The Friends & Members of 750 Words

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Only on day three of my 750 Words journey, I know I’ll share in the bounty of this donation in August. Write on!

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I have tried to get into the habit of writing everyday online for a long time and now I finally think I have found the right place. Thank you for creating it.

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Writing is important and 750 Words is an important part of my day. It’s wonderful to have the space to write and think and hopefully more people will be able to do this. It’s great to combine writing and coffee and give a bit to a charity as well. Everyone wins. Thanks Buster!

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Just wanted to say thanks for the site. I have done Artists Way lots and have found the Morning Pages requirement onerous because I type free-style much faster and more clearly than I write free-hand. What a gift this site is for people like me. The other gift is the freedom to write “Morning Pages” at five in the afternoon, if that’s when you have time. I love the badges. Keep it up

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I enjoy being in 750words cafe indeed and of course I would like it to stay open…

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Thanks Buster for a wonderful site. I give myself permission to miss a day after having written for 100 days in a row and being rewarded with a Phoenix. Thankfully, I still haven’t missed a day.

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I’d like to know my most used words for eternity as well as every day.

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750 Words has forced me to write every day, which is something that I’ve always said that I’ll start tomorrow. I’ve only been here for 20 days and I’m starting to see improvement in my writing and my concentration. And looking ahead to November, I won’t have a repeat of last year which was: “OH MY GOD I HAVE TO WRITE 7000 WORDS IN FIVE HOURS.”

Thank you so much Buster. Your site has struck my motivation and my inspiration.

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First of all, I love 750 words, thanks so much for doing it.

I think you need another badge, though—one for us slow and steady tortoises who aren’t able to do all 750 words at one go but who keep coming back and eventually get there. As it is, the site rewards Cheetahs, who spill out 3 pages really fast all at one shot. And if you don’t do that, then you somehow got “distracted.” But my “distraction” is my young daughter… and if I get pulled away from the site it’s not because I’m staring at Twitter or something; it’s because my life won’t allow it.

I agree that writing 3 pages at one go is, indeed, the ideal way to do this. However it’s not the only way, and not everybody is in a position to do that—not because we have ADD but because we have complicated lives. I think it would be nice to balance the site’s emphasis on speed and efficiency with an acknowledgement that sometimes “stick-to-it-ive-ness” is also valuable.

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This is probably something that has already been requested, in whole or in part, but here are my dream features:

1) Ability to view several categories of metadata simultaneously.
2) Ability to delete categories of metadata that you tried once but now don’t ever want to be reminded of again for some reason that you won’t reveal to others.
3) A way to set metadata defaults so that your metadata page always shows a certain graph of your selected categories.

As always, love the site.
Amelia

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An option in the settings to switch the site to a significantly less bright colour scheme. Ideally, what is now white would become a dark grey, and what is now green or black would become a suitable shade of orange. Having an option for the entire site to become a little more night-time-friendly would be an awesome addition.

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I’m studying for my doctoral exams, and 750 Words has been a great way of purging a lot of that information that’s rattling around in my head… !

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It would be an interface to the “I Write Like” site that would return the results of a days writing with the name of the author(s) that match that days work.

http://iwl.me/

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Since writing these 750 words each morning, my brain feels lighter, freer, more at ease to do whatever brains do all day long when they don’t have to worry about keeping all that crap in, since I get it out on the page bright and early in the morning. I’m almost getting a little teary eyed….

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I used to be a night owl leaving my words to sometime after 11pm. But that always led to disaster, if for some reason I forgot, or didn’t hear my alarm. I now make it the first thing I do after I shower, breakfast etc. Now my streaks are going perfect! Also writing in the morning puts your mind into gear for how you’re going to tackle that day differently.

Thank you Buster for creating the most important website on the web today!

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This is a great site. After writing consecutively for 62 days I am surprising myself that I am still motivated to keep coming back each day. When I begin my daily entry, I start to think what could I possible write about today. But, once I get going I end up with 800 words before I know it. I am thankful for the site because it is very motivating with all the stats and badges. It’s reminds me of the stickers the teachers give out to the kids after an accomplishment.
Keep up the good work Buster!

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826 looks like an awesome organization and i want to support this, AND you, buster benson! i think your genius in developing this site deserves a round of applause – ‘yeah! job well done!’ – i am thoroughly enjoying writing daily… THANKS!

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Thanks, Buster, for 750words. I’ve used a lot of the blogging and journaling programs, which certainly fulfill their purpose, but 750words gives me awards. Yes, those badges are great. I always make a point to go to my page to see what badges I have and what badges I still want to get.

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I think some simple stats on average word, sentence & paragraph lengths would be quite interesting.

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I’m thinking ahead to a counter for Nanowrimo, where you could hit your 750 words as normal, then move on to the 5k words needed for Nanowrimo without having distractions count against you.

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users are rewarded for being consistent. points are given for writing at or around the same time each (week)day (say, within 90 minutes of mean entry time). users can define their own ‘work weeks’.

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Can’t think of any suggestions for badges, but I really enjoy getting my little pixeled prizes periodically.

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In the options, have a way to set your own ‘midnight’ when the day rolls over. My day rarely ends at midnight, and I would prefer if I could set it to 3am or something like that.

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At this point I have earned all of the badges except the Phoenix and the Bats (late night writer). I write because it helps develop my writing skills as well as organize my thoughts and plan my day. I love getting the badges though. Please add some more so that I have something else to look forward to.

Thanks, Buster, for such a useful and fun site.

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I have discovered how simply writing down my thoughts in the morning affects my day, my week, and my life in many positive ways. Thanks for making this site naturally addicting to keep coming back to. :)

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Dear sir,
For the past year, I finally got into consciously researching and implementing effective goal setting methods, organizing methods and ways to improve myself. Nothing has proved to be more beneficial then the service that you so generously created for free. Every day I leave my bedroom relieved from stress, having a clear mind and an optimistic, driven outlook. The statistics were instrumental in analyzing my thoughts at a level i could never have imagined. Continue the great work!

Sincerely,

Stepan

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750 Words is a great site. I still enjoy writing and being challenged to write everyday. The badges and points make the whole challenge fun. Keep up the good work Buster.