The Friends & Members of 750 Words

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750 words has really helped me create the HABIT of writing. No matter what I write I know that before the day is over those words will get out. Sometimes I journal, sometimes I write fiction, but the words get our and I am grateful!

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there really is something to writing everyday. and something special about 3 pages (750 words). I’ve been reluctant to type my pages since Julia Cameron emphasized hand-writing them. Hand-writing them was very beneficial to me until it no longer was. I have a renewed motivation since starting to type the pages using 750words.com. Thank you! and please keep them safe and secure :)

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“The Wall of Shame” is stressful, I’d like to see it replaced with a “Wall of Good Intentions”. Focus on the positive.

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Today I wrote my two millionth word on this website.

I’ve been up and down and active and not since 2010. I’ve had entire years where I wrote less than 100 days. But I’m in the second-longest streak I’ve ever had, and coming real close to the longest.

Thanks for being a safe space for me to write, to create, to grow. I appreciate it here.

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A quick lock screen

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I’ve been on and off with 750words.com but still love using it for brain dumping purpose. It’s helpful.

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I invite you all to keep writing. The more you write, the more you heal. Much love to all!

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For me, 750 words is sometimes a journal, sometimes just a feelings dump, and sometimes actual writing to work out character bios, plot lines, or scenes.

I don’t like to admit that I need a carrot to get me to write, but I do. I am a procrastinator by nature, but getting into the routine of writing here every day has really helped. I am also a competitor (even when only competing with myself) so I love the badges :-

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PLEEEEAAAAAAASE! Please give us an app for iOS!

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I would really like some basic formatting options in the writing page. Bold, Italics, font size changes, bullets, etc. Nothing complicated. I am really annoyed when I go back to look at old writing and everything is consolidated to one in-line paragraph! Help!!

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I blew my streak after storms knocked out our internet for 3 days. A mobile app for android could’ve saved the day. I’m not a speedy texter (i.e. I don’t use my thumbs and have no idea how others do it) but would’ve made an effort to save my streak!

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I noticed that when using Firefox on my phone to write the line gets back to the beginning every time I hit enter, and that makes the experience extremely annoying. It would be great to a have a dedicated app or a page that is better adapted to mobile devices.

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Today is a day that I wasn’t sure I’d ever reach: my 1000 day streak.

I know many others have hit this milestone, but it was especially rewarding to me. I find routines difficult as it is and I tend to put off things that I enjoy because there’s so many other things that need attention. Prior to 750words (and particularly, the streak goals) it was not uncommon for me to neglect my writing for days at a time. Unfortunately, for me, writing is like physical exercise. Every time I take a hiatus, my body creaks and groans and my normally easy routine is a slog. The same happens mentally for my writing.

Thanks to 750words, though, I’ve got a reason to put my butt into a chair every day and tap out the words. It’s not always writing that furthers a story; in fact, I’m often just dumping the bilges or venting or writing down some thoughts about the day. Still, it keeps writing at the forefront of my mind, where it needs to be, and it keeps my commitment going.

So, thank you, Buster and Kellianne, for providing this outlet. It’s been a huge help to me. Here’s to another 1000 days!

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I found this site early – exactly 9 years and ten days ago I wrote my first Words here. Thanks to the amazing archive system I can see what, where and who I was back then – using the site to rehearse lines for plays, record dreams, download mental meanderings and blow out the cobweb infested reaches of my cognitive causeways. Since then I have completed my bachelor of creative writing degree, had three stories published and somehow become a spoken word performer, an activist song writer and a professional story teller along the way. And I’m only getting started! I have 750 words to thank for keeping me disciplined (from time to time) and for being my silent, non-judgemental writing partner across this crazy decade of literary indulgences. Big Thanks to Buster and Kellianne for keeping it going all these years. Same to everyone who donates and participates. I look forward to my continued visits to this amazing platform, as do the many, many people I have sent here over the years. Here’s hoping the site remains a force for the written good for countless pages to come…cos I’m gonna need it to finish this year of honours, then maybe the PhD that follows. Keep writing people, cos writers are thinkers and writers are feelers…both are desperately needed on this beautiful ball we call home!

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Sadly, an eldercare situation came up yesterday, and I simply never got back to my computer to finish the words I started here earlier in the day. As a result my 48 day streak was broken (sad face). I’ve been a member for 2 months, going on 3, and I lost my first challenge exactly the same way. But last month I made it, and needless to say it felt like a huge victory to successfully complete the challenge for the first time. But even if failing the challenge again this month (and once again due to a stupid mental lapse) is frustrating, I’ve found the (mostly) daily routine of 750 words to have made a huge difference in my relation to my professional writing. Much of what I write here on the site isn’t words that go into my lectures and articles, but the habit I’ve been able to build here of putting words down freely has definitely made my other writing feel less fraught, and I’m experiencing a lot less writers block overall. Thank you 750words! I’m so glad you exist!

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I have to be honest and say it motivates me by making me feel a little guilty when I get my notification. I need to work on keeping a flow going but it encourages me to write about any old blah in my head sometimes. Looking forward to when I actually start writing before I get notified

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I sometimes try to write “offline” (tether to open the website, then disconnect while I’m writing) but auto-saving error messages pile up at the bottom of my text when I do this. It would be great to have a better offline interface, either through eliminating the multiple error messages when the internet is disconnected (one is fine) OR … if there were a 750words desktop app that worked offline, that would be dope! (PS: currently using Firefox/Windows).

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I use this site like a journal, and find it incredibly helpful to empty out my brain of all my worries and fears each day. I feel calmer and more centered after writing.

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I’ve had trouble getting motivated to write, but this site has gotten me excited about putting a story together, one bit at a time.

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I’ve always been an avid journaler, and did morning pages for a while as well, but for whatever reason I’d been doing less of it in the past couple of years. It’s wonderful to be back in the habit of getting my thoughts and feelings down. I’m using three metadata tags in most of my posts: mood, creative fulfillment, and projects. The first two are on a scale of 1-10, sometimes with explanations. Projects is just a list of which of my many projects are at the forefront of my mind. Then, if one of those projects involves writing, I do a little of it even if it’s not one of my top priorities in the rest of my day. That way I’m making little bits of progress in a way that feels good and low-pressure. Thank you so much!!

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I actually prefer the old reminder e-mail where it told you that you should write 750 words a day. It’s more imperative.

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The reason I stay with 750 Words is because this is the reason that I make sure that I write. I purge the things that clutter my mind doing the day and set a plan for myself to get things done. Another reason is that the site has taught me, in a very practical sense, not to stop. I loved having a one hundred thirty six day run but, what I love better is the realization that as great as it is to rack up a long string of consistent days the most important thing is that even after a missed day and having to start over, starting over is the key!

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What would I do without this site? I would not be able to start my day. I would not be able to decipher all the extraneous bullshit that flies around me like a dirty storm. I would not have a voice or a platform. I would not be fully human without this place. It inspires me, it makes me whole, it creates my day and clears my path ahead.

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I have found the best outlet to self-reflect. Checking in with myself everyday has become such an important part of my daily routine.