The Good Patrons of 750 Words

A Note of Inspiration from Lou Friton

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Like many, many others have said, this site has been integral to my journey as a writer. Life has been bonkers for quite a while (in good ways and bad) and when I finally decided last year to get it together and listen to those who said I should be a writer, well, I signed in to the account I hadn’t used in seven years and started to write here right here. (Not sure if that’s clever wordplay or a stupid non-joke, but I’ll let you, the reader, decide.)

If you had told me last year that I would have a 500+ page novel by the same time the following year, I would have laughed in your face so much, you’d need one of those salad bar sneeze shield things to keep your face dry. Gross, but quite possibly true.

But here I am, doing a first edit on my first draft and loving the hell out of it… maybe not the times when I can’t figure out how to fix the loopy logic in my insane story, but I digress… I owe so much of my success to others who have supported and encouraged and guided me through this journey, and 750 Words is absolutely part of that success.

In the last year, I’ve only missed two days. Though I was thoroughly irritated with myself for a few brief moments, those addicting badges and indispensable stats made me roll up my sleeves, crank up the music, and throw down twice as hard. It makes me so happy to be a writer, and sometime (hopefully) soon, I’ll be on the way to calling myself an author without self-deprecation or my eyes rolling into the back of my head.

All that blabbering comes down to this: You have literally changed lives, absolutely including my own, and I’m so very grateful to you, Buster and Kellianne. Please give each other a hug and know that thousands of us are hugging you at the same time. (Uh, not in a creepy way, though.)

With all the sincerity I can muster, thank you. So much.

Testimonial Note from Lou Friton on Thu, Aug 01

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