Check your tension on a practice piece.
Divide your project into quarters, sixths, eighths, whatever works for you.
The faster you go, the better. As in, motor speed. Lay the pedal to the metal ;).
I just did my first FMQ project (I normally quilt on a longarm) and I used something called the Supreme Slider. It's a piece of sticky vinyl type material that goes on the bed of your machine and reduces the drag to almost nothing. I highly recommend this product because it made my movements more fluid and easier to work with.
I use these gloves with grippers on the palms and fingers. You can find them at any hardware store for like $7 US. It makes it much easier to move the quilt around and won't tire your arms as much.
I've found that where you start doesn't really matter. I use spray baste, and I've found that I don't really need to work from the inside out because when I baste, I eliminate all wrinkles and there is no shifting of the layers with spray baste.
Hope this helps ;). I'm no expert, but that's been my experience.