Also, the hiatus should allow me to return to the project with fresh eyes. Feedback from beta readers has led me to consider three options for going forward:
A) Continue to rewrite and refine the novel in its current form.
B) Go with a MAJOR rewrite, basically a whole new second half.
C) Shelve it and move on to another novel.
Right now I'm leaning toward Option A.
More later, especially on my Flogging.