ONE-ON-ONE COACHING WITH DR. MIRA
Dr. Mira Reisberg brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise from over 35 years of experience in the children’s book industry. She’s worked as an editor, art director, book designer, literary agent, and children’s literature professor. Dr. Mira’s coaching combines these experiences with her intuitive creative process to gently mentor students in a focused one-on-one session. Back and forth conversation with live explanatory editing will leave you feeling like you’re getting a personal mini-course all based on your individual needs!
Author Selections:
A. Picture Books, Board Books or Early Reader Critiques with a focus on elements such as:
Illustrator Selections:
A. Children’s book illustration portfolio or Website consultation or makeover session
B. PB dummy critique with a focus on elements such as:
C. Website makeover complete with guidance on creating banners and graphic placement.
Additional Options:
Dr. Mira works with people at all levels from professional authors and illustrators who need help finessing and completing their stories or art to folks with an idea but no map or concept of how to write their story. She particularly enjoys working with people who need help editing their stories for brevity, consistency, better language choices, adding layers for greater marketability, curriculum connections, age appropriateness, etc. Dr. Mira deeply cares about each person she works with, ensuring that they feel safe and supported throughout their creative journey. Using her vast knowledge and experience, Mira will assist you in making your work the best it can be to establish your place within the industry.
Schedule a One-On-One session today! (Modify this link: Click here to purchase)
Investment
$400 per session (Compare with conference consults for $50 for 10 minutes that don’t give you anywhere near the amount of feedback and knowledge for both big picture, developmental and line edits)
Mira consultations testimonials video: https://youtu.be/fSGh-IGKgpg
Many of Mira’s mentees have gone on to publish and win awards! Here what others have to say:
"Perhaps Mira Reisberg’s greatest gift is her spectacular intuition, and the ability to help distill a person’s unique voice into stories and art. Mira does this with flair and passion, while staying grounded in expertise and knowledge. Mira truly is a picture book whisperer, and a marvelous resource for shaping, revising and editing anyone's work. I highly recommend her services." ~ Marie Olofsdotter, published author
"Editing with Mira is not the fearsome experience one expects. Somehow Mira is able to chop the word count in half (almost) and it feels like a jolly good conversation. The unnecessary words float off and are forgotten like soap bubbles." ~ Kristin Abbott, published author
"Mira has a gift for taking a very rough idea and helping people finesse that idea into a more detailed story map. During my picture book writing consultation with Mira, we brainstormed, looked at examples of picture books involving similar content to my idea, collaborated on mapping the plot structure, and compiled a list of possible publishers. It was an incredibly productive session, and yet the time flew by, because Mira has a way of guiding people into a creative mental space, where time is timeless and the ideas flow freely. Mira is a gifted writer, illustrator, and teacher, and I would definitely meet with her again for a picture book consultation." ~ Gayle Pittman, PhD, published author
Mira consultations testimonials video: https://youtu.be/fSGh-IGKgpg
Click here to purchase!
Dr. Mira Reisberg brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise from over 35 years of experience in the children’s book industry. She’s worked as an editor, art director, book designer, literary agent, and children’s literature professor. Dr. Mira’s coaching combines these experiences with her intuitive creative process to gently mentor students in a focused one-on-one session. Back and forth conversation with live explanatory editing will leave you feeling like you’re getting a personal mini-course all based on your individual needs!
Author Selections:
A. Picture Books, Board Books or Early Reader Critiques with a focus on elements such as:
- Plotting, page turns, suspense-building and humor if appropriate
- Creating wonderful characters and strong character arcs
- Creating catchy titles
- Query, Pitch, and Bio Writing, as time allows
- Submission suggestions, as time allows
- A critique of the first 10 pages OR Chapter by Chapter Outline (extremely helpful)
- Creating catchy titles
- Creation or critique of your character description sheet
- Query, Pitch, and Bio Writing, as time allows
- Submission suggestions, as time allows
Illustrator Selections:
A. Children’s book illustration portfolio or Website consultation or makeover session
B. PB dummy critique with a focus on elements such as:
- Composition, cohesiveness, and story development suggestions
- Query, Pitch, and Bio Writing, as time allows
- Submission suggestions, as time allows
C. Website makeover complete with guidance on creating banners and graphic placement.
Additional Options:
- Website makeover complete with banners and branding
- Career development and help deciding which of your manuscripts to submit and where
- Social media guidance
- A full AMA ask me anything session
Dr. Mira works with people at all levels from professional authors and illustrators who need help finessing and completing their stories or art to folks with an idea but no map or concept of how to write their story. She particularly enjoys working with people who need help editing their stories for brevity, consistency, better language choices, adding layers for greater marketability, curriculum connections, age appropriateness, etc. Dr. Mira deeply cares about each person she works with, ensuring that they feel safe and supported throughout their creative journey. Using her vast knowledge and experience, Mira will assist you in making your work the best it can be to establish your place within the industry.
Schedule a One-On-One session today! (Modify this link: Click here to purchase)
- After securing your session you’ll receive a Calendly link to schedule your Zoom session. A separate Zoom link will follow.
- Send your work one to two days prior as a MS Word or Google Drive Doc, or a PDF if including images and/or illustrations.
- Meet via zoom for your One-On-One mentoring session.
Investment
$400 per session (Compare with conference consults for $50 for 10 minutes that don’t give you anywhere near the amount of feedback and knowledge for both big picture, developmental and line edits)
Mira consultations testimonials video: https://youtu.be/fSGh-IGKgpg
Many of Mira’s mentees have gone on to publish and win awards! Here what others have to say:
"Perhaps Mira Reisberg’s greatest gift is her spectacular intuition, and the ability to help distill a person’s unique voice into stories and art. Mira does this with flair and passion, while staying grounded in expertise and knowledge. Mira truly is a picture book whisperer, and a marvelous resource for shaping, revising and editing anyone's work. I highly recommend her services." ~ Marie Olofsdotter, published author
"Editing with Mira is not the fearsome experience one expects. Somehow Mira is able to chop the word count in half (almost) and it feels like a jolly good conversation. The unnecessary words float off and are forgotten like soap bubbles." ~ Kristin Abbott, published author
"Mira has a gift for taking a very rough idea and helping people finesse that idea into a more detailed story map. During my picture book writing consultation with Mira, we brainstormed, looked at examples of picture books involving similar content to my idea, collaborated on mapping the plot structure, and compiled a list of possible publishers. It was an incredibly productive session, and yet the time flew by, because Mira has a way of guiding people into a creative mental space, where time is timeless and the ideas flow freely. Mira is a gifted writer, illustrator, and teacher, and I would definitely meet with her again for a picture book consultation." ~ Gayle Pittman, PhD, published author
Mira consultations testimonials video: https://youtu.be/fSGh-IGKgpg
Click here to purchase!
These are just some of the awards and accolades won by former students: Caldecott Medal • Newbery Medal • Coretta Scott King Award • Pura Belpré Award • Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Notable • Theodor Seuss Geisel Award • Stonewall Book Award • Ezra Jack Keats Book Award • Sydney Taylor Book Award • Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children • Robert F. Sibert Honor Book • Charlotte Zolotow Award • John Newbery Medal Honor Book • Randolph Caldecott Medal Honor Book • The Jane Addams Children's Book Award • The Américas Award • Children's Africana Book Award • Golden Kite Awards • Crystal Kite Awards
