, my hopes, my joys as well as heartbreaks. I am still way too self-indulgent, whiny and self absorbed but it has shown me growth, maturity and allows me to better organize my thoughts. I have been told by a couple of people that my writing has improved and is more tighter, well thought out and executed.

Thank you Buster. I have always wanted to write but was always too lazy or undisciplined, inconsistent at best. 750 words has made me accountable and kept me on track. I believe it to be somewhat addictive as well because I have to write, everyday. I am not sure if I stop whether I will implode, but don’t intend to find out in the near future.

Be well Buster, and God Bless you. You are really doing a great thing!

Norm Chapman

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February is the month of LOVE! May you have that feeling with you all month long and remember how much you would LOVE to share in the bounty!

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Happy New Year 750 words! I am starting anew this year and am feeling the love of writing again!

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I have been enjoying writing here ever since the end of June and have accomplished much with it. My favoritest feature yet? Scheduling a vacation. It came in handy just in time for New Year’s. :-D