I approached Nano from a slightly different place. I've had this novel inside me for years, but I'm a non-fiction writer. I've been trying to write fiction for a while, but it scares me. A few months ago, the novel was banging on the inside of my head trying to get out, but I was trying to perfect my fiction skills. I knew that, if I waited for perfect...well, it would never be written. So, I decided to try Nano. I'm doing OK on the word count, but I'm working VERY hard. I'm not turning off my inner editor, except when I get to a part that's very, very hard for me. I'm doing the best I can there and making a note that it's something to work on. I'm writing the best I can with the intention of hopefully getting to 50,000 by the end of November and then continuing on to about 80,000 after it's over. I fully intend to be able to send this novel out when it's done. It will be the best I can make it, but I needed Nano to make me do it. I know in my heart that I never would have without this kind of insane dare!
Jennifer DZ