Going backwards to move forward

How was your November, friends? While I didn't participate in NaNoWriMo, I did take advantage of the lull in the writerly social media world to put in long hours with my manuscript.

I'm at the stage with my current project where all forces collide in the big finale, which means, weirdly enough, this is where I stop to do a big re-assessment. Those of you who outline from the get-go may find this strange. But those who don't, whose process is organic,* have probably found themselves doing the s...