Happy NaNo to All and the Beginning of My Novelling Adventure

NaNoWriMo has officially begun and with it begins my quest into the world of the author.
Okay, so maybe it's not really as exciting as I make it sound, but writing is important to me. It always has been. Ever since second grade I've wanted to be a writer. Well, ever since the teacher started reading Harry Potter to the class, anyways (let's all give a big thank-you to Ms. Rowling then, shall we?). And now, here I am attempting to finish my first draft of my very first novel in a month.
That's right. One month. This month to be exact. And I'm not the only one with this seemingly impossible task, either. For those of you out there who haven't heard of NaNoWriMo (or National Novel Writing Month, to be specific), check it out. There's literally thousands of us from all over the globe with one goal in mind: to write at least 50,000 words of fiction in thirty days.
Some do it for fun. Others fully intend to publish their works. I know that I'd absolutely love to be published, but you really can't tell if a story is worthy of publication until the writing process has actually begun, can you?