October Novel Prep Challenge

So what are you guys struggling with most as we near the end of October?

What do you fear when Nov. 1st rolls around?

I struggle with staying caught up and racking my brain to delve deeper into my novel. My fear is that I will fall so far behind that I won't catch up for fear of not having enough ideas... or whatever else my novel needs for the assignments. Oh, and that first sentence to actually writing the novel terrifies me.