EDIT: I wasn’t trying to insult anyone with a one word reply, but OP was describing discipline, “to train or develop by instruction and exercise especially in self-control”
Motivation is nice, but the biggest difference between a published author and an unpublished one is that the published author sat down and wrote something.
This is a great real life example of discipline. The published author has disciplined themselves to sit down and write, even when they don’t feel motivated to.
Discipline
EDIT: I wasn’t trying to insult anyone with a one word reply, but OP was describing discipline, “to train or develop by instruction and exercise especially in self-control”
This is a great real life example of discipline. The published author has disciplined themselves to sit down and write, even when they don’t feel motivated to.