I wish I knew what to say here, Peg. I suck at plotting myself (I can never come up with the overarching idea to go through a whole novel. I have scenes, here and there, but nothing to tie them together.

Hmm...I don't know if this is a possibility for you, but maybe working on shorter works for a while would be good. Something that doesn't demand a long plot, but a short story? I never thought I'd be good at shorter fiction, but fanfic writing has helped me realize that it's something I should try. Especially as I still can't plot!

Don't let the back brain discourage you. I get some of my best ideas from my back brain. I just don't realize it for a while. Admittedly, most of them have happened in role-playing games, but that's where my best plots come from, and I've learned to listen to it. So maybe you should acknowledge that it's unhappy, give the novel a rest for a bit, and go back when the back brain is ready? Because I think it will happen. That's what back brains are for...guiding us when we don't really realize it.

You need to do what makes you happy.