Incubation.

Writers are mother hens. It's so easy to get emotionally wrapped up in the stories. Writing something and stowing it away in a file feels like leaving a story without an ending. However, there's a certain beauty in letting go, if only temporarily. Just like eggs stories need time to grow. Ideas need to simmer.

I just finished writing my NaNo project and I've already compiled a list of problems I've found without rereading. It's tempting to go back and reread the whole novel once I realize I've left things out or changed something halfway through. Instead I've been taking notes in a separate file. It's import to get those concerns out in a concrete form, however it also import to develop some detachment from the work.

So my advice to you is to enjoy December. Go spend time with the family and friends who thought you were dead in November while you were locked up in those 1,667 words a day. Save those desires to reread and edit for when the doldrums of January set in.

Try this easy experiment:

1. Write a short story today. Print out a copy and put it away somewhere. Put it away for seven days. Don't touch it until those seven days are up. 
2. Revise it. Print it out again. Put both copies away for seven days. You may notice some plot holes you didn't see or some glaring errors in your sentence construction.
3. Make a third draft. Finalize your revisions on the work. By this time you should be able to just polish it and clean up smaller errors.
4. After you've made the final set of corrections go back and reread each of the drafts. Notice how the work improved each time. Note the difference between the first draft and the third draft.