That’s exactly how I feel about it, Pauline! Once you apply a backwards strategy to one thing, it seems to generate ideas for other applications. Starting with the end in mind is usually what I default to, especially when I have a hard time working through something. I’m glad you enjoyed this piece. Good luck with the ideas for your next novel! 🙂

I love that your wheels are turning with this strategy! I hope you can apply it to your WiP; let us know how the process goes, Tim. 🙂

Glad you find it helpful, Jan! Let us know your experience should you ever try this approach in the near future 🙂

Oh, that’s good insight! What a helpful recommendation for other Pantsers who also might find success applying the concept to the revision process.

I have a general idea of what happens and this process should be great for character development as it’s all new set of people.

Reverse engineering the character development is the less common way of applying this strategy, but I agree with you in that it’s very necessary to make everything come full circle! Thanks for giving me the opportunity to contribute, Angela.

Yes, I can agree with that, Ingmar! Once you have the end in mind, it can be difficult to scale back in and start fresh with the beginning. I think it’s also important to remember to capture all the beginning details, especially when we’re so focused on the end. Good thoughts! 🙂

Wow! I find it very interesting that you inadvertently used backward design for your trilogy, and that it’s now part of your go-to writing strategy. I’ve thought about writing a series, and I think backwards design is the way I’ll approach it during the planning phase so I avoid coming up with it as I go. Thanks for sharing your experience, Frank!