The Friends & Members of 750 Words

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Oh my, how I love this online hygge haven! It is like some kind of wonderful space where only your own imagination can hold you back— or send you forward. And only time tells what that really means.

I have been on this site off and on, throughout and beyond the death of the dear friend who referred me the week prior to her murder— and all the mayhem surrounding it.

This word space allowed me to work out the trauma over three years time. Sorry, Julia, but I cannot do that on the page with a pen. I tried. The tears made awkward work of the ink, and I eventually gave up.

I gave up here, too. Time and time again. Then I came back, and tried again. Not once or twice, but about a dozen times.

I still feel like the Prodigal Daughter, come home. True. But I feel forgiven 70×7, and I feel like $5 a month to have a home here is the smallest price for a space to vent, rage, grieve, and experience your own personal do over or create a new vision.

Yes, CREATE. Because after all the rage, and grief and ugly spew I had to vent out on “The Page” (here) like sicking something up, there was, is or can be something golden to be treasured under the dirt.

What you find here, if you really dig in, might be beautiful. It might even be the real you, which is beautiful indeed.

And it might be buried here, even if you’ve failed to find it elsewhere. It might be underground, buried in a depth of words you never knew you had in you until you started.

And It might be time for you to start digging …

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I love the fact that I have 38 delicious Cups of Patronage and I hate it. That means I really need to write more inspired notes, vote for more features or suggest them. Too many cups! I just finished my third straight month of writing every day (plus a few days consecutive in August contiguous to September), which means I’m on day 95 today towards, I believe, my Phoenix badge.

750words keeps me on target even if I don’t feel like writing today because I’m tired, a frog just hopped into my writing nook, I’m scared of the dark, Zombies want my typewriter (not really, they want my Macbook Pro), and a million other reasons I could find not to write. I’m stuck on writing. I’ve written nearly a million words (30,000 more to go) since August 2018, and I took a lot of time off. I can never write a million words except that in about 30 days, possibly less if I hustle and have something engaging to write, I will have pass 1M words. Egads! I can ever write a million words!!

Thanks to the 750words.com team for just making an awesome platform on which I have penned three books and two partial books. I never thought it possible that I could write so much but then again I never thought I would find such a nice community in 750words.com Love this platform and thank all of you for helping me meet my goals.

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Thanks so much for this site. I’ve been writing since June 2012, with 8 NaNoMo’s under my belt. This year I went through a lot old entries trying to sort out a long-standing story in my life. Whew. It was all there—so much to read and process. I don’t write consistently except in November, but your site has helped me have a safe place to vent and ponder. Thank you.

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I am so grateful for this website and for having found it when I did. Writing is therapy for me and having a goal of writing regularly is huge to keep my mental state balanced.

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Today’s affirmation: You made it!

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This site has really helped me clear my mind and help me establish a sense of direction for my day. Great site man. I was considering just moving to google docs when the free trial ended, but I was so used to 750 words and and I think they deserve the donation.

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Today’s affirmation: Think about what is true.

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Today’s affirmation: You can make this a good day.

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I think two factor authentication would be great for securing our accounts.

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Today’s affirmation: You are enough.

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I would love a way to buy / donate sponsorship for another member. I was thinking of a friend of mine today for whom the monthly membership fee is significant, and likely to put her off using the site, yet I think it would be great for them. If there was an easy way to sponsor their membership, without me essentially having to PayPal them the money and rely on her to get the membership, that’d be worthwhile. it would also be lovely to be able to RAOK a membership sub – or, say, use patronage cups towards someone else’s – random or not – membership.

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Happy Thanksgiving. I sure am thankful for Seven Hundred and Fifty Words, and that today is my 800th day in a row of writing, or is today the 801st? Anyway. I wouldn’t be where I am in my recovery from debilitating depression and anxiety if it wasn’t for being able to pour my brain out every night for the last several years. It makes a difference. Doing it on an app on my phone or iPad wasn’t enough for me. I needed the space and blank places to brain dump in a daily way, and this space has given me that! There’s no place else like it!

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Today’s affirmation: You are an achiever.

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Today’s affirmation: You are important to people.

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I always come back to this site. Sometimes after a week away, sometimes a year or more — but since I joined, 750words has been a part of my life in one way or another. The deep catharthis that comes with just writing, letting thoughts flow out and into a gentle purpose can’t be underestimated.

A lot has changed over the last nine years, and having this one through-thread constantly present has been invaluable.

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Two hundred and fifty days in a row! I didn’t think I could make it, but I kept at it day after day.

I sometimes found myself staring at a blank page not knowing where to start, so I got into the habit of writing where I was and the time of day. After that sentence, the words usually started to flow.

I still see the blank page sometimes and worry I have nothing to write. But I know I have pushed through that time after time, and I always have something to say.

Thanks for a great tool and a great community!

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I’m sure it’s been requested before, and perhaps the simplicity of “no images allowed” is part of the site, but I would love the ability to attach images to the page while writing.

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Today’s affirmation: If you look for joy, you will find it.

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I have used this site on and off for years now. I am positive it has helped me in some way. The main benefits are clearing ones mind and exercising thoughts, perhaps to allow some to ruminate physically in the form of typing and practicing vocabulary or even to feel like you are achieving something and working towards a goal.

Beyond that, I would not say there are any benefits. Use it purely as a tool to clear your mind in hectic days rather than a place to create things of value. This is because the fast paced, disposable space of this site is not conducive to high quality work. High quality creations should be slow, thoughtful and deliberate. And that people are using such tools to get work done as fast and as easily as possible is very indicative of the times and what people value. That being quantity over quality.

Whats more, i think i am developing carpal tunnel in my wrist from typing so much. Not sure why, as i use wrist support too. I guess all the typing and strain on muscles has an impact. So i might stop using the site for a while. Or be more conservative in using it.

It is great for clearing the mind. Practicing with ideas and generally using it as a space for thought. Keep a clear mind and restful spirit people.

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Writing has always helped me sort things out and helps me to clear my mind.

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Today’s affirmation: You can endure.

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I’m challenging myself to get 50K words this month. I’m going through a bout of depression so it’s helping me really push myself to have a daily goal and to really dig deep into my thoughts and process them. It’s been my rock.

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I made the decision to do this 750words instead of NaNoWriMo, and I’m so glad I did! This is just the right amount of challenge for me. There’s a big difference between random daily thoughts, and a 50,000 word novel. Also, NaNo doesn’t have cute badges for motivation. I’m on a 10 day streak, and just earned my Hamster “No Distractions” badge too!

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You can highlight one passage (max 75 words) in your entry that can be grabbed and posted automatically on a wall so we can see tiny snippets of what others are talking about. This could cause some writers’ envy, but it might also inspire and enlighten. And you could offer it only if you wanted – nothing private is grabbed.

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I didn’t come here to be right, I came here to mess around

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Today’s affirmation: You are irreplaceable.