For what it's worth, this is what I'm doing during Kerth season. (My first ever!)
I'm reading as fast as I can to be ready when nominations open.
Then I plan to try to re-read everything that gets nominated from top to bottom.
As for new material, I am reading a few things but less than usual.
Finally I'm writing two short stand-alone pieces that I hope to post in Feb/Mar. I hope to come up with a short funny Valentines Day piece. The other is NOT funny (at least I hope not) and not at all like anything I've posted before. And, based on Elisabeth's post above, I won't be too worried about less-than-normal FDK.
Oh, and of course, that little side-activity called work.
Bob