I've gone through all of the entries in LFWS once and now need to go back over my top 7 or 8 to choose my favourites and vote. It will be a refreshing break later on this evening. There's one in particular I think might be yours.... but I may be wrong.

I guess I won't be meeting up with you again at NaNo, then, this year. :( I'm sorry it didn't work out for you this time, because your idea sounded interesting.
Still, I understand what you mean with

My main problem is working out what I want to say about my main character.

I know I'm just throwing plot around wildly and not exploring anything. It's frustrating.

Marrakech! What a wonderful thought! *does happy dance with you*