The Friends & Members of 750 Words

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Love the site – kept me motivated to finish my first script of the year. I just want to know, why am I always 9 points behind the leaders in the monthly challenge? What are they doing that I’m not??

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1) Add entry text/metadata etc to txt exports with Markdown formatting, like marking Entry date as header or something so that if I import it into an editor outside for editing later the entries are distinct.

2) Offer HTML as an export option, make it easier to import into, say, google docs for editing. Right now my workflow involves pulling the document into notepad++, using regexp find and replace to mark headers, using a markdown plugin to preview the HTML, and the copy pasting into a google doc all marked up and everything.

Being able to just directly copy paste and keep formatting would be great.

(As a note, commenters — you can preserve a paragraph break by being sure to leave two returns in your original typing. It’s a little weird for me, but I’ve gotten used to it. It has to do with Markdown – because it’s intended for use in situations where you might have forced line-breaks at a certain character count, you need two line-breaks to REALLY indicate a new paragraph.)

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Thanks for giving me this space to write, where no one has to see my words if I don’t want them to, and I can just get the day out of my head when I have nowhere else to put it. You make my daily writing experience fun and it gives me a sense of accomplishment when I need it the most. Thank you for bringing 750 Words to the world! <3

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I’ve been a member here since 2011. A long time. I’ve always tried to use it as a NaNoWriMo boost, but it never really stuck. Starting in 2019, I started writing every day. In the beginning, not 750 words, but I’m now in a very good streak, and I am thankful that this place is here to brain dump my day. Thank you being here.

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I have been using 750words on and off for past few years. Since last week though, I have been consistent and determined to clear my brain and free up the memory for tasks that matter. Journaling here has been such a freeing experience. thank you for everything – simple yet beautiful editor, stats, badges, encouraging emails and for the amazing community feel.

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750words has helped me tremendously on my self-exploration and -development journey. Something about reaching that 750 mark really gets your brain activated! Almost every day, I start writing thinking that it’s pointless and that I’m just jabbering, but then by the end of my entry, I’ve come out with a better understanding of myself or my situation. I was originally doing my 750 on paper, but because I was using paper and pen in a journal that’s not notebook size (the original idea behind 750 words is that you fill 3 pieces of notebook paper), I could never be sure if I was hitting the goal or not. Since they are generous enough to give a whole free month, there really is no harm in trying to see if 750words works for you too!

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this is important

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Writing is sometimes like a meditation for me. I breathe easier after a lovely writing session on 750 Words. I’m smiling and completely relaxed. I missed 1 day this month, and I was on the next day as if this is where I need to be. I was a little shocked and didn’t remember missing my entry for that day, but no matter. Everything is fine. There is a thrill of starting over right away. Flushed with gratitude. I wonder if we can sense each other’s fingers tapping through our keyboards.

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Tomorrow I will pass 500K words written here on the site. It is not an exaggeration to say that 750words got me out of a multi-year writers block. I am now back on track with several nonfiction book projects that are under contract. Along the way I have also written a significant part of a novel and several short stories. I am so incredibly thankful for the site, and for the many folks around me who have encourage me and joined me in creating things. Just thankful tonight, and lots more good work to do.

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Thank you to Kellianne and Buster for running such an amazing site for writers of all kinds (and for responding to our help requests!) :-) I LOVE 750WORDS!

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I began a “manifestation/activation” program, and part of the program is choosing a daily activity done for 15 minutes. I chose writing in my 750words.com journal. It was a bit rough at first with some stops and starts and without an intent, but after a few weeks I developed an approach that is working well for me. As the creator of this site wrote, writing can be an act of meditation. Hah, I wrote “medication.” That too! My writing is mining the depths of my thoughts and bringing up good information. And I don’t have to share it with a soul. Thank you!

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I often come up with some of my most brilliant ideas in my morning words and deeply wish that it was possible to be able to bold words and keep the paragraph spacing. I struggle a lot when I go back to read previous days’ entries and spend an unnecessary amount of time sifting through my words because the paragraph spacing gets deleted and the inability to bold words makes it harder to quickly find what I am looking for in the huge block paragraph. I heavily dislike that the lack of these features makes me lazy to go back and read my words. I strongly feel that the incorporation of these features would very much appeal to new and existing members and would very much entice writers to look forward to writing. I love 750 words a lot and do not mind investing in the monthly $5 charge; it would be very much appreciated if you please consider these, thank you!

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I passed the million word goal today. I am so proud, and could not have imagined when I started this that I would ever reach this plateau. But I am now more inspired than ever. Now it is time to head towards 2 million!!! And beyond.

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It would be great to get an email with links to past entries – what I wrote last week, last month, last year.

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I had wanted to create a system of writing every day. This is the first solution that I can really keep up with in a truly daily approach. The gamification (badges) and motivation that goes with the easy interface make 750words a pleasure! Thank you for this great resource!

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Nothing in particular. I simply want this stuff to stay private

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I love this site and trying to write it daily but it has not happening yet. Work in progress. Feel great after writing it. I love most is that I can write anything about my thoughts and feelings and not worry about upsetting anybody or miscommunication. Brain dump in writing daily helps clear up my mind and shut up that inner voice in my head too. Loving it and will keeping writing.

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750 Words has been an amazing help for me. I am only on my 9th day, but having a daily reminder to put my thoughts in print has helped me as a grad student and as a thinker in general. I start the day with 750 Words and I find myself more centered throughout the day. THANK YOU!

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Would it be possible to add metadata fields after the day is over? Sometimes when I go back and read past entries, I’d like to be able to tag them (patterns become apparent in retrospect) but can’t edit them to add the tags.

Many, many thanks for this site. I would never have thought I was capable of taking on the Feb Challenge — you guys have made it possible!! Many thanks!

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Thanks

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hi! i see all the statistics in english language and there’s none when you’re russian( I wish there’ll be one

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Please make it adaptive to screen size so that it is easier to read the text and interact with menus. I don’t know how it works on other websites, but most wordpress themes have this feature and utilize it really well, so that’s how I have my own website set up.

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I always struggled with writing everyday previously. This site has been crucial in the improvements I’ve been making everyday!

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Thank you for providing this site. The daily practice of writing a set minimum before starting my day helps me turn off my inner editor, use creative language lovingly before I do anything else has inspired my writing and work throughout the day. Thank you :-)

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I can’t tell you how much I love your site — it has been a companion on and off for almost a decade and has been such a wonderful outlet. The design is so beautiful, the features so cheery and encouraging and the whole experience makes you come back for more.

I’m in a period right now where I find myself very connected to the site and to writing in general. The words have become part of my morning routine and so helpful in so many ways.

Here’s the thing — I crave more. I wish that there was a way to do a separate “winding down” page every night. I find myself journaling or making notes or writing in other apps — but what I really want more than anything is to do that here. And to be able to do it in a way that is separate from the work that I do in the morning and the completion of those 750 words.

I know this would add complexity and maybe it would undermine the wonderful ethos of your website. I don’t think this is a place for journaling — nor would I ever want it to be. I just want to be able to work through things in the same way before I go to bed the way I do in the morning. And I would love to do it here more than anywhere else in the world.

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I’d like to be able to search for all entries with predominant Happy affect, all Extroverted entries, etc.