Changemakers Publishing and Writing

Owner/Director

Topic

The Obvious And Not-So-Obvious Powers Of Writing Your Own Book

GINI GRAHAM SCOTT, Ph.D., J.D., is a nationally known writer, consultant, speaker, and seminar leader, specializing in business and work relationships, professional and personal development, social trends, science, and crime. She has published over 50 books with major publishers. She has worked with dozens of clients on books and proposals on popular business, self-help, and memoirs. Additionally, she writes film scripts and has produced 10 feature films, documentaries, and TV series. She writes the copy and works with a team of associates who help clients with social media posts, publicity, promotional videos, and web design. Writing samples are at www.changemakerspublishingandwriting.com or on request. She is the founder of Changemakers Publishing, featuring books on business, psychology, self-help, and social trends. The company has published over 200 print and e-books and over 150 audiobooks. She has licensed several dozen books for foreign sales, including the UK, Russia, Korea, Spain, and Japan. She has received national media exposure for her books, including appearances on Good Morning America, Oprah, and CNN. Her memoirs for clients include: At Death’s Door with Sebastian Sepulveda (Rowman & Littlefield) (also turned into a TV pilot Death’s Door and documentary End of Life) American Justice? with Paul Brakke (TouchPoint Press) (the first in a series of nine criminal justice books; americanleadershipbooks.com) From School to War: Growing Up in Hitler’s Germany by Wolf Dettbarn (Truman State University Press) Her books on science and health include: The Science of Living Longer: Developments in Life Extension Technology (Praeger) (also turned into a documentary: The New Age of Aging) The Very Next New Thing: Commentaries on the Latest Developments that Will Be Changing Your Life (Praeger) Her books on business include: Work With Me (Davies-Black Publishing) A Survival Guide for Working with Humans (AMACOM) Lies and Liars: How and Why Sociopaths Lie (Skyhorse Publishing) Her books on writing and self-publishing include: How to Find and Work with a Good Ghostwriter Self-Publishing Secrets and Self-Publishing Your Book in Multiple Formats Her films which are in distribution include Driver(Gravitas Ventures), Infidelity (Green Apple), The New Age of Aging (Factory Films) and Me, My Dog and I and Rescue Me (Random Media). The films are showcased at www.changemakersproductionsfilms.com. Scott is active in a number of community and business groups, including the Lafayette, Pleasant Hill, and Walnut Creek Chambers of Commerce. She does workshops and seminars on the topics of her books and on self-publishing. She received her PhD in Sociology from the University of California, Berkeley, her JD from the University of San Francisco Law School, and five MAs at Cal State University, East Bay, including in Anthropology, Mass Communications and Organizational/Consumer/Audience Behavior, Popular Culture and Lifestyles, and Communication.