Camp NaNoWriMo Recap and Revision Goals

Hey nerds!
Camp NaNoWriMo is officially over and can I just tell you I am relieved! While I am my most productive self during NaNo events, by the end I am plain Jane exhausted.
My goal was to draft my novel, The Lovers, which I set at around 50,000 words. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I’m a light drafter. While I plot and outline, I am still a discovery writer at heart. So my first draft ends up being the main beats of the story and any scenes that jumped out to me while I was writing.
While it is common practice to let a novel “sit” for a while after drafting before revisions, I have found that doesn’t work for me, at least not at this stage. I’ve found a way that works for me and it involves immediately diving back into edits after getting my first draft down. 
Now, I’m sure my drafting and revision style will evolve as I continue to evolve as a writer, but this month I’m going to walk you through my revision of The Lovers.
The very first thing I do when I am revising is to set goals. 
My first goal is to have the novel ready for beta readers by the end of September. Now, I know what you’re thinking: yes, that is a very ambitious goal. I am using this blog to hold myself accountable. Also, this novel is the one I’m using for my thesis for my graduate school program, so that has a deadline of its own.
Now that I have my main goal, I break my goal into smaller parts.

1. Flesh out character: by August 3. I will go over what this looks like on my next post, but I am happy to say I have hit this goal. 
   
2. Plot the novel: by August 6
   
3. Address the plot holes: by August 13.
   
4. First Read: by August 20.
   
5. Summarize the first read: by August 21.
   
6. Look at the forest: by August 22
   
7. Solve the issues: by August 26
   
8. Look at the trees, not the forest: by August 31.
   
9. Rewrite: by September 30
   

Throughout the month, I will post explanations about what each of these steps looks like.
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Wish me luck, y’all. I’m going to need it.