Магия утра для писателей

by Hal Elrod

Развивая идею о том, что первый час после пробуждения определяет наш успех, Хэл вместе с соавторами убедительно доказывает: правильное начало дня позволяет найти больше времени для творчества, не жертвуя важными вещами; открывает путь к систематическому поиску отличных идей для книг; помогает открыть источники стабильного дохода от своих текстов или увеличить уже существующие.

Книга не только сформирует у вас привычку писать, но и увеличит ваш доход и ценность как автора. Она не только для поклонников Хэла Элрода и его методики «Чудесное утро», она для всех творческих людей. Особенно для тех, кто работает с текстами.

Genres: Writing, Nonfiction, Self Help, Business, Productivity, Personal Development, Personal Growth

272 pages, Hardcover

First published May 25, 2016

About the author

Hal Elrod is the author of the #1 international bestseller "The Miracle Morning: The Not-So-Obvious Secret Guaranteed to Transform Your Life... (Before 8AM)" available at http://MiracleMorning.com

Reviews

[Emma Sea · Rating 2 out of 5]

Disclaimer: I really wanted to buy The Miracle Morning: The Not-So-Obvious Secret Guaranteed to Transform Your Life but for some reason a Kindle edition was either not available, or not showing when I was looking for it. So I figured The Miracle Morning for Writers: How to Build a Writing Ritual That Increases Your Impact and Your Income (Before 8AM) would carry much the same info. The 'Miracle Morning' bit was good, but only comprises 30% of the book - the first 25% and the last 5%. Tips like making affirmations about what I can and will personally action, rather than law of attraction bullshit like "Everything is always working out for me," are useful and I will give them a go.

The rest of the book was a bunch of very generic and shallow writing advice which would be great if the reader had never attempted writing anything before and needed a pep talk, but which I found unhelpful in its blandness.

Example:

If you decide to write in your home, then you have a few options for setting up a workspace:
A formal office
A writing desk tucked away in a secluded corner in your home
A front porch or back deck
A section of your dining room table
A part of your bedroom
A converted part of your walk-in closet

Really, the only requirement here is to find a space that’s free from distractions. If you can’t write from home, then it’s possible to do it wherever you can work on a laptop computer. This can include the following:

Coffee shops
Diners and dine-in places like Panera Bread
Office space in a co-working location
Your local library
Public places like a park
Mass transportation like a bus or a train commute

If you choose to write away from home, then be sure to bring certain essentials like your laptop, the outline of your next project, related notes, a pad of paper, many pens, and your preferred writing programs, like Scrivener, Grammarly, or Hemingway. This will turn writing into a mobile habit that can be completed anytime and at any location. (loc 1058)

I hesitate to use the word 'filler', but . . . no, fuckit, I'm totally using the word 'filler'. However I acknowledge that I am not the target market for this part of the book, and that it might well be inspiring and motivating for the right reader.

So, yeah, anyway, I'm going to give the Miracle Morning part a try.

[Rose · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quick review for a brief read between reads. I'm on the fence about "The Miracle Morning for Writers" on the whole, though I liked a good portion of it and will likely return to those pieces for reference. It's a very good overview of several aspects of writing, especially for beginning writers, and the most helpful parts of the book for me came in the first 40% (or thereabout) of the book about building the concept of the "Miracle Morning" and developing solid affirmations in your writing habits. But then the book became slightly redundant and dragged into very long sections when it came to the framework and process of writing. I feel like the reference materials for writing guides included in the book (like Rachel Aaron's "2k to 10K") did a better job of providing orientations and productivity strategies. A good reference guide for actionable inspirations, but I think it was too general in several sections, particularly when it came to writing craft.

Overall score: 3/5 stars.

[Suzanne · Rating 1 out of 5]

I find the self-help industry to be scammy at best and predatory at worst. I ended up picking this up (free on Kindle Unlimited, thankfully) because a few people in a class I'm taking mentioned it and I was curious. Ugh. This book is so not worth your $10 or your time.

The "miracle" morning is basically getting up an hour earlier to do stuff. He throws some ritual in there (drink a big glass of water, meditate, exercise), but that's all it is, in essence. He goes so far as to schedule it down to 5-10 min intervals if you think you need that. Maybe some people do? Idk. There is nothing special here.

I won't even get started on the bogus shampoo-bottle science threaded throughout his theories about this miracle technique. (You know all those little graphs indicating how much silkier your hair will be? Think anyone actually measures that?) He goes on about the superior resilience and brain power of morning people vs. night owls, and that kind of thing. I felt like yelling CITATION NEEDED approximately every other paragraph. Just because something sounds good on paper does not make it true. Also, anytime someone says their product or method is going to "turbocharge" your brain, you should be extremely skeptical.

The rest of the book (maybe the last 75% of it?) is a combination of:

- the author trying to bring you into the fold to make more purchases (visit the website, buy this book of affirmations, download this app, etc)
- the most vague beginner writing advice of all time.

I recognize that beginner writing books tend to be on the self-helpy end of the spectrum, but seriously... if you're an aspiring writer, you'll find more useful info doing a google search. Even better, it will be advice from people who have written something other than self-help books. (I'm actually removing the writing-resource tag from this on my shelf now because I think it's too generous.)

So, there you go. Definitely not for me. New writers looking for inspiration are far better off with books like Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within, Steering the Craft: Exercises and Discussions on Story Writing for the Lone Navigator or the Mutinous Crew, Zen in the Art of Writing. Or even google searches.

[Rebecca Livermore · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm one of the lucky ones is that I'm naturally a morning person and I love to write. But that doesn't mean that I never hit a slump and I was in a bad one. Reading this book helped to motivate me to get up early, with a purpose. It helped me to get back on track with my morning routine, and with my writing.

I've always been a bit skeptical about affirmations, because they just seemed a bit too "woo woo" for me. But the affirmation examples in this book really resonated with me and so did the visualization examples.

Another thing that I appreciated about the book were the examples of people who write consistently, including some who worked full-time jobs on top of writing. I loved those because they helped me to see that I don't have to choose between doing client work and publishing my own books. I really can have it all, and the Miracle Morning for Writers is what makes it all possible.

[Laura Salas · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was disappointed in this book, because it's not really about writers using the Miracle Morning (a routine I've read about, heard the author speak about on podcasts, and have used myself for a while). Only 1/4-1/3 of the book is about the actual components of the Miracle Morning. Most of it is really meant for entrepreneurs who want to add "author" to their resume.

Not for you if you're mainly an author. Maybe for you if you're mainly a businessperson.

[Sara Alexandra · Rating 3 out of 5]

La parte que más he disfrutado del libro es la que corresponde a The Miracle Morning, es decir, a las rutinas que podemos incorporar en nuestro día a día para despertar llenos de energía. El libro posee un talante motivador e inspirador en los primeros capítulos, pero a partir del 40%, decae notablemente y se convierte en un manual más sobre cómo publicar un libro que, en mi opinión, no aporta nada nuevo.

[Lucas Carlson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Written for aspiring authors

This book has a lot going for it, but I wish it had been split in two: The Miracle Morning for Writers and The Miracle Morning for Aspiring Writers... I had to skip half of the book since it was full of review and rehash of concepts most authors already know... Like a breakdown of places to self publish your book: Amazon, iBooks, Kobo, BN. That was a bit remedial.

[Rubina G Gomes · Rating 4 out of 5]

*3.5 stars

I have already read The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod, so when it came to reading this book I was interested in the Writing Ritual section. And I was not disappointed. :)

This book will provide any writer with tips and tricks to
1. get in a productive writing session before the chores of human life take over your day,
2. create a personal brand yourself, and
3. start making a living from your writing.

A good read for all writers!

[Jacqueline · Rating 2 out of 5]

Honestly not sure whether this books deserves 2 or 3 stars. It’s probably more helpful to some people but even as someone who’s not published yet I unfortunately found this book very repetitive of what’s I’ve read a million times before on the internet. I liked the publishing part though. However, I wouldn’t not recommend it. Whether this book is for you just really depends on where your mindsets at and how much you already know. Nevertheless, I do definitely recommend reading Hal’s “The Miracle Equation”. I found that to be more helpful to work on my general writing and life motivation.

[Catherine · Rating 3 out of 5]

While this book has some sound advice on the mechanics of writing and methods for making time to write, in general, the focus seemed more around the monetization of writing. The last half especially placed a good deal of emphasis on this. It left me cold. For me writing is about the sharing of ideas or a story or even baring one’s soul. This book is more suited for the person seeking to make a living as a writer.

[Helena Nahirna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Отличная книга для начинающих и не очень писателей с массой практических советов. Но, кроме того, она хороша для тех, кто готов вести блог и задается вопросами не из "большого маркетинга" и прочих сложных и высоких технологий и терминов.

Я утянула в свой лист на внедрение () парочку идей для изучения и внедрения. Чего и тебе (читатель, коллега) реко��ендую!

[Sarah Yasin · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is not what I thought it would be. It's a summary of the Miracle Morning, with guidelines for writing in general (which most writers already know).

I hoped to get ideas for upping productivity and focus with morning routines designed for writers. I'm disappointed.

[Sarah Berckenhoff · Rating 2 out of 5]

A book for brand new writers

This book did not have very much information about building a writing ritual. It had more information about how to write on different platforms than to actually write daily. I would recommend this book for someone who is brand new to writing.

[Cori Cooper · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots of great tips! Glad I read it!

[Ash · Rating 1 out of 5]

My opinion is irrelevant because I already lost the money I paid on this book. But maybe this can stop someone else from wasting their money like I did.

I’ve learned nothing other than I REALLY have to go to the authors website and join his friggin community.

You wanna know the big thing about the miracle morning. Here you go, for free: WAKE UP EARLIER AND JUST DO THE THING. This book is full of the most basic advice you can possibly think of (such as laying out your clothes for the next day before bed like you’re a little kid) and call to actions for you to join the stupid community.

I searched for this book on Goodreads and realized these authors have made a version of this book for every demographic (real estate, entrepreneurs, network marketers, etc). I think these people just took the most basic advice known to man, packaged it up with a neat little name, and made a version of the same book for every category of sucker they could think of (myself included because, again, I PAID MONEY FOR THIS BOOK).

I understand the argument that common advice is not common or obvious to everyone, and even the basics can be helpful to some. But the point the authors are trying to make are not substantial enough to merit a whole book, unless the book is free. This was a disrespectful waste of time and money for anyone and everyone who is doomed to pick this up.

Also, this really got me angry. This book states that being a night owl makes you more likely to have ADHD… Where are your sources??? Because that sentence makes zero sense. ADHD is a condition that begins to develop in childhood. Its not a choice or even a preventable thing to have ADHD. So how the hell would being a night owl suddenly make you get ADHD????? If anything it’s that having ADHD would make you more likely to be a night owl!! And if this is the case then your point is friggin moot!!

It’s a damn good thing I cant remember who recommended this book to me, because I’d have stopped talking to them by now.

[Rima Sarmin · Rating 2 out of 5]

একজন সফল লেখক/লেখিকা হতে হলে কি কি প্রয়োজন? বা দৈনন্দিন জীবনে রুটিনের কি কি পরিবর্তন আনা প্রয়োজন?

এই প্রশ্নের সবচেয়ে পরিচিত উত্তর হচ্ছে “সকাল সকাল ঘুম থেকে ওঠার অভ্যাস করা। এতে কাজের সময় ও মনযোগ বেশি পাওয়া যায়।”

ঠিক একই কথা এই বইয়ে বলা হয়েছে। তবে একটু ভিন্নভাবে।

এই প্রশ্নের জবাবের পাশাপাশি লেখক কিভাবে একজন লেখক/লেখিকা হিসেবে আগানো উচিত সেই সম্পর্কে বিভিন্ন টিপস শেয়ার করেছেন। কিভাবে ফিকশন বা ননফিকশন লেখার আইডিয়াকে একটা সম্পূর্ন বই হিসেবে রূপান্তরিত করা যায় তার সবই আছে এতে।

এছাড়াও বইয়ের শেষ ভাগে লেখার মাধ্যমে, যাকে আমরা বলি কন্টেন্ট রাইটিং, কিভাবে ইনকাম করা যায় তার নানান ধারনা দিয়েছেন লেখক।

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যেহেতু আমি একজন প্রফেশনাল কন্টেন্ট রাইটার, লেখালেখির উপর যে কোন বই আগ্রহ নিয়ে পড়তে বসাটাই স্বাভাবিক। তবে যতই বইটা নিয়ে আগাচ্ছিলাম ততই হতাশ হচ্ছিলাম।

বইটি মুলত ফিকশন বা ননফিকশন লেখক/লেখিকার জন্য বেশি উপকারি। আমার প্রফেশনের ক্ষেত্রে খুব একটা উপকার পাওয়ার মতো বই মনে হয়নি।

আর শুরুতেই সকালে ঘুম থেকে উঠে রুটিনমাফিক কাজ আগানো যায়, যারা সফল রাইটার তারা সকালে কাজ শুরু করার অভ্যাস ইত্যাদি চিরচেনা কথা। এসব আমাদেরও অজানা না। আমার কাছে দরকারি মনে হয়েছে শেষের কিছু অংশ।

তার উপর একই ধরনের বিষয় বারবার উঠে আসছে মনে হচ্ছিলো। লেখার ভিতরের বিস্তারিত না পড়েই কোন পয়েন্টে কি বলা হয়েছে আন্দাজ করার মতো ছিলো।

তাই বইয়ের নাম The Miracle Morning For Writers হলেও সব ধরনের রাইটারের জন্য এ বই না। আর এধরনের বইয়ে ঘুড়েফিরে একই কথাবার্তা বেশি থাকে। নতুন কিছু না। তাই অনেকটা স্কিপ করে করে পরা শেষ করতে হয়েছে।

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[Scott Allan]

The Miracle Morning has long been one of my favorite books, and I followed it rigorously to get up early and get as much done as I could before everyone else. But anyone who has tried this system knows it isn't easy. It takes some planning and a commitment; you have to know why you are getting up early or else you'll just hit that snooze button everytime. I have always been a "night owl" too which goes against everything The Miracle Morning is about. But the problem with staying awake at night is that it proves to be the least productive in terms of energy. Our bodies and brains are shutting down. When this happens our default action is to watch TV, surf the Net or eat sugary food to prolong sleep and keep us awake. For writer's especially, the morning can be the BEST time of day to get your writing done.

And that is what this book "The Miracle Morning for Writer's" is about. As a writer, the one thing that I have struggled with is the systematic routine to get those words written. I thought that just deciding to write at a certain time of day was enough, and that it would get done. But there were so many things stopping my success. I would wake up early with the best intentions and then, instead of writing, start checking email. Then reply to email. Then check Facebook. Then hit all my likes and make comments on all the posts I was following. Soon my Miracle Morning became my “get up and waste time” morning.

This book is packed with so much useful knowledge and actionable content that, it is in and of itself, a course designed to get you [the writer] to take action on your writing and get your book finished. But this isn’t just another book on “How to write a book”. It provides writers with the inspiration, strategies and proven tactics to become productive, energetic, and how to earn an income as prolific writer.

The Miracle Morning for Writers "Nuts and Bolts"

MMFW introduces the LIFE S.A.V.E.R.S. strategies: 6 practices that blast your productivity right to the top each and every morning if you follow through. This is a powerful section with mind-blowing strategies that will definitely get you turned onto life every day.

S.A.V.E.R.S. Stands for:

- Silence
- Affirmations
- Visualization
- Exercise
- Reading
- Scribing

Steve Scott walks through each of these steps in the book, providing good examples of how best to apply the S.A.V.E.R.S. practices for maximum performance. Using these in combination for the first hour of the day is going to put you on top of your writing game.

Chapter 4 dives onto the Writing Habit. As the authors discuss, building the writing habit and keeping it consistent is an obstacle for everyone. But we are given no-fluff actionable tasks and solid advice for getting writing done, even if it is only 500 words a day. As the “Miracle Morning For Writers” points out, and a tribute to Stephen Guise from Mini-Habits, it isn’t the amount you write everyday but keeping with the consistency of the writing habit.

Moving into the book further we are given powerful strategies for: Eliminating limiting beliefs about writing: Learn 6 strategies for getting rid of your beliefs holding you back from writing.

As artists, creatives or freelancer writers, we are often so worried about what people will think of our work that we forget it is a business too. In chapter 5 the authors show us how to start treating this as a job as much as it is a craft.
The strategies shared are:

- The writing routines of famous authors like Trollope who wrote 50 novels in his lifetime by sticking to a regimented schedule.
- How to schedule time for writing: This section has great actionable strategies for organizing your writing routine, and the when, where and how much of writing. We also learn the importance of tracking writing and the various apps available for this.
- Jerry Seinfeld’s “Don’t break the chain” habit and how to apply to your daily writing schedule to keep you on track.
- How to increase your word count!
- How to track your brilliant ideas! This chapter is crunched with a wealth of info. How to use Evernote [my favorite software] for gathering ideas and organizing them into sections and stacks.
- Creating consistent content that readers love! In this chapter we are given specific strategies for engaging with readers and delivering what they love the most…valuable content!
- Working with an editor and finalizing your final draft…you definitely have to read this part of the book if nothing else.

My favorite part in MMFW is the Monetizing Your Writing section. In this part of the book Hal and Steve walk you through the various ways writers can make cash from writing: self publishing books, freelance writing, or the more traditional route with traditional publishing. There are so many useful links here that you can just click and start taking action towards whatever goal you have in mind.

Finally we have the chapter on building an author platform: what a great way to finish off the book, by giving writers an extended powerhouse of links, detailed tasks and actionable steps they can implement to build an online [and offline] presence. I would have easily paid ten times as much for this book.

The bottom line:
The Miracle Morning for Writers is a wealthy funnel of serious actionable tasks easily compiled for convenience into one location. With just this book [and I’ve read many books on “How to succeed as a writer”] you can take your business from scratch and build it into something great that changes lives. [including your own!]. Getting back to the Miracle Morning section, it all begins with this. Since reading this book I am committed to rising early and putting the SAVERS routine into action. Then, with the rest of the content in this book following through and making it happen. A solid investment, the Miracle Morning for Writers is enough to put you on top of the game and come out a winner!

[Fatini Zulkifli · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved it. The author did not only discuss about morning and productivity, but he guided readers from creating writing habit, taking our very first pen to write our first word of our first work, drafting, editing and publishing. He also generously provided links, suggestion, apps and websites that could help with our writing progress and self-management so that we could avoid from falling into rabbit hole. The content that I loved the most was how to self-publish our book.

[Melissa Pearl · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really enjoyed this book, although new a lot of the writing stuff already. It was a great reminder, though, and I'm so glad I invested the time to read it.

Am excited about implementing the Miracle Morning in my life.

[Muhammad Nasim · Rating 3 out of 5]

It’s not what I've thought, fully wrong book in wrong time. This book contains some tips for writer or who wants to write any noblebook in future But i think those tips and strategies already know any writers.

[Megan Lyons · Rating 5 out of 5]

When I first found The Miracle Morning, I already considered myself a fairly productive person. I have always been a high achiever (attending top schools, starting my own 6-figure business, publishing a book, etc.), and worked on a lot of self-development (exercising religiously, writing in a gratitude journal daily, meditating when I could, and reading as much as time allowed). So, I was admittedly skeptical about how much a simple morning routine could help me.

It is amazing to me how wrong I was, as The Miracle Morning has truly changed my life over the past 16 months. The way a simple morning routine has transformed my productivity, self-confidence, overall demeanor, generosity, resilience, and sense of balance is indescribable.

For writers, Hal Elrod, Steve Scott, and Honoree Corder have taken the power of The Miracle Morning and elevated it to the next level. With a unique understanding of the challenges writers face, profiles of the morning routines of successful writers, and tips to get your book done even if you only have 30 minutes per day, the book is jam-packed with actionable tips.

I will take a quote from the book to sum it up: "Mornings contain the secret to an extraordinarily successful future with your writing career." If you haven't read this book, you are missing out on fulfilling your writing potential!

[Casey · Rating 3 out of 5]

Miracle Morning for Writers is a good resource for both fiction and nonfiction aspiring writers. There is some basic information about publishing, building a writing platform, and resources to help writers.

The writing is easy to read and presented in a brief and bite-sized format. I could pick up so much, even if I read just a paragraph, and that made it encouraging to keep on going to the next.

Aside from being a simple read, it is jam packed with many links. Which, at times, I found helpful and at times found annoying because it seemed like just when it would be a perfect opportunity to dive deeper into a topic or give just a brief paragraph about a topic, I'd be passed on to referred site to learn more. It felt like a commercial in the middle of a good program.

The Miracle Morning for Writers is also very integrated with electronic mediums. Which is great considering the age we live in but I would've also appreciated some non-electronic related advice where applicable.

Otherwise, the format was alright, although, I did feel like there were some repetitions regarding some topics towards the end.

It's a good book, especially if you really want to learn the skeleton of what a career in writing would mean. The work, the process, and many good practices.

[Janeen Brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

Every writer's dream come true. The answers to transform your writing practice into something magical and powerful. There may not be a hard-and-fast method of ensuring that you actually finish that book you've been ruminating on for 1/2 your life. BUT, this comes close. The Miracle Morning is a well-known method for achieving more while feeling great. Combined with Hal Elrod and Steve Scott's writing experience and habit-forming advice, this book is ESSENTIAL for any aspiring writer. Not only will this book give you easy to follow step-by-step instructions for improving nearly every area of your life, and waking with the thrill of Christmas morning, but it will transform your writing from "only when I feel inspired" to a daily habit that creates the prolificity​ you've been craving. If you're struggling to finish that first book and get it published, or if you've desired a habit to write more, better work - pick this book up and implement what's inside. Read it once, twice, and then read it again. LIVE IT. Then, share it with everyone you know and love so that they can do the same.

[Catodo · Rating 3 out of 5]

While I love the original Miracle Morning book, I must say I'm a little disappointed about this book. Maybe it's because I want to write fiction instead of non-fiction books, blogs or freelance and a lot of the information is on how to get your work out there, how to get more readers, how to get your blog to succeed etc.

I find the first few chapters helpful on how to establish a writing routine, which programs might be helpful with writing and also the chapter on deciding whether to be self-published or go down the traditional route and how to do it.

Wish there had been more information about writing fiction, but it is still quite a useful short book.

[Ellen Bard · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyable and well written book with solid ideas on both creating and enhancing your morning routine, and around developing your writing and self-publishing career.

I have a morning routine already, but this has encouraged me to include meditation again, even at a micro level, and now I do 5-10 minutes with the Gaiam app each day. A nice book to dip in and out of, and a worthwhile read for most writers.

[Maggie James · Rating 5 out of 5]

As a practitioner of the Miracle Morning routine, as well as being a writer, I've been eagerly anticipating this book. The reality didn't disappoint; it's packed with helpful hints, and I look forward to incorporating its advice into my working life.

[Lyndsay · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is basically multi-level marketing in book form. It gets two stars because it has some practical tips within it, but...writing for the sake of money making is always going to be problematic, I think.

[Nikki · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book really didn't give any different steps on building a writing ritual. Show up, sit down, write consistently: that's pretty much what any writing ritual entails. And the book really could have used another edit - I found several spots where the wrong word was used or a word was missing.

[Marika · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was worth reading, and was very quick. I've used a couple of tips and love hearing how other writers build routines and mindsets that work for them. I do love the Miracle Morning, but that content wasn't featured heavily in this book.

[Heather Lee Lee Dyer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent!!! This is a must read for every writer at any stage of their journey!!!