LiMoWriMo LiNoWriMo July 2025 – Official Thread

[Nikky Lee]

Here we have it! The official thread for July's LiNoWriMo.

1. Comment below to say you're want to join the event.
2. Tell us a bit about the project you're going to focus on for July. (It can be any project, new or old)
3. Give us a goal you want to hit. (Going for the full 50k like a traditional NaNoWriMo? Or will you be happy to hit 20k like me? Or maybe you plan to edit a chapter or 10 lines per day, let us know!).
4. Keep us updated on this thread with your progress! I've also created a Leaderboard on Trackbear so you can see how you're progressing (I find this helps keep me motivated). Simply create an account (it's free) and enter the join code for the leaderboard: 034541c6-6f0f-4bb0-a1e1-c8c288640e2a



You'll also notice we have a shiney prefix to use in Cafe Life. So if you have a story conumdrum you need help with, the prefix is there if you need it for a thread!

 

[Sedayne]

Thanks for setting this up @Nikky Lee Looks cool!

Maybe I need to give myself a profile pic for Track Bear - but I really like that little bruin.

 

[MattScho]

Count me in Nikky. I am looking to get through a third draft of Dead/Line, which I hope leaves it close to ready

 

[RK Wallis]

Fab work, Nikky I'm currently at the midpoint of my MG fantasy. I want to finish it, so I need around 25,000 words.

 

[Anneliese]

Contrarian goal of reducing 2 of my picture book manuscripts (written years ago) by about 75% each, and a recent one to 500 words.

 

[MattScho]

Chapter one, revised

 

[LJ Beck]

Thanks Nikky! I'm in. My goal is to finish the edit on my 100K word sci-fi novel. I have about 10 chapters to go plus some tidy up in a few spots. I'd also like to cut 5K. If I finish before eom, I want to do a read-aloud of the whole thing for a final pass before getting reads.

 

[Pamela Jo]

My goal is to rewrite One Magic Summer and add more tension and suspense. I feel I know the story better now and am a better writer than when I started this project and still love the concept, "Practical Magic meets Arsenic and Old Lace with death Chihuahuas, pookas and old cowponies.

 

[Bloo]

I don't suppose the thousand-word blog post last night counts? It's my very first post on my brand-new website. I'm going to document my journey as a writer - whatever the hell that means. I spent way too much time building the site, and it's still a hot mess.

Nothing new from The Blue so far today. I'll try to get some words in during lunch.

ETA: 338 words during lunch. A sniper missed his target, but hit a large residential LPG tank. Can't wait to go home and write the BOOM !

 

[Sedayne]

I don't suppose the thousand-word blog post last night counts?

If it was part of your goal, then it counts.

It's my very first post on my brand-new website.

Cool! Got a link?

 

[Sedayne]

My goal is to rewrite The Forgotten Songs of Sarah Sullivan . I'm halfway through and would like to finish second half this month.

It's way too long. I'm aiming for 32 chapters (16 done already), but it'll probably be more. It would be an achievement to bring it in at less.

Finished revising a chapter before work this morning. And I even worked out how to get my little bear to track it. Don't know how long that will last...

 

[Nikky Lee]

600ish words on Rarkyn book 3. My goal is to get it to 210k which should bring it close to the end (please let it be close to the end).

 

[Aethalope]

My goal is to establish the main character voice for the third book in my experimental royal road series. Controlling question: Can eavesdropping on star-crossed lovers’ forbidden dialogue distract an ancient AI masquerading as a domestic servant from its contemplation of genocide?

900 words in, it sounds like Ricky Gervais playing Dr. Who in a Mrs. Doubtfire situation. This could get maudlin.

 

[Bloo]

Sniper missed the shot. House explodes.

1450 words. Holy hell the prose is fugly.

 

[Bloo]

If it was part of your goal, then it counts.

Cool! Got a link?

Well...the blog post isn't part of my novel. So counting it would be a stretch.

My site is pretty rough. It's nothing like the author sites I've seen on here, so prepare to be underwhelmed...

The Blue Are Coming

Incomplete pages, poor layout, lousy graphics, busted links - my site has it all.

Do you have a website ?

 

[Aethalope]

Well...the blog post isn't part of my novel. So counting it would be a stretch.

My site is pretty rough. It's nothing like the author sites I've seen on here, so prepare to be underwhelmed...

The Blue Are Coming

Incomplete pages, poor layout, lousy graphics, busted links - my site has it all.

Do you have a website ?

It's got character and just the right degree of spicy intrigue

 

[RK Wallis]

I deleted a lot tonight, so just glad I still ended up with a positive number.

 

[Pamela Jo]

Starting today, Some how the first got lost.

 

[Bloo]

It's got character and just the right degree of spicy intrigue

Ooh...thanks for stopping by, Laura. The place does need some work, but LiNo, you know.

That reminds me...got to update my progress bar

EtA...
Forgot to ask...do you have a website? I wanna see.

 

[Bloo]

My goal is to establish the main character voice for the third book in my experimental royal road series. Controlling question: Can eavesdropping on star-crossed lovers’ forbidden dialogue distract an ancient AI masquerading as a domestic servant from its contemplation of genocide?

900 words in, it sounds like Ricky Gervais playing Dr. Who in a Mrs. Doubtfire situation. This could get maudlin.

Damn...your story has layers.

 

[wrightstuff]

I'm aiming to finish 6 short stories (3-5k each)

1. Final edit of a finished piece (spy)
2. Carve out a concept from a partially-completed novel (sci-fi)
3. Carve out a concept from a developing idea (fantasy)
4. Refine/edit a semi-finished piece (fantasy/horror)
5. New piece (no ideas yet)
6. Develop initial concept (psychological horror)

1-5 are set in Singapore, and 6 in the UK.

It feels to be about 40% writing and 60% editing.

I'm also finishing an edit of A Life in Layers, focused on cutting out repetition / hand-holding explanation. Halfway through, I'm well ahead of my target of reducing wordcount by 5%.

I'll work out how to set this up tomorrow...

 

[Bloo]

I deleted a lot tonight, so just glad I still ended up with a positive number.

I have a big delete coming. I'll push it off until I've more words under my belt. Maybe it'll hurt less that way.

 

[Bloo]

I'm about to do something I don't think I'm supposed to.

It's a three-scene chapter that goes Present POV 1 --> Deep flashback POV 2 --> Present POV 1. Instead of hearing the character relate her story to the POV 1 character, we fall into the past as POV 2 experienced it. I hope this works.

 

[MattScho]

Okay, three additional chapters revised (four total). One-tenth of the book now in third draft form. I think it's better. But the latter stages require more complicated rewriting, so not sure one-tenth is on, ahead or behind schedule. I'm gonna say right on schedule for day 2.

 

[LJ Beck]

I've changed my goal on the Trackbear leader board to be 40 chapters (all of them) instead of the 10 I'd put originally, because I went back to the beginning. The last 10 chapters need the most work, but I have changed enough in the first 2 chapters to have a ripple on effect that meant I needed to go through the whole thing for continuity. Anyway... the leader board is misleading... but it's all good. I'm glad I'm making progress!

 

[Nikky Lee]

Another 500ish words done last night.

Month total: 1,202
WIP total: 192,888

 

[Pamela Jo]

Starting today, Some how the first got lost.

OK starting the third. I had to make a tomato pie because the wolfhound wolfed the chicken for dinner. I keep forgetting he has the reach of a velociraptor and the counters are no obstacle for him.

 

[Sedayne]

My site is pretty rough. It's nothing like the author sites I've seen on here, so prepare to be underwhelmed...

Not underwhelmed at all, quite the opposite. But I think it deserves more than the quick lunchtime glance I gave it yesterday, so I've bookmarked it for a deeper dive when I get chance later on.

Do you have a website ?

Back in the 90s, I taught myself html and had one of the earliest personal pages outside of Geocities. Alas, my enthusiasm has waned over the years and Litopia is as out there as I get. Maybe someday I'll find spare hours to lose in website construction.

 

[LJ Beck]

Back in the 90s, I taught myself html and had one of the earliest personal pages outside of Geocities. Alas, my enthusiasm has waned over the years and Litopia is as out there as I get. Maybe someday I'll find spare hours to lose in website construction.

I also learned html and Dreamweaver back in the day. But now there are great hosting packages out there that take all the pain out of making a website. Which is a good thing b/c I can't remember anything about Dreamweaver now. ha. I use WIX for mine and it's easy as.

 

[Trey]

Thanks, Nikki. I'll give this a go! Do you send me the link? I want to get another 20-25k of my SF novel done if possible. I've written 26k so far. I am on holiday from 23 July so need to squeeze as much in as possible between now and then. I've already written 636 words (and done about 4 hrs editing) this month but not sure if i can backdate.