That's happened to me before, comments going missing. It's frustrating because I never know if the original one will turn up or not.

Saying that. I've never joined Nano for the reason you say, due to the time of year. Plus, it seems very official in some ways, while this is something that's low key. Hopefully anyway.

Your story idea sounds amazing, I say give it a go, there'll be no shame if you don't get it done, and people will be cheering you on.