The Friends & Members of 750 Words

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When you’re brain is FILLED with what life is throwing at you and all the emotions that that entails, then EMPTYING it all into words… at least 750 at a time – is immediate therapy and instant relief. When my mind was racing and my heart on a roller coaster ride, I looked forward to dumping everything here. Every click of the keys just made my mind and heart clear, light, less foggy and almost ZEN-LIKE! I can’t recommend this outlet enough! And no one needs to know about, and you don’t even need to speak. Type it all out, your mind and heart will Thank YOU!

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. . .inspires me to write. Love the ease of use and that it gives me feedback for my words. It helps to see where I am at the moment in time that I am writing!

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After 10 months of self isolating I am beginning to lose track of time. Meaning I can´t remember the date or what day of the week it is. And then I open up 750words and there it is, in big bright green letters.
Apart from being able to write down my daily words and work towards the next badge, that´s another reason to come back every day.

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I’ve been writing Morning Pages off and on since I first read, “The Artist’s Way” nearly 20 years ago. When Scotland locked down in March of last year I got a bit frantic. I was in the midst of a Ph.D. and wasn’t sure how I would keep going without the resources of the University to support me. Enter 750 Words. I had already managed a streak of a few months when the lockdown happened, but then the daily blank page became my hero and my refuge. I hit a 365-day streak a few days ago and I think I’m more proud of that than I will be if I get this Ph.D. finished. :-) I’m supposed to be a free account holder since I joined in 2011, but I pay the monthly subscription as a thank you to Kellianne and Buster for my mental health.

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The only time I feel in control is when I’m sitting at my computer writing. I pluck away middle finger and thumb disregarding miss-spelled words and typos alike. Configuring words and thoughts that bubble up from who knows where. Every so often I rub my chin and wonder where did “that” come from?
I hope; no, long for fully formed poems, but they seldom arrive. From word to sentence to paragraph I gratefully leave my thoughts on the pages; to melt away when the morning Sun arrives. I hear the birds call, the wild cats scratch at the back door for breakfast and I’m alive and thankful. I’m reminded to, “expect nothing, but appreciate everything.” I’m proud of 218 days showing up.
So it is that I thank Kellianne and Buster and the team at 750 words.com, for the wonderful “drain coat” against the madness.
Live full my friends and write on…

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As an engineer turned copywriter, I made a commitment to myself that I’ll be writing everyday to improve my craft. But I want to be more free… To be more expressive of what I want to share without me thinking that it might not sound good or eloquent or professional. And I’m so happy my friend shared this site to me. I didn’t know about “morning pages” before at all and I’m glad I found it. Though I’ve heard about “gratitude journaling” before but what I want is a platform where I can be more raw, more honest, more “me” and not just about sharing the things I’m grateful for. Now, I can finally feel I’m slowly overcoming my perfectionism when I’m freewriting. This kind of accountability plus the badges motivates me to show up everyday despite sometimes, I don’t feel like writing. And while I know it’s too early to say this since I’m still at my 33-day streak but I’m still grateful because this became my first step towards being consistent with a habit. And one day, if I ever break my streak, I promise that I’ll be the one to remind myself that it’s okay and I can begin again. I long for the day when writing becomes a part of my lifestyle and not because it’s another chore in my to-do list. So yes, I’ll keep pushing through no matter what! Thank you to all the people behind this initiative. Appreciate y’all so much. <3

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750 words has been my number one work and life health too. It gives me the space to sort out work and life issues, keep my emotions stable, and allows me a space to write whatever I want in order to get it out. I am so very grateful!
I am also so very grateful for the team who works hard to keep this site open, and who recently fixed my streak when I was unable to log in because of errors. Thank you!!

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Just want to thank Kelli-Anne and the team for their kindness – I accidentally dropped a day and although it’s good to safely test one’s powers of resilience, it’s also lovely to have one’s faith in humanity restored along with my 250 day streak.
Thankyou!

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Ensuring that my private journal remains private is important to me. Sometimes I write things that are so private that I just delete the entire entry after I clock my 750 words. I’d really like to see you have the resources to raise the bar on security across the board. It’s what I (used) to do. Thanks for the site and best wishes.

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I have recently hit the two hundred day mark. When I embarked on my journey to write everyday, I never really expected to get to this point. In all reality, I never really planned on becoming a member. There is just something oddly therapeutic about typing out those words every day that seems to lighten my soul. Some days are harder than others, trying to reach that word limit. Other days, I find myself looking down at the word count after what feels like only five minutes, only to discover I’ve surpassed it without noticing.
In any case, I wanted to say thank you for this site and for giving people like me a place to let it all out without fear of having someone finding it under the bed, so to speak. Cheers!

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I realize I’m not the norm here, but I am running a 747-day streak and counting, and every day I wake up with terrible anxiety, worried that I may have forgotten to write the day before. Going for the little badges when I first joined this site was fun, and I love being able to look back on a given day (say, one or two or three years ago to the day) to see how I was feeling and note how much has changed. But if writing here every day in hopes of getting an elusive badge is making me feel bad, maybe it’s time to take a break. What I would like to suggest is a feature where I would be able to opt out of getting badges entirely. That way, I could use this site to journal without fuelling my weirdo competitive fire, which isn’t always healthy. I also think it would be great if you could offer a discounted annual membership or the option to buy a lifetime membership to entice people to keep using the site for a long time, even if they need to take a break for a while. Thanks for considering these ideas and thanks for being here!

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I love 750 words. I’ve been doing morning pages for over 20 years. Doing them online sure helps reduce paper clutter, and I like the fun badges you can earn for writing.

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Hey Kellianne and Buster, Happy New Year!
My vote is to get a NaNo badge for 2020… I know most of us would like that year to vanish into oblivion, but I hit 50k a few months last year, and would like to mark that achievement with a badge :-)
Since I started, I have written almost every day (99%). I could never keep a diary, but I can keep this. Thank you, thank you, thank you for your FANTASTIC site.

Nga mihi mahana (warmest regards) from Aotearoa New Zealand
Sam

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Thank you for this site. I love it!

One nice feature on the writing page would be to be able to scroll so the current line that I’m writing shows up in the middle of the page. Instead, now, as I write, my words end up at the bottom of the screen and it’s a bit awkward to do all my typing down there.

Typewriter mode in Ulysses is a great example of this.

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This is a great service that has helped me clear my mind.

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Currently, the number of words to write is set at 750 per day. I would like to raise the bar for myself to 1000 per day. Some other users might want to set themselves a lower limit of 500 per day (just to get into the habit).

Could we have some customization options for the daily word count threshold please?

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I am so happy to have found this site last July. I talked about writing for years, but was sporadic at best. I’ve been fairly consistent in the last several months and have completed three month long challenges, and barely missed another one. It gives structure to my writing practice and has helped me to sort out different issues that have arisen during this crazy pandemic time. I have told a number of other people about it and they’ve become members too. So don’t give up. It took me a while to get into the swing of it, but it has been really rewarding. You can do it!

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Just a quick note to say I have belonged to this site a long time (although I have been lacking in my entries of late) and I can’t say enough about how instrumental it was for me when I need it to work though my rough days – YEARS, do I dare say?

And I love how it is always available for me for the price of a Dollar Store notebook (which I lose all the time)…..

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It has been 30 days. 30 days of showing up each morning and pouring my thoughts onto this page. 30 days of feeling calm and centered after doing so. 30 days of feeling lighter and free!

Today, I became a member and I am proud to be one. Thank you, 750words, for giving me the space to express my true self.

Happy New year!

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The time it takes me to write 750 words non-stop is around 20 minutes. And 20 minutes is roughly considered a ‘flow’ state of creativity. So my advice is, if you’re not doing it already: write non-stop, don’t get distracted. See how you feel about it. Oh, and don’t stop at 750. If you have it in you, get it out. Have a break. Then go for 1,500. (It’s only taken me a few years to work this out. But hey, better late than never, right?) Thanks 750 words for all that you are.

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Okay, New Year and new energy! I really want to get back to writing my morning-or-whenever pages again every day. The last year was rough in many ways and it was hard for me to focus, but I signed up for the January challenge to motivate myself and I’m starting a new morning routine for myself. Thanks for being here, 750 Words and writers! May 2021 be good for us all.

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Back in 2021 in response to the longing to write. in 2010, 750words was instrumental in preparing me to get through NaNoWriMo… My goal this time is just staying sane. Thanks for the help!

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Jan 1, 2021. Happy New Year, everyone! Last year, starting in early May, I started to use 750 Words. It’s been so good for me, especially for coping during the pandemic. I will also never forget how UTTERLY TERRIBLE it felt when I forgot to write, on a day where my routine was all messed up, and broke a 140-day streak! I got right back in the saddle, though, and wrote for a total of 243 days total last year (also a lot of words!!!). The goal for 2021: 365 days. Thank you, 750 team, for devising such a simple way to stick with it.

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For years I always told myself I should journal. It was recommended by friends, therapists, etc. The habit never stuck until I came here back in early November, and I’ve only missed a handful of days since. I don’t know why exactly but thanks so much for providing this platform as it has really helped me through some difficult times.

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It was only in this past year that I started seriously writing, and thanks to this page I’ve written more in the last 2 months than I have in the last 4 years. Thank you for creating this website!

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Let’s just say that I suddenly realized that you have been prompting me to write 750 for TEN years! What a tremendous service and help in providing that “silent” nudge each and every day. Sometimes, it’s easy to take for granted. so today, I want to say thank you! Hope this New Year is your best ever!!

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Happy New Year! It’s been over 5 years of writing on this site, so I dedicate 5 cups to this cause. This is a fantastic site to build a lifelong habit, get grounded, get more in touch with your own thoughts, just to get it all out. I’m very grateful that this site exists. It’s helped me grow as a human. Thanks!