Accidental Magic - The First 16 Chapters - PDF

THE WIZARD'S TECHNIQUES FOR WRITING WORDS WORTH 1,000 PICTURES

by Roy H. Williams with Chris Maddock and One Hundred and Six Graduates of Wizard Academy

Accidental Magic is really two books in one. At first glance, it's a photo essay book. Striking black-and-white snapshots by amateur shutterbugs are interpreted by 106 graduates of Wizard Academy. These wordsmiths multiply the power of the images with the tools they picked up in class. Take a leisurely stroll through the pages and be entranced by remarkable photos and words that will pull you into other, magical worlds.

The second book within this book is easy to overlook, being just a few short pages at the beginning. But oh, what pages! Some of the most potent techniques taught by Wizard Academy are covered in 16 short chapters. Eight from the wizard and eight from the amazing Christopher J. Maddock, one of the wizard's partners. You'll learn to use writing techniques such as Seussing (from the famed Dr. Seuss), Frosting (from Robert Frost), Franking (from the photographer Robert Frank), and Being Monet (from the French painter who gave us Impressionism.) Absorb and digest these few pages of instruction and your writing will gain greater impact. We promise.

This is that second book!

1. Where Will You Show Your Mental Movie?
2. Surprising Broca
3. Frosting
4. Seussing
5. Being Monet
6. Power Monet
7. Frameline Magnetism
8. Being Perfectly (Robert) Frank
9. Writing to the Intuitive
10. Keep’ em Curious
11. What Broca Wants
12. An Irresistible Mystery
13. Showing and Telling
14. The Rhythm of Your Writing
15. How to Color Your Writing
16. Write What You Know