SELF-PUBLISHING SECRETS is based on a workshop series and talks I have been conducting on self-publishing. It covers these main topics:
- Why self-publish a book
- Using a book to build your business
- How I can help you self-publish your book
- Deciding on your overall purpose
- Determining what to write about
- Creating an outline and timeline
- Getting your information
- Writing and editing your book
- Formatting your book for publication
- Publishing your book
- Creating a print-on-demand book
- Publishing an e-book
- Creating an audiobook
- And more.
Gini Graham Scott, Ph.D. has published over 100 books, including over 50 with traditional publishers and over 60 published through her company Changemakers Publishing. She has also assisted dozens of business professionals, speakers, authors, and others publish and promote their own books, as well as find publishers, agents, and film producers.
Author Biography:
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, and popular culture. She has published over 50 books with major publishers. She has worked with dozens of clients on memoirs, self-help, popular business books, and film scripts. Writing samples are at www.ginigrahamscott.com and www.changemakerspublishingandwriting.com. She is a Huffington Post regular columnist, commenting on social trends, business, and everyday life at www.huffingtonpost.com/gini-graham-scott. She is the founder of Changemakers Publishing, featuring books on work, business, psychology, social trends, and self-help. It has published over 50 print, e-books, and 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. She has been the producer and host of a talk show series, Changemakers, featuring interviews on social trends. Her books on business relationships and professional development include: Turn Your Dreams into Reality (Llewellyn) Resolving Conflict (Changemakers Publishing) A Survival Guide for Working with Bad Bosses (AMACOM) A Survival Guide for Working with Humans (AMACOM) Credit Card Fraud with Jen Grondahl Lee (Rowman) Lies and Liars: How and Why Sociopaths Lie (Skyhorse Publishing) Scott is also active in a number of community and business groups, including the Lafayette, Pleasant Hill, and Danville Chambers of Commerce. She is a graduate of the prestigious Leadership Contra Costa program, is a7 member of two B2B groups in Danville and Walnut Creek, and a BNI member. She is the organizer of six Meetup groups in the film and publishing industries with over 5000 members in Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area. She does workshops and seminars on the topics of her books. She received her Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, and her J.D. from the University of San Francisco Law School. She has received several MAs at Cal State University, East Bay.
