Now What?

I finished. The story has an end and I reread part four twice to edit. It is now in the hands of a friend who is making notes, watching for consistency, and giving general comments. (Not cowboy boots!)

In the meantime, I've sworn to give myself a few weeks of distance and time away from the story. The problem is the characters won't shut up. They're in my head, telling me to say this and change that.

I'm doing my best to ignore them. I have another idea on tap, but I don't want to get too involved when I know I have alterations. I cleared one book from my to read pile. Last night, I started on the stack of magazines that has been building up un the corner. I watched Six Feet Under on Prime while distractedly paging through articles I never stopped to read. Tonight, it's a blog post and the rest of the magazines (I hope) and Cold Justice. Tomorrow is a softball tournament.

Despite the inconvenience of writing five to seven days a week around a full time job, I miss the task. I feel a bit lost without putting down at least a few hundred words each night.

So, great internet void, now what?