Me too, very much so. I'm out of my comfort zone. I rarely draw with pen (on Inktobers...) and inking with liquid ink and with pen and nibs is now for me the the third year, third inktober. So I really do not have that much experience in this.
Ah, the not publishing solution. I know. It's tempting but because I have this principle that sometimes it's good to show everything that is before that piece that I am content with, so I force myself to publish. It's just because life isn't perfect and I should just let go of the thought that I can not publish anything if it's not perfect or if I'm not happy with it. Life is also hard work and I want people to see that normal people struggle and practice. So that's why I decided to publish.