I wrote a 50k NaNoWriMo entry a few years back. I never tried to publish it (except on the web). On reflection, it was garbage - friends who read it (or pretend

I wrote a 50k NaNoWriMo entry a few years back. I never tried to publish it (except on the web). On reflection, it was garbage - friends who read it (or pretended to) said they thought I was trying too hard to demonstrate technical ability at the expense of plot. I currently have a second novel in progress (using the excellent Scrivener software) although I don't expect to complete even a first draft for a long time yet.