Accidental Magic: The Wizard's Techniques for Writing Words Worth 1,000 Pictures

160 unposed moments of life miraculously caught forever on film, juxtaposed against the words of world-class master persuaders.

Accidental Magic is a photo essay book of striking black-and-white snapshots taken by amateur photographers and interpreted into words by graduates of Wizard Academy. It also contains some of the most potent writing and communication techniques taught at the Wizard Academy. 

A lifelong student of humanity, Roy H. Williams has spent a quarter-century asking, “What makes people do the things they do?” And he’s been using the things he’s learned to stimulate miraculous growth for his small business clients for more than 25 years.

His books and Monday Morning Memos are a constant source of fascination and entertainment for his students and friends around the globe. His first book, The Wizard of Ads, was voted Business Book of the Year in 1998. His second book, Secret Formulas of the Wizard of Ads, was named the Wall Street Journal’s number one Business Book in America in 1999 and became a New York Times bestseller. The third book in the trilogy, Magical Worlds of the Wizard of Ads reached bestseller status again in late 2001. His fascinating fourth book, Accidental Magic, is a tightly condensed anthology of writing tips and insights, mixed with artistic examples provided by 106 of his amazing protégés. The Wizard’s first fiction book, Destinae is a powerful allegory aimed directly at the heart of the reader.

With forty branch offices in the US, Canada, and Australia, Wizard of Ads, Inc. is now serving the advertising and marketing needs of business owners around the globe. Our fees are tied to your growth. The only way for us to make more money is to increase the size of your business.

Known to his readers simply as “the Wizard,” the elusive Roy H. Williams teaches creative thinking, writing, and persuasion to journalists, educators, ministers, and businesspeople around the world. He has written six books, two of which have become national bestsellers.

He lives in the middle of nowhere, Texas, with his wife Pennie, the Princess of the World.