The Friends & Members of 750 Words

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Seven months of writing every day, except that one day i forgot :(

Nevertheless I showed up after that, which is a huge personal accomplishment and completely out of character.

I am so grateful for this space – a place to dump my thoughts, tease out ideas, see myself and my patterns clearly, experiment with metaphor, hatch projects – thank you SO MUCH.

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I discovered 750 words and began writing in January. I had used Morning Pages from The Artist’s Way before, but I set the bar too high, 1700 words a day, so it was hard to keep it up! 750 words worked perfectly for me. I started out just writing my thoughts for the day and sometime in the beginning of February, I decided to use it to write the first draft of a novel/play that has been nagging me to write it. And now I have my first 20 pages of that book. I took the February challenge and wrote every day of the month and I will continue this in March. Writing has become a part of my day, one of the things I do before I get to the work I need to do for the day. Thak you! I love 750 Words!

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This has been an extremely difficult and challenging time of my life and 750 words has helped me write whatever comes to my mind about what is going on in my world. And if I don’t feel like writing about the hard stuff, I simple write a short (very short!) story! I have never been this consistent with anything in my life! Thanks 750 words!

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Thinking about it some thought strike my mind: Ever man has his down days. But sometimes it may be the start of a negative though spiral. I had my share of that, but since I started writing every day, the bad days happened but somehow the spiraling into worse days did not happen. Somehow I was able to lift my head up and regain self control and realistic positivism much quicker than before. I think 750 words helped with that!

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I’d love to be able to hide the word count as sometimes I find myself writing to the 750 words and then stopping rather than stopping when I’m done.
Maybe just a button on the writing page to hide the word count and not show a complete pop up unless you unhide it?

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I would love more badges! I like the idea of accomplishing things and the badges help inspire this.

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I would like more text analysis on the frequently used words. I’ve noticed that there are some words I only use once or twice that pop up in my frequently used words.

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Earning the badges was a real encouragement when I first started on 750 words. Now I’m further along and have all the easy wins, it is taking a lot longer to earn the next badge. There’s only so much saying “only three months of writing until the next badge” can do to inspire and motivate.

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So, I am aware this must have been discussed in the past, but anyway, here’s my two cents. I’ve seen how other writers have these beautiful graphs that show their mindset, time orientation and feelings. I understand this only works for anyone writing consistently in English, and I would love if it were possible for me and others who write in different languages to also get these stats. I would be willing to put time myself to forward this. The language is euskara (Basque).

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So, I am aware this must have been discussed in the past, but anyway, here’s my two cents. I’ve seen how other writers have these beautiful graphs that show their mindset, time orientation and feelings. I understand this only works for anyone writing consistently in English, and I would love if it were possible for me and others who write in different languages to also get these stats. I would be willing to put time myself to forward this. The language is euskara (Basque).

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I wrote so little over the last couple of years. Last year was such a pain. Not only was I in the middle of renovations for my home, but I broke my wrist. I was so crushed. But, I went to physio, continued my renos, sold my home and purchased another.

What was in question (and still has been) is my desire to earn a comfortable living from writing. I was not sure I could make a go of this type of life.

To answer that I have 750words.com to thank. Let me go back to last fall. I moved into my new home and became terribly ill. Guess my immune system was pretty low. So fast-forward to December 2019. I was recuperating and rebuilding my strength.

On December 28th, I came home to 750words to begin writing. I joined the challenge in January 2020. I missed 2 days and didn’t meet my full quota on 4 different days, but I see the January challenge as a win for myself. It proved that I do have staying power. Now I have a daily planner and record my writing information. Every day I meet the mark with 750words, I give myself a heart sticker.

I joined the February challenge and am in 19 days. Overall, I have 26 straight days of writing. Woo hoo!.

I didn’t look forward to coming up with 750 words. Though I continued to write, my brain dumps evolved into stories, partial stories, inspired. Nothing New York Times worthy. Yet. No longer do I struggle to find 750 words that make sense. And now, well my dream of writing full-time while living off my earnings is viable.

Never quit. YOU are worth it!

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Some of the greatest authors of all time commit to writing 500 words a day towards a novel and over 10 years produce many great works. Maybe offering a feature that is tailored towards this because it is an incredible format that would help those who struggle to stick to writing to continue to write. Maybe it could be an additional feature or maybe there are those out there who would use that format only. Basically it could look the same but have statistics that are based off not the individual but the story itself.
thank you

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I am giving away all my cups of patronage for a mobile app. I know Buster is in the middle of revamping 750 words and I also know he has an app on his list. Even then, I am want to give my cups to show my eagerness to be able to quickly jot down my thoughts via my iphone. I hope to see it happen real soon.

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Years ago, I started writing Morning Pages in longhand and it was an amazing experience, which resulted in landing a contract to write two training manuals for which I was paid $10,000. The reason I think it happened is because of my intentions that I set down to paper each morning. There’s something really powerful that takes place when we write our intentions down. Now that I’ve found 750 words, I’m thrilled to have this safe space to write all my thoughts, wishes and desires. Thank you to the creators of 750 Words and to this community of other writers who keep going day after day. Y’all inspire me!

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Well, I bombed out of the February challenge, so here’s my $10, as promised. I’m still proud of myself for making a two-week streak!

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Doing my “morning pages” on 750 words has given me both a platform where I can express myself and motivation to do it . These small visible achievnements like seeing the count of words written and days of progress keeps the motivation going strong! Thank you for the confirmation how small things matter!!!!

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I am obsessed with 750-Words because it makes me consistent with my writing. I have also found that through 750-Words, I have become more creative, insightful and confident in both writing and speaking. I am mad about the counters, badges and trackers because they push me to keep working. All of these are important little rewards for me and help keep me motivated and encouraged. Journaling in 750-Words is my private little secret and has become an intimate part of me. The day would just not be complete unless I’ve jotted down my 750-Words.

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Could you add a total word stat to the all time stats on the this month page?

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Since finding 750 words I have switched between this and the Meditation game Playne on Steam for different forms of self-reflection.

While I would never say I don’t have the need to look internally as much (no longer on anti-depressants and am now in a healthy mind state) I have switched from needing 750 Words as self-medication and refection to a way to remind and motivate myself to just……..write.

Thank you so much for this platform <3

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Perhaps a little intro for a brand new writer on 750 words. Step 1, Step 2, etc. I didn’t know I was supposed to be typing straight on to the page with the date. I wrote my first two days on pages.

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I can’t tell you how much 750 words has changed my life. I have had writing something, a blog or a book, as a goal for a while now but have never been able to get started. Doing this for 28 days now, I find myself so driven. I have my thoughts clear. I am writing was more than 750 words everyday. I am so grateful that I found this. I have recommended this to several people, especially those who are not in the habit of writing regularly. I am so excited to see where it takes me!

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I probably wouldn’t try writing 750 words on my iPhone—I’m 60 and woefully slow with my thumbs—but I’d love to have an iPad app as I travel with my iPad and a portable keyboard often. Thank you for this lovely, clean interface. I love having a place to write that is uncluttered and doesn’t distract me with bells, whistles, chat capability, blog posts, ads… 750Words is the best.

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I agreed to accept the Feb Challenge and write each day. While out of internet range, I missed 1.5 days of writing. I truly missed this time that I have devoted to sorting things, brain dumping, organizing, soul searching, and planning. I paid the fine I imposed on myself for missing $5 to 750 words. I have not consistently written ever and am so enjoying this sire’. Thank you

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I would love to see an app for this wonderful, wonderful site! Or at the very least, an improved way to interact with it on mobile. Any time I have had to write on my phone, it has been an excruciating experience, and in the past few days, with my laptop out of action, it has been something I dread -and that is not at all how I feel about this site!
Using it via Chrome or Safari is painfully slow, typing is laboured and delayed, autocorrects in ways that are not in keeping with other autocorrects on my phone and doesn’t allow navigation between the various pages (stats, today’s writers) in any way that’s easy or enticing.
Mobile-friendly interface, please!

As so many others have said, using this website as gentle but firm motivation and accountability has given me so much in my life.
I’m an artist and writer, and the writing in my work has improved infinitely since beginning my daily practice here.
I’ve used it in conjunction with therapy, it has gotten me through literally the worst times of my life, serving as a daily account diary and meditation journal.
It allows me to reflect over how far I’ve come, where I’m going, where I am now.
This site is invaluable, and provides such a huge service.
I want to express my deep, deep gratitude for the site, but also my wish for a better mobile experience, whatever form that takes!

Thank you thank you, and many more days and words to come.

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Writing on this site the last three months has changed my life. I earned my Nanowrimo badge in January, and honestly, I am more proud of that badge than many of my other "significant’ accomplishments. Thank you for letting me vent, pray and communicate with my soul every morning. I cherish and value this time. When I put off doing my entry until the evening, I always regret it. Thank you for making this an affordable pleasure that brings me hope, freedom, space and a sense of victory each and every day. Blessings to you all.

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I can’t say enough how much doing this regularly improves my life. Without better access to things like therapy or indulgent self-care ($$) the next best thing is being able to commune with myself on a regular basis and really be honest and direct with myself.