For the scripters, the lack of motivation could actually come from too much experience. I was on a project recently and the guy had me do extremely simple tasks, which I felt was just a complete waste of time - even beginner scripters could've done all the work that he was having me do. Not only that, but he kept pitching me new things to script (all of them extremely easy), along with saying "... if that isn't too hard to do," and it became pretty frustrating.
It'll be different for every scripter, but I personally get more motivation out of scripting things that I've never done before, or have only done a few times. The challenge is exciting and your efforts are rewarded by the fact that you accomplished something that you haven't already done a thousand times.
I'd also recommend not giving them an extremely large list of things to do. Don't give them too many choices. If you tell them to work on one specific thing, they'll feel pressured to finish it faster. But, if they have a list of 20 things to pick from, they'll feel as if they're allowed to let weeks pass by with very little progress. |