oUr Tutorials
one-to-one tutorial
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With Ness, Maisie or Katie
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60 minutes PLUS preparatory work and recorded feedback
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Via Zoom
During your one-to-one tutorial, we will work closely with you, at your own pace, to inspire, develop and focus your creative practice. The tutorials are tailored to meet your individual needs. In each tutorial we will give detailed verbal feedback on your work, provide advice and set targets to help you achieve your goals.
Throughout our friendly, nurturing tutorials we will provide visual examples to help explain ideas and concepts.
Tutorials may include areas of development such as observational drawing, developing your creative voice, use of materials, character, colour, continuity, how to go from your sketchbook to a resolved illustration, editing text and image, portfolio reviews, developing cover designs, page layouts, getting ready to pitch your work and children's book career advice.
Many of our clients sign for more than one tutorial. This is ideal for you if:
You want continued focused feedback on your work
You have a picture book book idea you'd like to develop visually
You want to grow your visual voice as an illustrator and find your style
If you have a long term goal or project to work on
You want to commit to growing your creative practise
If you're not sure how many tutorials you should sign up for, we will discuss your ambitions with you and advise.
During the tutorial you will receive detailed verbal feedback with goals to work towards. As this feedback is individual to you, we offer you the option to record the session for your future reference.
£130 per tutorial
Discounts are available when booking 6 tutorials or more
This TUTORIAL
gave me the kick up the bum
I needed!
"Thanks again for all your brilliant advice it felt like a real breakthrough . . ."
"It’s been amazing working with Orange Beak and looking back through my sketchbooks I can see such an improvement"
one-to-one Picture Book editorial tutorial
Picture Book Editorial Tutorial
£130 per tutorial
Discounts are available when booking 6 tutorials
or more
During your one-to-one picture book editorial tutorial, Alice will look in depth at your picture book manuscript. They will work closely with you, at your own pace, to inspire, develop and focus your creative practice. In each tutorial either Alice will give feedback on your story, provide advice and set targets to help keep you on track.
Editorial tutorials may include areas of development such as plot, narrative, pacing, character development, advice/tips on pitching to agents and publishers.
The tutorial is tailored to your story and your individual needs.
Many of our clients sign for more than one tutorial. This is ideal for you if:
You want continued focused feedback on your work
You have more than one picture book text you'd like focused feedback on
You want to grow your voice as a writer
If you're not sure how many tutorials you should sign up for, your tutee will discuss your ambitions and story with you and advise.
Editorial tutorials involve written feedback on your manuscript plus a 30 min Zoom call. You have the option to record the zoom part or not. The feedback includes goals to work towards and is individual to you.
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With Alice
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Includes: preparatory work and individual written feedback PLUS a 30 minute Zoom call, which you can record
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Via Zoom
I really liked how honest, encouraging and clear the tutorials were
"Wow! Thank you so, so much for your feedback, that’s well beyond anything I was expecting and I am truly grateful for what you’ve done to help me with this project."
Children's Fiction: Initial Editorial Package
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With Alice
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Includes: written editorial feedback, plus a 60 minute one to one tutorial, via Zoom (which you can record).
Initial Editorial Package
£260
This fiction package is an investment, which will give you an editorial overview of how to move your children's fiction project forward with clear professional guidance.
For this package, please submit a synopsis of your book, the first three chapters and a chapter breakdown of the whole book. Alice will use this to carefully consider the author voice, age-range for the story, the type of story, the audience and where it will sit in the market.
In the one-to-one session we will go through top-line feedback and give you actionable next steps to take your fiction story forward. Should you wish to have further sessions on the project, i.e. in-depth editorial feedback on a full manuscript, we will provide a custom quote following the initial consultation. Every story is different and a custom quote will be completely tailored to you in order to support you in achieving your goals.
"I worked with Alice on my first children's novel . . . Alice has the perfect balance of sympathetic encouragement, astute judgment . . . with her guidance I was able to take an overlong and rather rambling narrative and craft it into a tightly plotted, fast paced story."
Tutorial Cancellation Policy
The date and time of your tutorial will be mutually agreed between yourself and the tutor. Out of respect for us and our other clients, we ask that you give us at least 3 working days notice if you need to cancel an appointment. We can exchange your tutorial to another mutually agreed date. However, if you do not cancel with at least 3 working days notice, or fail to attend your session at the agreed time, you may lose any payments you have already made.