It’s December 7th, which means that NaNoWriMo has
been over for a full week now.
It’s been a long week. It doesn’t help that I did push
myself way too hard the last week of November, between picking up extra shifts at
work, hosting 3 write-ins and getting together with family the other spare
moments I had.
Not that I would have changed any of it…
But last week, I did take a full 3 days off and relaxed. I
cleaned, did laundry, FINALLY put up the Christmas tree. I’m the kind of person
that pesters her husband into putting up Christmas decorations starting the
beginning of November. This year, I was so busy that I didn’t even think about
it until December 3rd.
But I know that it’s not safe to spend too much time away
from my writing. I’ve spent the past 30 days creating a habit. Habits are
easier to break than make. Fortunately, I have awesome writing friends, and we’ve
grown even closer this NaNoWriMo. My Co-ML and I have decided to get together
twice a week to keep writing. Plus, I know how much better I work under
pressure, so I’m creating my own goals and schedule for her to use to monitor me.
I’ll keep her going too.
So what’s my current goal? Since I finished Commissioned on
November 15th, I felt like enough time had passed for me to start a
revision. I did a quick read through on Friday and Saturday so that I could get
an idea of what needed to be fixed.
Honestly, it’s a few minor things here and there (add
setting, flesh out characters), but nothing like previous novels. I’m not
having to delete sections or add entire plot twists. Obsessive planning and
plotting have their benefits! I’m hoping to finish this revision by LTUE, my
first official writer’s conference! I’m going with a few friends from my
NaNoWriMo group, and I’m super excited.
Those are my goals for now! How about the rest of you? How
are you doing post NaNoWriMo craze?
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