Writing a Book

I am participating in NaNoWriMo this year - I am posting the chapters in my adventure novel to this site:
http://heartofthewilderness.blogspot.com/
Feel free to stop by and see what an amateur writer has in his head.  The goal is to write a 50,000 word novel in 30 days.  I'm only getting about half as many words per day as the goal.  We'll see if I catch up.  Regardless, I am learning a lot about how to spill your brains out on paper.  I welcome your comments - maybe you can give me ideas as the novel develops.  I have a rough outline in my head, and I try to write a chapter each night.  I'm a few nights behind...