Well, what do you use 750words for? Do you write stories or do you just use it as a place to dump scattered thoughts so you can then focus on writing?
For me, yeah, there are times when I'm just writing for the sake of my streak, though for me, that's also a benefit because then I'm at the very least writing something, even if it's just a rant about work or random babbling about what I need to get done. But I find it's also useful for just talking about ideas I'm trying to develop.
Most of my friends who I'd usually bounce ideas off of on IM have been too busy for that, and it helps me if I can turn my concepts and pictured scenes into actual words, so just babbling about scenes I want to use or ideas that I've only got vague notions about really helps solidify things for me. Sometimes, so much so that I'll actually start writing scenes as part of my 750words.
That said, I don't think there's anything wrong with finding the site no longer useful to you. That's the annoying thing about various writing tricks, sometimes the only reason they work is because they're a shiny new method and once you get used to them, they lose their effectiveness. If you really want to keep up with the site, you could try using it differently. Like, going in with a prompt, or just talking through an idea as if there's someone listening on the other side of the text box, or trying to write a paragraph of each of your WIPs within an hour.
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Date: 2011-06-01 02:35 am (UTC)For me, yeah, there are times when I'm just writing for the sake of my streak, though for me, that's also a benefit because then I'm at the very least writing something, even if it's just a rant about work or random babbling about what I need to get done. But I find it's also useful for just talking about ideas I'm trying to develop.
Most of my friends who I'd usually bounce ideas off of on IM have been too busy for that, and it helps me if I can turn my concepts and pictured scenes into actual words, so just babbling about scenes I want to use or ideas that I've only got vague notions about really helps solidify things for me. Sometimes, so much so that I'll actually start writing scenes as part of my 750words.
That said, I don't think there's anything wrong with finding the site no longer useful to you. That's the annoying thing about various writing tricks, sometimes the only reason they work is because they're a shiny new method and once you get used to them, they lose their effectiveness. If you really want to keep up with the site, you could try using it differently. Like, going in with a prompt, or just talking through an idea as if there's someone listening on the other side of the text box, or trying to write a paragraph of each of your WIPs within an hour.