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It's now December. The writing chaos has subsided, some sleep might have been gained and a little less caffeine consumed for us who rely on coffee before/during/after writing sessions. National Novel Writing Month is over. Some of us made it to 50,000 words, some not so much (me included) and some managed way more. While not everyone will be done writing their novel as 50,000 isn't very long when it comes to many genres and stories, there is a general question we will be facing this first week of December. And that is: what now? What do you do after NaNoWriMo has ended?
If you didn't take part and don't write novels, then well you can keep doing what you have been or whatever you often do in December.
After taking on the challenge of writing a novel in a month, for those that did spend their time writing thousands of words, then you have a few options.
1. Rest, Relax and Spend Time with Others
You earned it. Sleep more than you did before, maybe drink a little less coffee or tea (lol) and just relax. You don't have to stress about getting 1667 words a day or whether or not you'll reach your goal by the end of the month because it's over. You can take a break from writing or do some other activities that you want. It might also be a good time to spent a little time with family and friends if you were a fair amount less social during November. Check in with others and see how their lives are going.
2. Catch up on Non-Novel Commitments
Now that the novel and word count numbers aren't your main focus, you can do other things. Read the book that you set aside or play a game. Do some reviewing as sometimes the number of reviews can drop when everyone is busy trying to crank out so many words every single day of a month. Maybe catch up on that contest that you run and are slightly behind in (okay, not so slight but I'm working on it, promise). Whatever things you commit to that aren't novel related and you might have neglected during NaNoWriMo, work on them.
3. Write More
This is the one I will be doing. I didn't quite reach 50k, and by quite I mean not really close but that's okay. Other times I have won and still not been done by the end of the month, however, since 50k can be short and even the 165k year wasn't quite the end of the story (It took almost 180k for that first draft). While one can take a break before getting back to finishing the first draft, another option is to keep writing until draft one is complete. You can also write other things. Try out some short stories and poems. Show some of the contests on the site some attention now that you aren't trying to get a novel done, since novel contests don't quite work as well on here. Just do whatever writing you want.
I'm going to rest, lift weights, work and keep writing. What about you?
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What do you do after NaNoWriMo ends?
Last time I wrote a topic for this newsletter, I covered the question of who to share ideas and writing with while considering different types of test readers. Here is the one response sent in on the topic:
Comment by Quick-Quill 
I share the plot idea with my family and get feedback from them. I mostly write to myself. I'm looking for a writing partner, but I'm not sure where to look. My writing/reading group isn't on par with what I need. I do have one person I may tap on the shoulder. He's an amazing writer and not afraid to tell it like it is.... He already has.
- It is a challenge. I know there are some venues on different sites but I can't even name places off the top of my head for critique partners, unfortunately. I've always had an eye out but no luck so far. Nice that you have a potential though and good luck.
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