Gini Graham Scott has 15 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 14 narrators, with an average listener rating of 5★ across 1 ratings. The most-rated is The Complete Guide to Distributing an Indie Film, Part I.
The Complete Guide to Distributing an Indie Film, Part I
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The Complete Guide to Distributing an Indie Film provides a step-by-step guide for setting up distribution for your film. It is designed primarily for independent filmmakers who are distributing their first few films with budgets ranging from under $200,000 to a few million. It is divided into six sections which include: an overview of the distribution process, which describes the many channels for distributing a film, creating a realistic strategy, and approaching and assessing distributors and sales agents creating your printed materials and deliverables, such as creating a poster, screener, trailer, and a complete film in different formats publicizing your film, from working with a publicist to doing it yourself; topics covered include creating press releases, a press kit, and a media portfolio, and contacting the media entering film festivals, including deciding which festivals to enter, upping your chances of getting in, and increasing your ability to get awards and attention arranging for theatrical screenings, from setting up screenings and making deals to building an audience making contacts at the AFM, whether you attend or make connections from afar The audiobook is drawn from the author’s experiences in distributing and promoting her own feature film, attending festivals and conferences, going to the AFM, helping clients who have set up theatrical screenings, and doing research on recent developments and trends in distribution.
©2015 Gini Graham Scott (P)2019 Gini Graham Scott
What Happened to the American Dream?
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What Happened to the American Dream? features a series of songs about what has been going wrong in American society at a time of great social division, inequality, protests, and COVID-19. These songs also suggest a need to come together to fix the mess we are in today. The first group of songs deal with our everyday social conditions; the second group adds the pandemic, health, and social and economic crisis that has descended on American life with a curtain of doom and gloom. All of these songs have been recorded and include the YouTube link to each song, so you can listen to the recording and even sing along with the lyrics. The book includes the cover image for each song. My hope is that these songs will contribute to increased awareness about these issues facing America today and inspire people to take action to seek to mend these problems. The songs featured in this audiobook are these: "What Happened to the American Dream?" "Democracy Is Dying" "We’re All Right?" "The Down Side of Town" "A Shot in the Dark" "I’ll Put Another Log on the Fire Save the World" "I Feel Lucky Life Is So Crazy this Year" "COVID-19 Blues" "There Is a Plague" "Mouse in a Maze"
©2020 Gini Graham Scott (P)2020 Gini Graham Scott
Things to Do When You're on a Long Trip, Waiting Around, or Just Plain Bored
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Have you gone on a long trip where you have gotten bored while traveling or waiting in an airport or bus or train station? Do you need a quick pickup to help in your job search? Have you wondered how to pass the time and amuse yourself, when you can't use your cell phone, read, or listen to music? Things to Do When You Are on a Long Trip, Waiting Around, or Just Plain Bored is the perfect antidote. It features a variety of fun and creative things you can do in your imagination or by being more perceptive, speaking, or interacting with others. Activities range from interesting things to think about and imagine, to mind games to enjoy with yourself and others, and more. The chapters include these topics: Ways to relax Enjoy yourself and be happy Work out any problems and challenges Exercise your imagination Go on eating adventures How to see and perceive more Increase your creativity Experience some fun games Experiment with brain building exercises Play some guessing games Discover your psychic abilities Make plans for the future Improve your memory Decide what to do about something Practice and improve your skills in your mind Listen and enjoy what you listen to more Create your own experiences And much, much more
©2016 Gini Graham Scott (P)2016 Gini Graham Scott
The Battle for Garden Grove
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In Garden Grove, everything is very calm and peaceful, and the spirits of the earth: Grunch, Ruff, and Rocky; air: Swifty and Pinwheel, and water: Muff and Wiz are very happy. And sometimes, Archie and Sparky, who live in the flames and embers, visit when someone lights a fire. Then, a logger and an oilman arrive and disrupt the grove when the logger begins sawing to cut down trees and the oilman drills for oil. But the spirits seek to drive them out. Gruff shakes the earth, Ruff rustles tree branches, and Rocky throws rocks, while Swifty and Pinwheel stir up the wind. Soon, Muff and Wiz are churning the water in the stream, and Archie and Sparky cause the fire to rise up and scare the men when they cook hot dogs. So, what will happen? Will the spirits of nature win out? Can they scare the men into leaving? Or will the logger and oil fight back and win? The Battle for Garden Grove tells the story. Gini Graham Scott, PhD, 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 two dozen children’s picture books, including Katy’s Bow, Where’s the Avocado?, The Secret World of the Little Imps, and several Coyote tales. She has published over 50 nonfiction books with major publishers and over 150 books through her company Changemakers Publishing. She has worked with dozens of clients on memoirs, self-help, popular business books, children’s books, and film scripts. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
©2019 Gini Graham Scott (P)2019 Gini Graham Scott
The Neanderthals Are Back: The Beginning
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The Neanderthals Are Back: The Beginning is the first of a series of stories about the life of Neanderthals growing up in modern society after two scientists bring them back with the help of some surrogate mothers. This audiobook focuses on the story of the first six Neanderthal babies as they grow up. At first, they are raised in the lab in secret and taught by a nursery school teacher. When the children are five and six, the scientists place them with the owners of a group home for children with disabilities. The stories follow the Neanderthal children as they grow up, go to school, have relationships with other children, go through their teenage years, and start working in unskilled jobs in their early 20s. Along the way they face many challenges, including bullying, romances with humans, and a strike for better working conditions. Some even participate in experiments where they get a genius pill that makes them suddenly smart for a while. Meanwhile, scientists in other areas of the country bring back other Neanderthal kids. The Beginning features the six children’s first years of being born, growing up in the lab, and being introduced to their group home. We also get to know the kids who have very different personalities - from being a leader to being very friendly and social or being quiet and shy. Then, when one boy goes exploring, this leads to a series of events, resulting in the media discovering the Neanderthals, leading to the question: "What do we do now?" The audiobook is the beginning of a unique compelling series that raises many issues that might occur should the Neanderthals really be brought back, which could happen.
©2019 Gini Graham Scott (P)2019 Gini Graham Scott
Katy's Bow
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Katy's Bow is a whimsical story about how one thing can lead to something big, when Katy puts a bow on a neighbor’s cat, Queenie. Queenie is soon chased by a dog and climbs a tree, which leads to the neighbors, firefighters, police, and news reporters coming out in force to try to rescue poor Queenie. And all this chaos started with a simple little bow. Gini Graham Scott, Ph.D., J.D., CEO of Changemakers Publishing and Writing, is an internationally known writer, speaker, and workshop leader. She has published over 50 books with major publishers on various topics and has written over three dozen children’s books. She is a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. She does workshops on self-publishing and creativity, and she helps clients write books and self-publish them or find publishers and agents. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
©2020 Gini Graham Scott (P)2020 Gini Graham Scott
The New Neanderthals
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The New Neanderthals: The Rise of the Force is the first of a series of stories that build on the story in The Neanderthals Are Back. The book begins when the owner of a company that uses robots for production and shipping learns about the first group of neanderthals. The owner enlists the help of two scientists to bring back more neanderthals through cloning to replace the robots in order to reduce costs. Soon, he has a workforce of neanderthals. Ten years later, after this operation has been running successfully in secret, some detectives find out about the neanderthals and they visit the owner with unique proposal. They hope to recruit a team of neanderthals to help them track down and capture an escaped prisoner who has fled to the desert and mountains. Since prison officials and others in law enforcement have given up on finding the prisoner, the detectives think maybe the neanderthals can, because they are supposed to be strong, aggressive, have really good vision, and can work well together, such as when out on a hunt. The new team trains for a few weeks, and once they are ready, the detectives take them to the desert to look for the escaped prisoner. But can the neanderthals find him, and if they do, can they avoid being shot or killed by a well-armed prisoner? The rise of the force tells this story. Future stories in the series describe how the new neanderthal force grows and undertakes other missions using low-tech means to help law enforcement capture criminals. 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 50 books with major publishers and over 150 books through her company Changemakers Publishing. She has worked with dozens of clients on memoirs, self-help, popular business books, and film scripts.
©2019 Gini Graham Scott (P)2019 Gini Graham Scott
American Justice?
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This book is for those who believe they know all they need to know about the criminal justice system -- the system that keeps us safe from criminals; the system that protects its good, law-abiding citizens. Told in two sections, the first a first-person perspective of a victim's husband, American Justice is a true story that provides an up close and personal look at the American justice system and how easy it is to become a victim of the system. The focus within this book is more than the victims' stories, it is a crucial and critical examination of how things can go very wrong, especially when one does not adequately understand the laws that are supposed to protect them. Paul Brakke and his wife Carol believed that obeying the law and telling the truth was good enough. They believed that truth would indeed prevail. They were wrong. Paul and Carol Brakke's nightmare began when some local kids falsely accused Carol of trying to run one of them over. The kids didn't like her interfering with their play at a dangerous intersection. Based on this false accusation and additional lies by neighbors who wanted to get the Brakkes out of the neighborhood, Carol was subjected to psychological warfare, which included an involuntary commitment to a psych ward, two psychological evaluations, exile from her home, delays in setting a trial date, and the threat of a 16-year jail term. These circumstances forced the Brakkes to agree to move out of their home to another community as part of a plea bargain in which all charges relating to aggravated assault were dropped. This book describes Carol and Paul's harrowing experience, followed by Paul's discussion of problems in the criminal justice system and recommendations on what to do to resolve those problems.
©2016 Paul Brakke (P)2017 Paul Brakke
An Adventure with the Little Devils
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In An Adventure with the Little Devils: Behind the Closet Door, Davy is having a bad day at school and home, when he wishes that things could be the way he wants them. Suddenly, he hears a thumping noise in his closet, and there he meets two tiny characters: Count DeVille, who looks like a frog-man in a cape, and Sir Tolliver, a man with a mustache, red cape, and bloomers. They lead him through a door in the back of the closet to the World of Whatever. There, he experiences a series of adventures, both fun and sometimes scary, as he travels around on a boat or bubble with Sir Tolliver and Count Deville. Gini Graham Scott, PhD, JD, 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 a dozen children’s picture books, including Katy’s Bow, Where’s the Avocado?, and several Coyote tales. She has published over 50 nonfiction books with major publishers and over 150 through her company, Changemakers Publishing. She has worked with dozens of clients on memoirs, self-help, popular business books, and film scripts. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
©2019 Gini Graham Scott (P)2019 Gini Graham Scott
The Researchers Bible
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The Researcher's Bible provides a short introduction to the major concepts and approaches used in the social sciences, especially in sociology, anthropology, leisure, recreation, and tourism. It is an ideal supplement to a more detailed text on research methods and a guide to choose which research methods to use in a study. It also provides an explanation of different options for company owners and managers of organizations, who might want to do research or hire a research company to conduct a study for them. The chapters cover these topics: What is research and how it differs from program evaluation Choosing a research topic The contribution of different disciplines to the social sciences Different research approaches in social science research Using observation in social research Using qualitative and quantitative research methods The main characteristics, advantages, and disadvantages of different sampling methods The main techniques for analyzing surveys and their advantages and disadvantages The major statistical concepts The major data analysis techniques The easiest method for social research
©2015 Gini Graham Scott (P)2016 Gini Graham Scott
The Good News Gospel Songbook
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The Good News Gospel Songbook features 21 gospel songs that are designed to inspire with their messages about having love, hope, and faith. Some are also just fun songs about different ways to gain success and happiness in life through having faith. The audiobook includes the lyrics, an illustrations, and a link to the recording on YouTube for each song, so the listener can hear the recording, and even sing along with the lyrics. The illustrations feature the cover image for each song. All of the recordings are distributed through SongTradr to major music retail outlets, including iTunes, Spotify, TikTok, Twitch, Network TV, and others. The audiobook is designed so listeners will not only enjoy listening to the songs themselves, but can bring them to others in their church and community, so they can enjoy and sing them together. The songs that featured in this audiobook include these, organized into these five categories: "Having Faith and Seeing God Everywhere I Can See God Everywhere", "I’m Waking Up to Jesus", "Standing Up for Jesus", "I’m Having a Blast with Jesus", "I Can’t Wait to Get to Heaven", "Heaven’s Gate", "Traveling to Get to God", "I'm on My Way to God", "I’m Making a Straight Line to Jesus", "I’d Love to Take a Rocket Up to Jesus", "I’m on an Elevator to God", "Traffic Jam on the Way to Heaven", "I Feel Like I’m Going in Circles," "Lord", "Gaining Success Through Faith", "I’m Building My Wealth with Jesus", "I’m Banking on You, Jesus", "Finding Friendship and Help", "I’ve Got a Friend in Jesus", "With God by My Side There’s Hope", "The Road to Redemption", "Lord Throw Me a Line", "Don’t Give Up on Me Lord", and "Is Satan in the Ballpark?" Gini Graham Scott, PhD, is a writer, publisher, and film producer, who has published over 200 books, 50 for traditional publishers and 150 for her own company Changemakers Publishing, specializing in books on self-help, popular business, and social issues. She also writes, reviews, and ghostwrites books and scripts for clients. She has written and executive-produced 10 feature films, documentaries, and TV series. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
©2020 Gini Graham Scott (P)2021 Gini Graham Scott
Are We All Right?
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Are We All Right? details a number of things that are wrong in our society in America and how we need to make changes to fix the problems. The lyrics point up problems with crime, junkies, gangs, homelessness, bank fraud, insurance rates, oil spills, forest destruction, and global warming that have been getting worse over the last few decades. The song and this book are a kind of rallying cry or call to action about the many problems we need to fix today. As the song describes, it’s important to act quickly. We literally have to change the game. We need new rules, since otherwise, we seem to be heading to a certain disaster. This song is like an anthem to call attention to the problems we face, so we can do something to fix them before it’s too late. For example, the first verse begins: "We've got crime in the streets. We've got junkies down the hall. We've got homeless in the doorways, panhandlers on the mall. And the chorus starts this way: "But we're all right. We're all right. Yeah, that's what they tell us. Now we're all right." I hope this song and book will help you see that the more things change, the more they stay the same. Thus, we have to be proactive in seeking change, from making changes in your own life to reaching out to others in power to ask them to work for change. Let this song and book serve as a battle cry to make a positive difference - now! PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
©2020 Gini Graham Scott (P)2020 Gini Graham Scott
Dealing with Copyright Infringement and Suppression Claims in a Social Media Age
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Dealing with Copyright and Suppression Claims in a Social Media Age deals with the growing challenge to writers and publishers over what they can and can’t publish as more and more information is available online. Some of this material is covered by copyright, and some is not, and it is increasingly difficult to tell what is and isn’t permitted. Accordingly, this audiobook covers these topics: What to know about copyright law as it affects books and other materials on the Internet and what to do about copyright challenges. How to reduce your chances of facing a suppression claim and how to overcome such a claim. It includes the following chapters: The two warnings that started it all What you should know about copyright law What to do about copyright infringement What to do if your book is suppressed PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
©2018 Gini Graham Scott (P)2018 Gini Graham Scott
How to Pitch a TV or Film Series with a Show Bible
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How to Pitch a TV or Film Series with a Show Bible describes what to put in a show bible to successfully pitch a TV or film series. It includes a list of the major sections to include, along with a sample episode. It explains how to find other films in your genre. The audiobook is formatted like a journal, so listeners can write down their ideas for what to do after listening to each tip. The book is part of a series of short books, in which each book features tips and techniques for becoming more successful in the film industry. About the author: Gini Graham Scott, PhD, is a screenplay writer, indie producer, and TV game/reality show developer, plus a nonfiction writer who has published over 200 books, 50 for traditional publishers and 150 for her own company Changemakers Publishing. She also writes, reviews, and ghostwrites scripts and books for clients. She has written scripts for 20 feature films and has written and executive produced 10 film and TV projects.
©2020 Gini Graham Scott (P)2020 Gini Graham Scott
The Duck That Crowed
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After growing up in a pet store surrounded by dogs, cats, and other animals, Danny has lost his ability to quack. After being bought by a little girl and dropped off in the woods by her father, Danny goes on a journey to regain his ability to quack. Along the way, he meets an owl, mole, and spider, but he ends up clucking like a hen, mewing like a cat, barking like a dog, oinking like a pig, squeaking like a mouse, and cooing like a quail. Finally, he goes to see Freddy the frog, who lives near a lake where he has seen other ducks. Will Freddy be able to help? The Duck That Crowed tells Danny's story. Please Note: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio.
©2017 Gini Graham Scott (P)2017 Gini Graham Scott