The Friends & Members of 750 Words
750 Words exists because of mutual good will between the people that run this site (Buster & Kellianne) and the people who use it (you). The site wouldn't exist without the generosity, patience, and humor of everyone involved. For the first 3+ years that the site was running (Dec 2009 to May 2013), the site was free to use but with some encouragement to donate. That served us well (and most importantly, generated enough income to keep the site up), but as the site grew the need for support also grew.
On June 12th 2013, all existing users of the site were given lifetime free accounts (we hope you'll continue to donate when you can). New accounts created after June 12th, 2013 are now required to become members within 30 days after signing up in order to keep writing. Everyone will always have access to previous writings, stats, etc, even if they choose not to become members.
We're listening to your feedback and want to make sure that first and foremost, we offer a friendly and safe place for people to dump their private thoughts. I expect that we'll continue to adjust the way this all works for the near term. Thanks for being an awesome community!
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Notes of inspiration from members![]() 826 Seattle sounds amazing! Double down!
Double Down on Charity Note from Christine Heflinger on Mon, May 24
![]() Maybe you have this hidden away somewhere that I haven’t found, but I would love to see a list of all the possible badges and what you need to do to get them. Personally, it’s easier for me to be motivated if I’m working towards something. And I love collecting those badges! :)
New Feature Request Note from John Jurries on Mon, May 24
![]() I’m not sure, but sometimes you need a vacation! I know—we’re all supposed to be connected 24/7 these days, but in fact, not everyone is. And truly, a few days or even a week offline can be good for the soul. Could one set his/her account to “on vacation” & not damage the stats?
New Feature Request Note from Elizabeth Rambo on Sun, May 23
![]() You know, I started using this site as a bit of an experiment – to see if I could actually stick to writing every day – and it really has turned into one of the highlights of my day. Thanks, Buster, for creating this site – and congratulations on your new addition!
Testimonial Note from Martha Maddox on Sun, May 23
![]() I have written every day for a while now and it feels good even though, oddly enough, the streak has coincided with a particularly dry period in my writing life. I just read another note by someone whose streak fell apart and I do wonder what it will be like for me when I fall off the wagon too. I hope that I can get back into it immediately and find the words I need. Maybe we should each have sponsors, AA style. Thank you, Buster for the site.
Testimonial Note from Brian G. Fay on Fri, May 21
![]() While this may sound negative in the outset understand that it’s meant to inspire, if not a little out of fear. I mean, I did py 4 bucks to write it to you so I can’t be that upset over the process :) So here it is, fair warning kind writers, missing a day is a punch in the gut. I started mid month and have been chugging along, wracking up points and feeling really good about the process. Yesterday I failed, yesterday I only wrote 250 words… my percentage went from 100% of the days I started I finished to 89% of the days I started I finished. It will never be 100% this month (God, I hope that % restarts in June as I believe it does). Theres no little dot beside the day in the THIS MONTH page. I’m pulling in points for a spare instead of a strike. If this were my one month challenge my name would be on the wall of shame. I would bet the number of people that start the One Month Challenge that miss a day probably stop all together – Buster would know better than I. While we can’t let such setbacks get to us and just keep on writing I will send forth this word of warning – beware! Missing a day can really take the wind out of your sails. It becomes a thorn in your side, a niggling reminder of a day you didn’t keep up you end of the bargain to yourself. So now I have to get back into the road to recovery, limp along trying to ignore the gaping wound I’ve created and hope I keep going on my journey without faltering long enough that the wound heals and I go back to my steady run. Good luck!
Testimonial Note from Don Corcoran on Thu, May 20
![]() I’ve been using the site for over two months now, and I find it is a very helpful habit. It helps me to clear my head, to get down ideas that spring into my mind, to think about various things in my life, and it keeps me in the habit of writing, which makes it easier for me to write. I find I am also typing a bit faster, too. :-) I recommend this site to anyone, because I really believe there is absolutely no one who would not benefit greatly from coming here every day and pouring their thoughts out through the keyboard. Thanks for making it available.
Testimonial Note from Ray Beere Johnson II on Wed, May 19
![]() Gooday it is James from Wanneroo in Western Australia, no I am not a f…….. kangaroo, new migrants affectionally call us skips after the children’s show “Skippy The Bush Kangaroo”. Not that I was born here, migrated here at 7 from Africa in 1960.
Testimonial Note from James Roberts on Wed, May 19
![]() Thank you for creating 750words.com. I am so enjoying my morning pages again.
Testimonial Note from Jim Sharp on Tue, May 18
![]() Thank you for creating 750words.com. I am so enjoying my morning pages again.
Testimonial Note from Jim Sharp on Tue, May 18
![]() This has been a huge boon to my writing. Points, badges, and stats all went really far in inspiring me to write day after day. Thanks!!!! My first novel will certainly tell the world how awesome 750 Words is.
Testimonial Note from Don Corcoran on Sun, May 16
![]() I wanted to agree that I thought the word cloud should remove pronouns. Especially on introspective I would find it far more useful to see substantive words instead of I, me and my.
New Feature Vote from Don Corcoran on Sun, May 16
![]() Writer’s write. Because of you, I’m writing.
Testimonial Note from Lisa Courington-DePass on Sun, May 16
![]() In two months I’ve written just over 40 000 words by doing my daily 750 words. While doing postgraduate studies. I don’t know why or how it works, but the site rocks. Thanks Buster!
Testimonial Note from Anonymous on Thu, May 13
![]() 750 Words has affected me to a point I am too shy to write about in a public way. Seriously.
Testimonial Note from Klara Kim on Thu, May 13
![]() 750 words continues to be there when i need it the most. It has helped soothe my mind. I can never say enough thank yous Buster.
Testimonial Note from Mrs. Frank McGurk on Wed, May 12
![]() “Frequently used words” ends up being mostly: he, she, I, you, it…. etc. It would be nice if these words (plus words like “the, and, this, that”) were excluded so the topic of writing that day would be clearer.
New Feature Request Note from Laura Lynn Lazarus on Tue, May 11
![]() I’d like to see the rankings changed to account for ties in a clearer way. It’s a little annoying to see “You’re in 153rd place!” when I have exactly the same number of points as the person in 1st place! I’m not sure how the rankings are calculated with ties, but I assume it has something to do with when people write their words, and since I’m on the Pacific Coast, I’m never going to catch up to people in earlier time zones. I’d like to see the ties counted as all the same place (so, tied for 1st or 3rd or whatever), or base it on something more meaningful than when you wrote your entry (maybe accounting for words per minute, streak length, or something like that).
New Feature Request Note from Sara Chatfield on Tue, May 11
![]() I too would love to see more badges. I only know of one more remaining (Phoenix) and I’m still 2 months away from that. Some ideas I’ve had that may or may not be good):
Thanks, Buster!
New Feature Vote from Andy Tinkham on Tue, May 11
![]() Hedgehog for 2 months, perchance?
New Feature Vote from Anonymous on Mon, May 10
![]() Buster, your site has helped me realign my work-life balance intellectually. After I was informed of my tenure, I was not exactly sure how to re-knit my life interests with my professional obligations. This site, with it’s challenges and small motivations is absolutely perfect for this work-life reconnection. Thanks!
Testimonial Note from Anonymous on Mon, May 10
![]() At the start of this year I came across the book, The Artist’s Way. And despite all the mumbo jumbo in the book I found a useful tool, the morning pages. I loved the writing the morning pages, but when I found 750 words dot com, my journal got ditched. Why I loved the journal and 750 words: Why in the end I have dumped my journal So in short: thanks for the kick ass site.
Testimonial Note from Ryan Murray on Mon, May 10
![]() Yesterday, I was having difficulty getting my account to work. It may have been because I was switching from the web to the mobile and back and forth again, or it could have been the bad karma of not having bought a cup of patronage on the first of May like I told myself I would. I alleviated the patronage karma problem today and have since taken my settings back to defaults as opposed to the personalized settings of black background and green text that I like the best. Hopefully that will fix all my woes, but my 47 day streak was broken. I wrote about 1000 words and then lost a bunch of them, so I just cut and pasted 500 words in as a replacement for my lost cause. Maybe the program was smart enough to know what i did and took those words away, but it had previously said i was up to 1000 words. Why would it try to trick me? Is there a way to fix my Saturday broken chain That shouldn’t have been a broken link?
New Feature Request Note from Daniel Bayer on Sun, May 09
![]() I love this site. It is something that I look forward to everyday and has gotten me back to writing my morning pages that I used to do years ago (although I don’t always do it the morning). I think Buster Benson is brilliant for doing this and I just love the way he’s put it all together. It’s the little things like the rewards of different icons, and the encouragement built into the site. It’s sweet. Kinda tells me the kind of person Buster is. It’s so nice to be part of this remarkable community. I cannot express to you, Buster, the gratitude and appreciation I have for you for doing all this.
Testimonial Note from Richard Bienvenu on Sun, May 09
![]() buster: Thanks for the great site. I was in an illustrated journaling class and mentioned your site. The instructor loves the morning pages but found the charts I told her about fascinating. She couldn’t write the URL down fast enough. Expect another member. Thanks for a great site.
Testimonial Note from Anonymous on Sun, May 09
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