Writing status: New deadline in February??

I know I keep saying I have *one last idea* for revising Novel #3, but I do have a different *one last idea* that I'm trying out this month.

Also, I engaged a new beta reader, who may have some ideas for me next week???

The main problem, I guess, is that my *one last idea* is not one that I'm sure will address the concerns of the agent who wanted me to revise. So I'm still keeping RevPit and alternative options to traditional publishing in the back of my mind.

But even if I'm not sure about it, it would be nice if I finish it by the end of this month, and my brain tells me it has no more ideas for this story, and I can at least...take a break from thinking about it for a few months.

I feel like it's very "uncool" to say this as a writer, but the fact that this story has been haunting me for months and months has felt like a burden. It's left me exhausted and unable to keep up a social life. I just want to be done with it so I don't have to feel so exhausted and hollowed-out all the time anymore.

(And also give some attention to the new ideas in the back of my head that are clamoring for me to work on them.)