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Post by alyssa on Aug 16, 2015 19:04:55 GMT -5
Have you seen this website? 750words.com/It's pretty neat. It's goal is to get you to write everyday. There is little challenges you can take and such as well (with consequences, like being added to a 'wall of shame' if you take the challenge and fail it). I have joined and will try to at the very least try to keep this goal each day! 21k a month isn't so bad.
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ceruleanblue
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Post by ceruleanblue on Aug 17, 2015 7:55:32 GMT -5
I know it from the so called "morning pages" in "The Artist's Way"! And I like the idea, also to become accountable by sharing your achievements (and failures). It even looks quite nice, in there. I only instinctively dislike to write online, and to keep my words online forever!... What ever he says about "between you and you". So, as often, I have to pass. Should there ever appear someone who wanted to do something similar just by email or whatever, I might really like to do it that way, though. Sharing the achieved word count, or even the content, that might depend... Wish you good luck and fun with it, in any case!
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Post by alyssa on Aug 17, 2015 10:03:53 GMT -5
I believe the worry is people taking your work or having it online for people to see? I for one wouldn't recommend only putting it on that website. Websites aren't forever and it could one do disappear so. I understand that fear. I had it myself really, so much so that I was afraid to even give my work to people to critique. I think I can do 750 words without worrying about that. Those words (even if stolen or released) won't make or break anything I'm writing and what I write for the 750 will probably be chunks of much longer pieces. Not a continuation so it'll never be a full story But, I understand if you aren't willing to do it. I'm sure many aren't. Maybe I should force my husband into making a word goal software.
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Post by elizabethtwist on Aug 19, 2015 13:55:52 GMT -5
That does look like a fun tracker, Alyssa...always satisfying to have a graph of your accomplishments! I do the lion's share of my drafting on paper, but I'd be happy to do a similar challenge here some month if people are willing. Last year I had great luck writing a page a day...which for me was about 500 words, not too difficult at all but it was so neat to see a story build up out of just a little effort.
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Post by Sickboy. on Aug 26, 2015 0:42:32 GMT -5
Whaat.... I posted a thread on it awhile ago, and was going to redirect to it but it's deleted. Oi.
Anyway - I've been using the site since it first started. I find it helpful as heck, and I reckon, having a 'grandfather' account helps me stay on track more since I want to actually put the site to use, after all of the financial difficulties it'd had.
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ceruleanblue
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Nothing that happens to a writer--however happy, however tragic--is ever wasted. (PD James)
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Post by ceruleanblue on Aug 26, 2015 6:50:19 GMT -5
Maybe I should force my husband into making a word goal software. Wonderful idea! Please let me know if he ever does! (Perhaps try without applying too much violence, though...? Not sure how that might affect the software...)
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Post by Sickboy. on Mar 4, 2018 9:45:39 GMT -5
I’m bumping this because I was struggling with writing a lot since Nanowrimo ended and this website really, really helped me get back into the swing of things. It helped hold me accountable for at least 750 words because I found that more obtainable than say, 1000-2000 words a day (especially on a busy day).
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Post by elizabethtwist on Mar 6, 2018 9:20:07 GMT -5
That *does* look really cool! I did morning pages for a while. Really liked it as an exercise. I didn't realise the site also offers stats and whatnot!
I think, if I'm understanding the purpose of it (i.e., if the purpose is also the same as morning pages), the whole point is to write whatever as a prelude / warmup / way to keep the writing habit moving, as opposed to writing things that you consider precious or are part of a creative project. I agree with this method really, really hard. I think it's important to not consider every word you write to be something you have to hoard or keep—I threw out my morning pages notebooks because they were full of garbage nonsense, which IS THE POINT OF THEM. I know not everyone will agree with this, but I love that the person behind this site has obviously put so much care into reproducing the morning pages effect online. (I also filled a lot of pages with timed writing exercises a la Natalie Goldberg—similar effect to morning pages, but with time pressure.)
Eventually, I didn't feel I needed to do this sort of exercise as much, but I would return to it in case of a block. *side eyes site right now*
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