You don't just read what McDonald writes.
You feel it.
MY STORY
William McDonald is an EMMY Award-winning writer whose documentary writing includes The Elvis Presley Story, The Story of The Beatles and the Christmas classic, Wrap Up A Dream, all syndicated worldwide. He has written audio book versions of several Turner Classic Movies, was a
Director/Songwriter for the international touring group, Up With People and is the author of more than 50 eBooks including a 25-part series of The Passion for young adults. At the core of everything he writes is an emotional connection between him and his readers. "Without emotion," McDonald says, "all you've got are words."
CRITICAL ACCLAIM
Some books move you beyond words, to hopes and prayers and feelings that cannot be adequately expressed in words. The Butterfly Christmas is that kind of book,
AMAZON READER REVIEW
It feels like Old Friends Endless Love was rained down from Heaven. The love poured onto every page is soaked in divine compassion and an inextinguishable fire for the grace in growing old,
SAM SEVERN, NY TIMES BEST-SELLING GHOST WRITER, SCREENWRITER
The Butterfly Christmas is destined to become a holiday classic.
WRITER'S DIGEST COMPETITION JUDGE
THE STORY BEHIND THE STORIES
Before I could produce the Christmas radio special, Wrap Up A Dream, featuring children's letters to Santa Claus, I needed actual letters to Santa. Lots of them. I got them - 10,000 of them - from the Post Office. Buried in those 10,000 letters were two letters from the same child in Erie, Pennsylvania. The first letter ... Dear Santa Claus, Mom says you might not come to our house this year but my sister is sick so will you please make her better from the North Pole? Thank you, Santa. The second letter ... Dear Santa Claus, My sister died. I thought you were going to make her better. Neither letter made its way into the radio special but both made their way into my heart. And that's how The Butterfly Christmas happened.
"The feel good book of the year" Amazon reader review
I spent several years working with seniors in assisted living homes, nursing homes and dementia wards. Every one of those seniors had a story. A love story. Between old men, old women, old dogs, even an old wolf. Stories from Heaven, stories about Heaven, stories about Heaven on earth. Stories of love and friendships that lasted a lifetime and stories of love and friendships that happen once in a lifetime. And that's how Old Friends Endless Love happened. I was going to title the book Fried Chicken For The Old Soul - It Ain't Chicken Soup But It's Good For Your Noodle but I got talked out of it.
"Absolutely amazing and magical and beautiful! I'm covered in goose bumps!" Review from Betsy C in Idaho
ON THE HORIZON
Some years ago, I produced a series of audio books, Stories From Sunday Park, narrated by Rod McKuen (Google him. He was an international best-selling author, singer, narrator). The stories aired on Christian radio stations around the country and were so popular that they are now in the works to be released in book form with illustrations by world class illustrator Marcia Adams Ho and with a workbook written by Reverend and author Marie Weaver, attached to each story.
"Our world would be kinder if we could all take our turn upon the bench in Sunday Park." Tim Winter/Pastor/Los Angeles
Also on the horizon - 40 - the first in a series of graphics driven books with the featured illustration by Jeffrey Bedrick, background artist for several movies including Shrek2 and The Little Mermaid 2.
"It's not only a new children's book, it's a whole new world!" Chuck Blore/Encino
And finally, finally, my first novel, The Snow Kid, is in the hands of my editor,
I'll keep you posted.