750 Words http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954 GELane <a href="http://www.750words.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.750words.com</a> A writing site based on the idea of "morning pages," to get you to write three pages every day (roughly 750 words) - write anything at all. Journal, prose, homework, parts of your novel, brainstorming, or just a general mind dump. It's completely private and no one will ever read what you write unless you copy and paste it elsewhere, although automatic programs built into the site study what you've written (words and verb tense and such) and give you statistics about your writing everyday. You can also get badges for streaks of writing - three days, ten days, thirty, etc. - as well as overall wordcount, writing speed, lack of distractions, and even completing Nano through the site. Simple and easy, it's a distractionless place to just write. Tue, 11 Oct 2011 23:15:19 +0200 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=1#forum_thread_comment_13447 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=1#forum_thread_comment_13447 Kristina Michelle I love this site. Just started doing it about mid September. I found out that I can write my 750 words in an average of fifteen minutes, which makes me really happy :D Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:31:58 +0200 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=1#forum_thread_comment_14772 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=1#forum_thread_comment_14772 Azombieatemyshoelace I love this site, too. I have a 180-something day streak going on. It's awesome. Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:50:31 +0200 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=1#forum_thread_comment_15126 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=1#forum_thread_comment_15126 KierieC Awesome site! Before this, it would take me several days to write more than a thousand. Now I can write several thousand words in less than an hour! Wed, 12 Oct 2011 01:03:27 +0200 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=1#forum_thread_comment_15382 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=1#forum_thread_comment_15382 J.E.Blackworth One of my favourite blogging/writing platforms, I just have to pick it up again, as a nice warm-up for NaNo... Wed, 12 Oct 2011 01:09:01 +0200 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=1#forum_thread_comment_15482 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=1#forum_thread_comment_15482 FrankieCroooow I've been using this for a while, but I've been using it more the passed couple of months as a warm-up for NaNo. It works quite well. I generally use it before I go to bed, although I have it set to alert me to write at eleven in the morning. Wed, 12 Oct 2011 05:08:47 +0200 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=1#forum_thread_comment_20179 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=1#forum_thread_comment_20179 LadyofNonSequitur THis... seems completely awesome! I love the stats! Wed, 12 Oct 2011 05:13:53 +0200 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=1#forum_thread_comment_20289 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=1#forum_thread_comment_20289 Heather Jones OH. I forgot all about this site! How did that happen? Time to get back to it! Wed, 12 Oct 2011 07:12:14 +0200 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=1#forum_thread_comment_22276 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=1#forum_thread_comment_22276 aryas_zehral I started using this a couple of days ago. So far I've pretty much used it for brainstorming ideas for NaNo. I missed one day, however, because I got home from work just after midnight and it had already clicked over to the next day. However that just gave me a really early start on the next day. :) Wed, 12 Oct 2011 11:53:06 +0200 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=1#forum_thread_comment_24518 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=1#forum_thread_comment_24518 Earthsick This seems interesting, but what is this stuff about Facebook I read in the FAQ? Sorry, I don't give my real name to just anyone. /: This is a problem for me. I do have a fake Facebook account though with a completely different name and stuff. Well, let's see about this when I get home. Wed, 12 Oct 2011 12:13:08 +0200 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=1#forum_thread_comment_24640 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=1#forum_thread_comment_24640 Shwoo I found the site via this forum a couple of months ago, and now I have more of my ideas written down than I ever have. I don't think it's supposed to be used for fiction writing, but I don't care. I had a 53 day streak going until I completely forgot to write a few days ago. Hope that doesn't happen again. Wed, 12 Oct 2011 15:04:44 +0200 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=1#forum_thread_comment_25811 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=1#forum_thread_comment_25811 krazikrys I so need to remember to do this! I LOVE 750words! And then it's only less than 1k to your daily WC goal. My longest streak has been 7 days I think. I need to start writing there more! Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:20:32 +0200 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=1#forum_thread_comment_26573 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=1#forum_thread_comment_26573 ninemagpies Facebook is just one of the login options, you can also use Google, Yahoo or OpenID. I love 750words (I have most of the badges), but I have had issues in the past with it chopping off the end of entries, so I would recommend you copy/paste everything you write there. At the moment I'm planning to use it for NaNo in conjunction with My Writing NOOK (I refuse to cave to Barnes &amp; Noble even if the owner had to); switching beween the two for writing and archiving on both. The only problem I found when I attempted Camp NaNo on there was that I missed my daily braindump and lapsed back into journalling, so I may set up a second account purely for NaNo purposes and try to keep my journalling to one of my many unused notebooks. Wed, 12 Oct 2011 17:53:35 +0200 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=1#forum_thread_comment_27692 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=1#forum_thread_comment_27692 PenGryphon2007 I just started doing this...will see how far I can continue. I should be able to do 750 words everyday, at least up until November starts. Thu, 13 Oct 2011 02:57:33 +0200 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=1#forum_thread_comment_35635 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=1#forum_thread_comment_35635 starlitnight I love this site! It is amazing and showed me that I can write 750 words in ten minutes. Perfect practice for NaNo. :) Thu, 13 Oct 2011 18:36:34 +0200 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=1#forum_thread_comment_44244 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=1#forum_thread_comment_44244 ArachneS I just discovered this site 4 days ago and I LOVE it!! It really really helps do a "brain dump" of all the random things running through my head before I get into focused writing mode. Thu, 13 Oct 2011 19:36:03 +0200 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=1#forum_thread_comment_44964 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=1#forum_thread_comment_44964 1000storysoul Last year they included a NaNo count of 1667 words a day I believe. Amazing site. Fri, 14 Oct 2011 17:03:22 +0200 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=1#forum_thread_comment_56853 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=1#forum_thread_comment_56853 Ahryantah I just adore this site. I sign up for the monthly challenges every month, which gives me that extra incentive to write every day (don't want to end up on the Wall of Shame!). I'm addicted to the stats, too. This is the first NaNo I've done while using the site, but I'm going to try to write through it this year Fri, 14 Oct 2011 21:33:17 +0200 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=1#forum_thread_comment_59624 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=1#forum_thread_comment_59624 KierieC I've been on this site for only a couple of days and I've already written 3,000 words! This is really going to help me with my NanoWrimo novel in November! Fri, 14 Oct 2011 23:03:36 +0200 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=1#forum_thread_comment_60920 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=1#forum_thread_comment_60920 BluePhoenixFlame I've been using this site on-and-off since late last year and I've really enjoyed it. The badges give me some incentive to try and stick to my writing habit and the stats you get for each entry just increase my addiction. I would strongly recommend anyone who hasn't already tried it to give it a go. Sat, 15 Oct 2011 09:45:31 +0200 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=1#forum_thread_comment_67354 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=1#forum_thread_comment_67354 mjmarlieu Does anybody know if Buster will be setting up 750 Words for NaNoWriMo '11? I didn't do NaNoWriMo last year, but I got into 750 Words back in September. It would be awesome if it was set up like that though. Would be a lot easier for me to write all my words in one setting. Sun, 23 Oct 2011 13:41:41 +0200 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=1#forum_thread_comment_181579 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=1#forum_thread_comment_181579 Jack's Spirit I love this site. Nano should hopefully earn me back some of my badges. Sat, 29 Oct 2011 06:52:20 +0200 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=2#forum_thread_comment_275660 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=2#forum_thread_comment_275660 piper0110 I'm going to use this site to draft my novel - then cutting and pasting it elsewhere. It's a great site - I'm hoping there are special Nano badges again! Mon, 31 Oct 2011 18:38:48 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=2#forum_thread_comment_325865 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=2#forum_thread_comment_325865 SVEllis Good link! However, that's only a quarter of what I need to write per day xD Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:08:16 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=2#forum_thread_comment_334382 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=2#forum_thread_comment_334382 piper0110 Nothing says you can't write more than 750! Tue, 01 Nov 2011 14:10:49 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=2#forum_thread_comment_350767 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=2#forum_thread_comment_350767 springsandwire I am a WAY big fan of 750words (started using it shortly after he soft-launched it in January 2010; my streak is currently 618 days). It has, without a doubt, changed my life. This is my first NaNo, but I have definitely had days where I was trying to work through some issue in my head and ended up blazing past 3000 words. Also, for those having saving problems at the end -- check that the Saved number and the linked number at the bottom right corner match up. If they don't, you can force-save (command-S on the Mac, whatever is the normal combination for saving on Windows etc.), and THEN go on to the next page. Also I want a NaNo badge this year. I will admit that is a heavy portion of why I'm throwing myself into this. Tue, 01 Nov 2011 20:55:22 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=2#forum_thread_comment_360252 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=2#forum_thread_comment_360252 secretnatasha How do you get the NaNo badge? Just by writing 50k words in the month of November? Tue, 01 Nov 2011 23:51:46 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=2#forum_thread_comment_366771 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=2#forum_thread_comment_366771 Sprakit I use this too! Once I get the first 750, I feel so accomplished I just keep going. I also like that it times my writing sessions for me. AND the "mood analysis" is pretty awesome. Wed, 02 Nov 2011 23:53:59 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=1#forum_thread_comment_405085 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=1#forum_thread_comment_405085 heychrisfox He has a badge for NaNo. From what I understand, as long as you hit 50k words in a month, you earn the achievement. I don't think that he's setting up anything more than that. But it could be a good idea! I like the patron system that he sets up, to where if you're a big fan, you can pay to see new features. :] Or at least suggest them. Thu, 03 Nov 2011 18:46:36 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=1#forum_thread_comment_431902 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=1#forum_thread_comment_431902 Kurojin I absolutly love this site. i think it is full of fantastic and amazing. It makes it so much easier to keep track of my writingwithout distractions - because it tells me how many times I was distracted while I was writing. Because of this, I have actually cut down on my distractions. Fri, 04 Nov 2011 22:21:49 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=2#forum_thread_comment_470541 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=2#forum_thread_comment_470541 EcclesBob Can I just add to the love for this site. I think it's fantastic that you can't easily see what you wrote the day before. It stops me going back and editing. Editing is the easiest way of procrastinating for me, so to have the option taken away is pretty sweet. Also I love the way the word count is presented. I can see what I've written each day, and the total for the month. I've been using other writing software too, and so keeping track of all the different documents and word count was a bit of a headache. Copy pasting everything onto 750 words means I can easily get a word count of what I've achieved that day, and get the running total to update here. Plus on 1st December I can just export the whole month of writing as my first draft, ready to start editing! Mon, 07 Nov 2011 01:06:14 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=2#forum_thread_comment_534363 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=2#forum_thread_comment_534363 imcbain Yeah, Kudos to 750 words. I started it two months ago, and it got me into NaNoWriMo,which I JUST completed! Just looking for how to get that badge now... Thu, 01 Dec 2011 02:18:49 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=2#forum_thread_comment_908176 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=2#forum_thread_comment_908176 Gazoinks Seems like a nice site, thanks for the link. Too bad I already finished NaNo, no badge for me. Thu, 01 Dec 2011 05:17:52 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=2#forum_thread_comment_910706 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=2#forum_thread_comment_910706 Gazoinks So, just fired it up and wrote almost 1100 words describing some history and characters in a Superhero universe I'm developing. Great motivational tool, thanks. :) Incidentally, the stats I got are kind of hilarious: Rating: PG-13 for violence. Feeling: Upset followed by Self-important. Thinking about: Death followed by success. Look, is it my fault the heroes in my world consist mostly of ruthless vigilantes and two failed businessmen? Thu, 01 Dec 2011 05:45:57 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=2#forum_thread_comment_911133 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=2#forum_thread_comment_911133 Gazoinks Yeah, at least judging by the stats, it seem like it's more intended for journaling. It's great for everything, though. Thu, 01 Dec 2011 06:00:01 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=1#forum_thread_comment_911351 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=1#forum_thread_comment_911351 nlforst Love this site. I think I found it on here, before NaNo, and used it the couple weeks building up to NaNo. It helped greatly to get myself back up to writing speed. I fell off the wagon for a couple days, towards the end of NaNo, but I'm getting back on and using this. Sat, 03 Dec 2011 05:18:48 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=2#forum_thread_comment_926142 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=2#forum_thread_comment_926142 amateras Love 750 :) I took up the December challenge, finding myself moving along smoothly... 750 words a day is cake compared to my Nano goals (which have always been 2500/day but this year I didn't feel the vibe and couldn't get into the story :x). Wed, 07 Dec 2011 19:16:00 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=2#forum_thread_comment_946713 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=2#forum_thread_comment_946713 Audrangelo Stevenski I love this site. I've been using it since last years NaNoWriMo. Wed, 07 Dec 2011 22:00:12 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=2#forum_thread_comment_947332 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=2#forum_thread_comment_947332 Earthsick Okay, recently got myself to start this ... via my livejournal log-in, lol. But I can't get myself to write every day /: Lack of motivation, I guess. At least for Nano I could write just 'everything', I don't know how to get that feeling back unless it's November xD Meh. Let's see about it. I didn't write the last two days now. /: Since I always stop at the minimum of 750 I even got a short story going right now. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:46:15 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=2#forum_thread_comment_1094917 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=2#forum_thread_comment_1094917 Earthsick I can't login to this site from my livejournal account anymore. Help, anyone? The "support" page on this website is pretty much the same as it also "works" with open id ... just not with livejournal anymore. /: Obviously it's too much to ask for that the creator of the website actually explains why it doesn't work anymore. For several weeks now. Sat, 10 Mar 2012 21:12:12 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=2#forum_thread_comment_1202785 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=2#forum_thread_comment_1202785 DisneyTime I absolutely love this. I honestly thought I'd just feel unmotivated then hate myself for giving up yet another thing at the first hurdle, but it's actually changing the way I brainstorm ideas. I can't wait to have enough ideas going to actually start writing something using it - I'm curious to see how it changes that too... Thank you for the link!!! :D Thu, 15 Mar 2012 21:33:14 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=2#forum_thread_comment_1214684 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/helpful-resources-sites/threads/1954?page=2#forum_thread_comment_1214684