The Friends & Members of 750 Words

750 Words exists because of mutual good will between the people that run this site (Buster & Kellianne) and the people who use it (you). The site wouldn't exist without the generosity, patience, and humor of everyone involved. For the first 3+ years that the site was running (Dec 2009 to May 2013), the site was free to use but with some encouragement to donate. That served us well (and most importantly, generated enough income to keep the site up), but as the site grew the need for support also grew.

On June 12th 2013, all existing users of the site were given lifetime free accounts (we hope you'll continue to donate when you can). New accounts created after June 12th, 2013 are now required to become members within 30 days after signing up in order to keep writing. Everyone will always have access to previous writings, stats, etc, even if they choose not to become members.

We're listening to your feedback and want to make sure that first and foremost, we offer a friendly and safe place for people to dump their private thoughts. I expect that we'll continue to adjust the way this all works for the near term. Thanks for being an awesome community!

Who runs this site?

Our names are Buster and Kellianne, we live in Berkeley, California with our two sons (Niko and Louie) and this is something we've built and run in our spare time.

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Our Good Members

Marc Tretin
Buster Benson
kate beswick
Christine Degner
Karl Schembri
Robert John Metcalf
Lily Marks
James Edward Hervey
SK Gaski
JG de Vries
Noah Stetzer
net banking
DaleSnow
Fuzzy Violette
David Michaels
Carol Ladewig
Chris Davidson
Sam Young
Christine Leal Walsh
Miss Tea
Grant Faulkner
Chris A.
Shelby Gibbs
Neeraj Hirani
Nick S.
Ilus Elu
Jesse Bowline
Suzi Steffen
Katherine Holmes
Alison Bartley
Brian Hodson
Chad Michael Eyer
Mary Warner
Steve Fife-Adams
Jim Sharp
Paul Schingle
Derrick Woolfson
Donna Grace Noyes
Francis Floyd Occena
Janna Marlies Maron
Kaimipono Wenger
Dan Mertz
Bill Archibald
Mary Lee Luskin
Nancy Carlzen
Austin
Dodo
Carla Weiss
Steven Goldman
Anne Dunham
Nils Davis
Erik Kastner
Erin Brown-John
Liz Demaree
Chris Cooper
Nan S
Gary Chou
Ransom Noble
Shania Hougher
Bryan Tocarz
Marc Majcher
Bart Post
CGC
Liz Zélandais
Barbara Stevens
Hal Tepfer
ramarameti
largeman
Yvette Keller
Kim A.
Jose A. Palma
Maile Pedersen
Kellianne Benson
Carol Kubota
Daniel Russo
Barbara 'Birdy' Cox-Diamond, BardicRaven
James Matsuzaki
anna thompson
David matthew czukiewski
Rees Davidson
Glenn Yuyama Hansen
Nawrie Meigs-Brown
Ashley Hutt
Amina Omari
Scotty A
Sean Isaacs
James wood
Laura K
Elise Edwards
Ben Talbot
Jane Donaldson
Josephine Kay
Caitlin S
Michael Wayne Cole
John Holcroft
Karen Bachmann
Suzanne
Crystal Darby
Lew Geer
Eduard Lopez

Notes of inspiration from members

20 cups

I have to admit, I have resisted the new version of 750 words for a long time. But alas, after 1500 days in a row, I’ve finally made the switch.

My review: IT’S REALLY REALLY GREAT!

You get confetti when you finish! The background isn’t pink anymore! It looks a little more slick and easy on the eyes, and for some reason i like that the word count is on the left now.

Kellianne and Buster, you guys are doing a solid job and I appreciate the care and small-business-ness of this site so much. Please keep it up!

~ love Jen

Testimonial Note from Jennifer Lee on Thu, Dec 05
2 cups
Delete entries
New Feature Request Note from Anonymous on Mon, Nov 11
1 cup

Replying to Morgan: Sadly I have recently found the Search of old entries on the old site not accurate. I got wrong dates when I searched and when the date was correct the copy was incomplete. Sad. It was such a lovely feature. Sorry to lose it. Could not comment on her post since I am not a fan of Disquis.

Testimonial Note from Bhavani on Sun, Oct 27
50 cups
Make Old Text Import into New Site

I’ve been writing with you for 11 years, and one of my favorite features about the old site is the I can search my old entries. I would love love love it if you could make the old entries import into the new site with the same organization and searchability as on the old site.

Thanks,
Morgan

New Feature Request Note from Morgan on Sat, Oct 26
80 cups

I have been aiming for the Griffin badge for a few years, and missing, but I have finally managed that magic 2000 day streak :-)

Again, thank you, Kellianne and Buster, for this wonderful writing platform that enables us …to write for 2000 days in a row, to write a diary, to write a book… or whatever our goal is <3 <3 <3

Testimonial Note from Sam Young on Tue, Sep 03
2 cups
Delete Entries
New Feature Request Note from Anonymous on Sun, Sep 01
1 cup

I just re-joined after a period of several years. The last time I was using 750words, I was journaling about things I was going through. I was also putting down stories about my cats, just so I’d remember them — for myself. My partner had gone thru dementia and I wanted a way to remember things. Normally, I’ve got bits and bobs everywhere, but 750words was a place that I could access from wherever and just write.

When I got to a place where I needed a book, all my cat stories were in one place! That made it easy for me to pull the book together, because 3/4 of it was already written. I’m so thankful!

Testimonial Note from Nancy Creighton on Sun, Sep 01
1 cup

To Diana
I tried to post this the “normal way” but with little or no success so it is that since i have no and i do mean no quit in me i vi for this methos. 750.com is great enough said enjoy the journey post when you can you will be better for it. Like a friend that simply listens and nods. I in answer to your post seek simple solutions so i use my tablet on occassion to “dictate” my thoughts for some of my posts others i post at just after mid night to be ahead of the day to come. My spelling they tell me doesn’t matter but it matters to me so i use a spell check along with a spelling app to help me along. I am not i am sure not as busy as yourself but i do hope this helps. Cheers and God bless.

Testimonial Note from Joseph Kane on Thu, Aug 29
10 cups

Thanks 750 words getting it done every day. A great place to clear my head and start again fresh. I have covered all kinds of topics and changed styles of writing as well. Presently I am in my Charles Burkowski style of rambling about the days or nights or escapades, makes no mind my words and thoughts are safe from prying eyes. Peace out.

Testimonial Note from Joseph Kane on Thu, Aug 29
5 cups

I love 750words, but to date I haven’t been able to do 30 days straight. I am a spousal caregiver and can’t seem to get “consistent free time” to do things like this for myself. Does anyone out there who is similarly busy have any ideas on how to get better at it?

Testimonial Note from Diana Dee on Tue, Aug 27
10 cups

Note to Sam Young: Welcome to Griffen-dom!! Congratulations!

Testimonial Note from Bhavani on Fri, Aug 23
22 cups

well well well i got to 1000 days and broke my streak, and I feel ok about it. I am hella proud that i got that done. And I continue. If i am lucky enough to have another 100 or 1000 or 10,000 days in my life, I will be grateful for this space to write privately, the gunk, the dreams, the anger, the joy. Fear and love, tiny things and large things. ALLLLLL of the dang life that life offers us, with a baseball bat to the head or gut, or a bouquet of flowers. Hahaha you can see that writing for 1000 days does NOT help with editing but that is not what it is for. It is for process. And, witnessing. I am here. And you are too! THANKS Kellianne and Buster— eternal gratitude!!!

Testimonial Note from nancy s on Tue, May 28
1 cup

I joined 750 words a long time ago. I originally thought I would write a book. I found I love reading much, much more. I did find that 750 words does help clear my mind when I need it to. I am a sporadic writer so to become a hundred day writer is almost beyond my belief set. But, the site was always here when I needed it. Thank you

Testimonial Note from Cindy M on Thu, May 23
1 cup

Last Thursday I think I had a real cathartic experience for the first time in the history of my treatment. I was thinking about my difficulty to write the report. I was telling Joe about my reaction to Arnold’s offer to send me his own psychoanalytic report. I described how anxious and insecure it made me feel at first. I was also worried about Joe’s reaction to this situation and how he might disapprove it as if that would be just another distraction to look at someone else’s writing rather than be focusing on my own. I just looked at the time and it’s 10:10. Woo-hoo. Good sign that I am doing something good. This number means everything is working out for me, I am working towards higher purpose. Anyway, I got distracted a bit but now back to my session experience last Thursday. I observed how my immediate anxiety to Arnold’s offer subsided after a read his own psychoanalytic case report for the second time and realized that it actually helped me to better understand how to structure my report and how psychoanalytic writing should look like. I continued thinking how I always struggled with procrastination, as long as I remembered myself I made it so difficult for my self to progress with my learning because I would not study or would do it the last minute so that it would be difficult to absorb and let the material settle in my mind, instead I was distracted by stress and anxiety about my performance. Joe was listening to me and then asked me if I thought I learnt something in my classes. I didn’t respond but got silent. He asked me what made it difficult to answer that question. I observed myself being kind of stuck and unresponsive. He thought about the word that I used in the previous session – finality – something that he said communicated perhaps my awareness that the work with my supervisors and my analysis with Joe would end at some point, he thought that perhaps I was having a hard time with that because it would evoke a strong sense of loss that I was defending against because it was too painful to acknowledge the loss of my father. I was conflicted about writing the report and presenting it to my supervisors and being able move on and mature but instead I perceived myself as a little girl who could not grew up and move on and so I didn’t have to face the loss. When Joe stopped talking I started sobbing with such intensity and emotionality that at first I could not consciously understand. My body was reacting before my mind could get a sense of what was happening. I shared that with Joe and he said that it will catch up eventually. I was so astonished with my reaction and how Joe’s interpretation just hit the core of my internal conflict, this difficulty to use my mind and move on. I felt such a strong sense of relief that I haven’t experienced for a long time. It was like a heavy weight was off my shoulders and I felt a sense of lightness and clarity and ease. Things seemed not as complicated as I always felt before. After the session I thought so good and so inspired. I understood how the erratic and irregular meetings with my father were so short lived. When I saw him sober and present, I would just listen to his stories and interesting scientific facts, but I could not allow myself to think that I could use my own mind in the same way and be inspired to learn and thrive. The only thing I could allow myself is to remain that passive little girl, who listened and didn’t talk or express herself. I got stuck in his emotional experience of a little child without a mind of her own because it would mean to lose my father, it would mean that I don’t need him. I also thought about my fantasy of an exciting and handsome man watching me from a distance. This fantasy was constructed as a result of my longing for my father who was never around and who would often be absent, who would appear handsome, attractive and charismatic on the photos. He was looking at me from these pictures and that was very sad and hopeless that I could to have him appear this was in my life. I miss my father. I never allowed myself to mourn the loss of my father. I think I am able to grieve his absence in my life. I would like to relate to men in a different way. I would like to feel like a woman and not a little girl. I am capable to feel attractive, successful and interesting. I can make choices and be more active in relation to a man. I still have to feel more relaxed and uninhibited.

Testimonial Note from Polina Mariani on Tue, May 14
5 cups

750 words is truly a key part of my mental health practice. Writing everyday, about anything, important or trivial, notes, reminders, or just gibberish, is the best way (for me) to get some quiet time, headspace, mindfulness. I appreciate this site, literally, everyday. Please keep up the good work!

Testimonial Note from Richard Badge on Wed, May 01
2 cups

Today my writing on 750words.com went through 2 million words. That’s an average of showing up here 192 days/year and writing just short of 1,000 words a day over the ten and a half years I’ve been writing – although it hasn’t been a linear writing pathway by any means!

750words.com is part of my morning routine. I use it to get my somewhat overwhelmed and full head down onto the virtual page to be able to sort through what I’ve got going on mentally, practically and emotionally. I’m very grateful that it exists and that every day it provides me with the E M Forster opportunity to ‘see what I say’ in order to ‘know what I think’. Thank you all.

Testimonial Note from Janet Wilkinson on Fri, Apr 05
1 cup

Just completed my first month streak here! So exciting. If I can do it, anyone can :)

Testimonial Note from katie m on Mon, Apr 01
2 cups
An iPhone/iPad app

Thank you Buster and Kelliane for this website. I have had an account for over 10 years and though I took a pretty long break I hope to write here as long as service is supported. Right now I am working on a rough draft of a book 100% in 750words and sometimes I want to check in on my ideas while away from my laptop. For those times a dedicated app or at least mobile support would be really great. Of course even without those features I appreciate this site beyond words.

New Feature Vote from Arc on Thu, Mar 28
1 cup
Reflected

Reflect on whats next form me

New Feature Request Note from Claudine Mai on Wed, Mar 06
1 cup
A better mobile site

I am particularly interested in how words and emotions are reflected in my writing….what are linked to motivational words and words that reflect my movement.

New Feature Vote from Claudine Mai on Wed, Mar 06
1 cup

750 words has affected my life by giving a reason to visibly acknowledge what is on my heart, mind, and soul….it allows me to reflected on a daily inspiration and to continue to push forward.

Testimonial Note from Claudine Mai on Wed, Mar 06
20 cups

I honestly don’t know what I would do without this website. Coming onto here always feels like a safe space to barf out all my pent up thoughts and maintain my sanity. I’ve been using it for the past decade; it’s a documentation of my teenage years and transition into adulthood. So many fragments of myself over the past 10-11 years that would have been otherwise lost memories. Reading back is always a surprise- oh, I used to think like this, ah, I used to be like that.

I am so grateful 750words exist, and that I’ve been lucky enough to come across it. Thank you!!

Testimonial Note from Andi Lim on Sat, Feb 03
1 cup
protecting your information

Don’t invite anyone to go look at the new site without telling them to protect the password of the old 750 words account. Losing your original old-site password messes everything up

New Feature Request Note from Octave below Alto on Tue, Jan 30
57 cups

Just crossed 1 million words. Hard to believe. Just shows the value of consistent practice and even the days where I didn’t hit 750 words, the work counted towards progress. A good lesson for life. Hope everyone has a lovely 2024!

Testimonial Note from Shawn Gervais on Wed, Jan 03
25 cups

Yesterday I got to 4000 days writing every day on 750. I had no idea when I started so long ago that I’d ever get to that point, I’d check to see how long others had been doing their writing, and honored what I thought of as “the old timers”. Now i’m one to them. It has changed my life to write every day through rain or shine, ups and downs. I’m so grateful to Buster and Kellianne for this site, and tor all the other writers who are doing this along with me. Happy New Year to everyone? Let’s keep writing!

Testimonial Note from Bhavani on Wed, Jan 03
7 cups

I cannot fully express my gratitude to 750 Words. I have been a part of this online community and practice for more than a decade and it has taught me so much. It has helped my personal life and career. I am going to be moving on to other formats, but I will always be grateful for this site and practice. Thank you!

Testimonial Note from Elizabeth Sharon on Sun, Dec 31
10 cups

750 words saved my sanity during some of the darkest times of my life. It enabled me to release emotions and thoughts I didn’t even know I carried and helped me to have a new outlook as I put in the practice each day. I only hope to discipline myself further in the practice to keep up the momentum. Thank you!

Testimonial Note from Lara M on Mon, Dec 25
5 cups
Improve the writing page

I don’t like the emoticons in the new website, because they look too “teenagerish” and unserious. In the old one, we had just words expressing the general feeling, but now those extra emoticons kill the beauty of the website. Therefore, I didn’t move to new website and I enjoy the older one more. I don’t say symbols shouldn’t exist, but there could be better ones than standard emojis or just none. Please consider if possible, or at least you could create a feature for the members to disable/enable those on the frontend. Thanks for consideration!

New Feature Vote from Jim Wilde on Sun, Dec 10
1 cup

Thank you so much, Kellianne, for fixing my broken streak (due to a computer glitch, the words were there the whole time). I am SO close to a Double Griffin (2,000 straight days of writing) I can practically TASTE it (which I wouldn’t do because I’m vegan).

I told a friend about 750Words yesterday and she asked, “What do you write about?” I said, “Everything! When you’re over-thinking, write, and when you’re under-thinking, read.”

Testimonial Note from Sue Ann Wolff on Tue, Nov 28
1 cup

You are awesome!

Testimonial Note from Max Gogats on Mon, Nov 06