Once again, ladies, I have to ask. What IS the deal with nano writing? Don't you think writing's more of a solitary experience, best served with no self-imposed, superficial deadlines? I dunno. Convince me. Maybe I'm wrong. I've been wrong before. Ask my wife.
Wait, wait wait...you've been wrong before? I am shocked! Shocked, I tell you! I just can't believe it. It's like my world has imploded.
As for the NaNo thing, for me, it's about the challenge. I wanted to see if I could do it. It's driving me insane though, and I'm not sure I'll do it ever again.
I do think my writing is better with a deadline, otherwise I slack off, but it's hard to have something that can't be reconsidered if things start going wrong.