I'm aiming for publication as well, but I typically just can't get down the words in a first draft. NaNo is a great way to get yourself to just write. From that point, editing is easy.*

The thing is, I want to publish novels. That means I have to write them. It helps that Familiar is YA-targeted, so short is okay. MiaC may end up being 2-3 NaNos worth.

* This is a lie we tell ourselves in NaNo to make the process tolerable.