#AtoZChallenge Jon Writing Motivation

A Month of Writing Motivation is the Operation Awesome theme for the 2020 A to Z Challenge. I'm giving examples of how five reference books offer writing motivation.



Finish: Give Yourself the Gift of Done by Jon Acuff

When I read this book, it motivated me to reevaluate my writing goals, which in turn motivated me to write more. It made it easier for me to be creative. That's why I wanted to include it this month. Here are some ways this book offers motivation:

• Focus more on doing, less on perfection.
• Day two is harder than people believe. Knowing that can help you get past it.
• Goals are easier to reach when cut in half, which will keep you motivated to accomplish them.
• Motivation dies when you try to be perfect at too many activities at once.
• Include more fun in what you're doing.
• Find out if fear or rewards motivate you more.
• Understand why you've set the goals you've set.
• Motivation is killed by doing other tasks instead of our goals.
• Stop thinking "I can't (write a novel) until I (whatever isn't writing a novel)," because that's shoving motivation aside.
• Easier and simpler goals are motivation's best friend.
• Data can prove you're motivated and succeeding. 
• Assess your previous success. 
• Know that finishing something means you get the gift of starting something else.
• Figure out what you get from not finishing, from wasting your time and motivation.

The chapters come with actions, so this isn't a passive read, it's a book to really put you in a motivated headspace. 

Have you ever read a reference book that wasn't aimed specifically at writing, yet it helped you on your writing journey?


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