“After working on the materials for my book for over five years, I had reached a point of frustration. It seemed like every time I found myself at a good end-point, I became involved in another ‘Greatest [insert disaster name here] in Our Lifetime!’ event. I knew I needed help to get me over the hump. Scottsdale Multimedia turned out to be the answer. James Thompson and his team took all of my prior writing, spent time interviewing me, and then did a miraculous job in helping me to flesh out the final product! I may have finished the book without them – someday – but I’m glad I didn’t wait. Thanks, Scottsdale Multimedia!” Edward Minyard

Terrorist attacks, hurricanes, pandemic, earthquakes, tornadoes, oil spills, floods and tsunami – Ed Minyard has responded to them all. Over the past 10 years, Ed has been involved in almost every major crisis in and around North America – and one long-range mission to Japan. This book describes his adventures and presents a view that most have never seen – from inside the Heart of Chaos. Read of Ed’s experiences with politicians, heroes, tragic victims and yes, the inevitable crooks that always seem to be there to exploit these events. Ed tells it like it was – no holds barred. In the end, it’s the lessons from these terrible events that matter. Ed expresses those lessons with straight-talk, peppered with a bit of (sometimes dark) humor. Above all else, this book will educate the reader in the subject of preparedness – but only if you take the lessons to heart. That part is up to you.

Al Simmons is the alter-ego and namesake of SPAWN. SPAWN is the #1 bestselling independent comic book, selling over 100 million issues. SPAWN has been made into a major studio motion picture, and into an HBO animated series, winning multiple industry awards.

In this book Al Simmons reveals the journey that took him from the baseball field to super stardom with his close friend Todd McFarlane, and how being selected as the namesake of a superhero has greatly transformed his life.

Al Simmons grew up in Tacoma, Washington attending Eastern Washington University on a baseball scholarship. Todd McFarlane grew up thousands of miles away in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and also attended Eastern Washington University on a baseball scholarship.

In 1992, Todd McFarlane named Al, his former college roommate and baseball teammate, as the alter ego of the Spawn character in his comic book. The first new mainstream superhero in over a decade, Spawn issue #1 broke all sales records for an independent comic book selling 1.7 million copies.

Al began working in the comic book industry both representing, promoting, and becoming Spawn. In 1994, Al moved his family to Phoenix, Arizona to begin working closely with Todd in a promotional capacity. Spawn soon expanded into a line of action figures, a successful movie by New Line Cinema and an Emmy and Grammy award-winning HBO animated mini-series.

In 1998, Todd McFarlane paid a record setting $3 million for Mark McGwire’s 70^th home run baseball. That investment launched McFarlane Toys into producing the most detailed sports action figures on the market, grossing millions of dollars per year.

Since meeting in the summer of 1980, in Kamloops, Canada, Al and Todd have lived nearly parallel lives. Remaining good friends after college, both have been married to their college sweethearts for over 25 years, and raised their children mostly in Phoenix, Arizona. They enjoy coaching Little League together, working together, and talking sports.

Who had heard of Dr. Oz before he wrote his first book? As with most celebrity doctors, chefs, psychologists, commentators, analysts, pundits, candidates and others who are able to land their own television shows and build their media empires, it all started with a book. If your career or business plans include a launch to the next level, you need a book.

Your biography, memoir, business, inspirational or other book is important, and chances are, you have little or no experience writing a book or being published. Become an author, and get your book published. We have written many biographies, memoirs and other books, and have helped many of our clients to publish their books. Our clients are all anxious when the first call us, uncertain of what to expect during the writing and publishing process. When their project is completed they invariably thank us for our expertise and close attention to their needs, and for a successful authoring experience.

If you have a biography, memoir, inspirational, business or other book in mind, call us today to learn about how you can become an author.

Rachael Ray knew that her career was stagnant at a local TV station where she was barely paid enough to cover the cost of food on her show, and that if she was ever going to take it to the next level, she needed a book. She did everything in her power to get a book written and released, and that became her “entree” into the world of national broadcast television.

Your biography, memoir, business, inspirational, how to or other book is important to you, your career, or business, and chances are, you have little or no experience writing a book or being published. Become an author, and get your book published. We have written many biographies, memoirs and other books, and have helped many of our clients to publish their books. Our clients are all anxious when the first call us, uncertain of what to expect during the writing and publishing process. When their project is completed they invariably thank us for our expertise and close attention to their needs, and for a successful authoring experience.

If you have a biography, memoir, inspirational, business or other book in mind, call us today to learn about how you can become an author.

Your biography, memoir, business, inspirational or other book is important, and chances are, you have little or no experience writing a book or being published. Become an author, and get your book published. We have written many biographies, memoirs and other books, and have helped many of our clients to publish their books. Our clients are all anxious when the first call us, uncertain of what to expect during the writing and publishing process. When their project is completed they invariably thank us for our expertise and close attention to their needs, and for a successful authoring experience.

If you have a biography, memoir, inspirational, business or other book in mind, call us today to learn about how you can become an author.

“In 1976, I lost my father to suicide.   I was too young to understand fully the impact my father’s death would have on my life.  Back then , even if I had chosen to look for answers, there was very little in the way of resources for suicide survivors. I lost my daughter, Kaela Lynn, to suicide in 2005.   She was only 15 years old.  This time things were very different.  I needed to know why this happened.  I scoured every outlet, searched every resource to try and find the answers.  What I found is the answers don’t exist.

As opposed to other forms of tragedy, the unique grief caused by suicide will never go away.  It is absolutely crucial that you can accept that.  The feelings of guilt can be overwhelming, but because the questions you can’t help but ask  after suicide can never be answered to your satisfaction, you will never stop asking them.  They will follow you around for the rest of your life in the form of emotional baggage.  However, it is possible that by accepting their presence and learning to live around them, those questions can one day become merely rhetorical and you can accept their open-ended nature.” Lorijane Graham

To visit Lorijane’s website go to The Hummingbird Prophecy

Your biography, memoir, business, inspirational, how to or other book is important to you, your career, or business, and chances are, you have little or no experience writing a book or being published. Become an author, and get your book published. We have written many biographies, memoirs and other books, and have helped many of our clients to publish their books. Our clients are all anxious when the first call us, uncertain of what to expect during the writing and publishing process. When their project is completed they invariably thank us for our expertise and close attention to their needs, and for a successful authoring experience.

Would a book with your picture and name on it elevate your status, and make you the new benchmark in your field? Would you get the offers, the invitations and the interviews if you were the one with a book? Numerous professionals have expressed their firm faith that it was the publication of their book that launched their national careers. Many of those actually set out to elevate their career status by seeking out a writing firm to write their book, and making the release of their book an indispensable component of an overall public relations strategy. If your PR firm has not suggested that you write and release a book, you may be speaking with the wrong firm.

Rachael Ray attributes her phenomenal success to her understanding that without a book in print, her career would still be stuck in a rut. She explains that she was doing a local cooking broadcast, and spending her very small compensation to buy food for the show. She “knew” that without a book, her career would never get off the ground. She put her book together, released it, and suddenly began getting invitations to be on national television shows like Oprah. She got her own nationally televised show, then wrote another book! What is the message for you? Does your career, profession, business or company need a book? In the same way that a print book distinguishes a professional, it distinguishes a company, service or product. You can set yourself apart from the competition by publishing a book.

Writing a book about your services or methodologies will set you apart from your competition, providing you with market positioning, brand recognition, authenticity and credibility that cannot be obtained in any other manner. You will receive an immediate and sustained boost to your market perception, which nearly always translates into elevated lead generation, business inquiries, and opportunities.

Imagine for a moment how you and your company will be perceived when your printed book is presented to your industry and potential clients and customers. Whatever the service or other offering, nearly every business, organization or career enjoys manifold benefits growing directly from the publication of a book. You will be perceived as the leader, the force behind the cutting edge of what you do.

Writing a book about your expertise and methodologies sets you apart from your competition, providing you with market positioning, brand recognition, authenticity and credibility that cannot be obtained in any other manner. Regardless of your area of expertise you will receive an immediate and sustained boost to your market perception, which nearly always translates into elevated lead generation, business inquiries and invitations to speak.