Showing posts with label Lisa Occhipinti. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lisa Occhipinti. Show all posts

Friday, April 13, 2012

Book Burst- Pass it On!

I spent the month of February writing a proposal for the SCBWI-Work in Progress grant. Rebecca Petruck encouraged me to re-vision the first chapter of Half-Truths and tirelessly cheered me on--even as she delivered the "but I really think it would be better if you did it this way" news. 


When I finished the revision she sweetly rewarded me with this "Book Burst" which she made from an old book:




She found the idea in The Repurposed Library by Lisa Occhipinti.


This video gives you a brief idea of how to bring new life to an old book. Next time you want to present a writer with a special gift check out Occhipinti's book. 





Rebecca, by the way, is a fantastic editor and critiquer. She has recently launched her own critique business and I highly recommend her. Even if she made me rewrite my first chapter a bazillion times. Or maybe, because she made me do that. 


Pass it on. 

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