Your daily Camp Care Package is brought to you in partnership with We Need Diverse Books. Author Maurene Goo brought us last week's Camp Care Packages:

This year, I finally had to draft an entire novel for the first time in my life. Gone were my casual word count goals. I had to finish this thing. Luckily, one of my writing pals, fellow YA author Morgan Matson, introduced me to my now-favorite writing trick: The 30-minute sprint (similar to the Pomodoro technique).

You write for 30 minutes, then take a 5-10 minute break. It’s just enough time to get some words down, but feels bite-sized and totally doable. The little break is a dangling carrot, too. I drafted my entire novel this way and it was incredibly helpful.

What's your favorite drafting method? Share your thoughts with Maurene, or thank her for today's #CampCarePackage!

Camp Goings-On

• Feeling inspired? Celebrate your accomplishments or give yourself that extra incentive by getting a Storysquatch shirt or Camp Creatures mug.
• Share your characters with us! During this week's Virtual Write-In, Maddi and Emily shared their character sketches, and we'd love to see yours. Upload a character drawing on Instagram with the tag #CampNaNoCharacter and we may repost it!

Today's Writing Challenge

Try doing some 30-minute writing sprints with a break in between. You can use the NaNoWriMo Word Sprint tool to keep track of your time, or even create a group Word Sprint with your friends and writing buddies!

Maurene Goo grew up in a Los Angeles suburb surrounded by floral wallpaper and piles of books. She is the author of Since You Asked… and I Believe in a Thing Called Love and has very strong feelings about tacos and houseplants. You can find her in Los Angeles with her husband and two cats—one weird, one even more weird.