Motivating yourself to finish the damned book

Do you have a book that's been in progress for a long time? You are not alone. I've helped several mid to late career scholars who have been weighted down by unfinished projects. In this track, I use one such example as a starting point to suggest questions you can ask yourself to clarify your purpose and then get started on finishing it. For more support: Link to StudioThere is an ebook bundle of my Short Guide to the Scholarly Writing Process & Finding Time for Your Scholarly Writing that you might also find helpful https://dl.bookfunnel.com/yo8ho7mb9dRead the post here: https://jovanevery.co.uk/finish-the-bookFor more content like this, sign up to the monthly newsletter: https://jovanevery.co.uk/newsletter Or join the Academic Writing Studio: https://academicwritingstudio.co.uk Support me on KoFi here: https://ko-fi.com/jovanevery I'm on Bluesky here: https://bsky.app/profile/jovanevery.bsky.social Find me on Linked In here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jovanevery/ Or follow along on Facebook here: https://facebook.com/JoVEAcademicCareerCoach I'm on Twitter/X here, but less often: https://twitter.com/JoVanEveryFor more advice, support and perspectives like this, sign up to my free monthly newsletter: https://jovanevery.co.uk/newsletter To find out how short chunks of time can revolutionise your writing, take the FREE 15 Minute Writing Challenge course: https://jovanevery.co.uk/15-min-writing-challenge/ Or join the Academic Writing Studio community: https://academicwritingstudio.co.uk  Support me on KoFi here: https://ko-fi.com/jovanevery  I'm no longer on Twitter, but I'm on Bluesky here: https://bsky.app/profile/jovanevery.bsky.social Find me on Linked In here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jovanevery/  Or follow along on Facebook here: https://facebook.com/JoVEAcademicCareerCoach