So anyway, I was thinking about Headswill today when I remembered a site I used a while back, 750words.com.

The idea behind 750words.com is based on the concept of ‘Morning Pages’. Morning pages are three pages (or 750 words) of stream-of-consciousness writing done every day. Editing is frowned-upon while private thoughts and tangents are positively encouraged. The goal is to declutter your mind and to dip into your subconcious.  As the site’s creator says: “You can’t just fart out 3 pages without running into your subconscious a little bit.”

So what is 750words.com?  At its simplest it’s just a place where you can write 750 words every day without the distraction of formatting controls, toolbars and the like. It goes a bit further than that though.  There are stats so you can see how long you take to write your three pages. There are badges that are awarded for such things as writing a certain number of days in a row. There’s text analysis to tell you your emotional state while you were writing and a complicated scoring system which allows you to see how you compare to all the other users of the site.

The important thing about 750word.com is that your writing is private, unless you decide you want to share it with other users. This means that whatever you write doesn’t have to be pretty or even make any sense – play 750 word word association if you want. Just write it down and see what happens.

Of course, you could write your 750 word in a text editor, word processor or longhand in a notepad but 750Words.com adds fun and motivation so you’re more likely to get into the daily habit.