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Who is Goddess Fish Promotions? And what do we do? We're glad you asked!
We didn't want your visit here to be dry and boring, so we decided to have a poetry competition and put what we do into verse. Here are the initial entries:
Marianne:
Roses are Red.
Violets are Blue.
I'm awful at poetry.
Coffee.
Judy:
We can edit your book
find things you didn't see
It will be fun to look
at the changes from me.
Yeah, for some reason, Judy won!
Even better, her poem is correct. We DO offer editing as one of our options. Here are a couple of testimonials from clients:
I worked with Marianne on a complete edit and was very happy with the results. Her feedback was clear, easy to follow, and she probed on things I hadn’t thought of. She was also responsive whenever I had questions and helped me work through a few issues. Her feedback and guidance improved the quality of my manuscript, all at a very fair price. I’m working on my next book and plan to use their services again.
-J B Glazer, author, In Search of Mr. Anonymous
Choosing the right editor for a project is incredibly important to an author. Let’s face it, we want the best for our books. When I was considering editors for my first indie-published book, Regenerate, I naturally thought of Goddess Fish Promotions–and I’m so glad I did.
Marianne Arkins and Judy Thomas are incredibly attentive and professional during the entire editing process. Their input was invaluable and the story is much stronger because they cared enough to help unsnarl plot points and find order in the chaos..
I can’t wait to work with them again. Truly, a top-notch editorial team! – Sarita Leone, award-winning author of Regenerate
We also offer Virtual Book Tours, Graphic Design, Social Media Promotion and more. You can see more testimonials here.
We hope you enjoyed getting to know us a little (more information is below) and we'd like to do the same. We'd LOVE to see a little poem that tells us a bit about you in the comments. We'll be awarding random book giveaways and $5 Amazon GCs to some of the best poetry we find. It might not be at every stop, but when something really makes us smile, we'll reward it! Come on, be daring...
And now, more about us:
About Goddess Fish Promotions
Goddess Fish Promotions was established October 14, 2008. Why? Well, when Marianne became a published author and got her the first taste of trying to promote a book on a budget, there was only one other virtual book tour company in place at the time, and their fees were simply too high for a small press author. After coordinating and running her own tour, she knew other authors could use the same service for a reasonable price. Thus, Goddess Fish Promotions was born.
Because both Judy and Marianne were authors and editors prior to running Goddess Fish Promotions, they approach the business with a unique point of view, and treat their clients how they would expect to be treated.
The people behind the fish
Judy Thomas
Judy has a college degree in English and she’s worked in retail, education, at her local library as well as an editor for a small press and for the now defunct ShadowKeep Ezine. She’s also a published author so can see things from both sides of the fence. In 2013, she “retired” and now spends her days helping authors make their dream come true—as well as working as much as she can with her local theater group.
Marianne Arkins
Grammar freak and coffee lover, Marianne wrote her first novel at ten years old, built her first commercial website in 2000, and published for the first time in 2006. She worked as a
professional editor for just over a year, and knows what it’s like to write, edit and promote a book on a budget.
Marianne's Top Five Romance Tropes
1. Friends to Lovers
2. Second Chance at Love
3. Enemies to Lovers
4. Gender role reversal.
5. Love Triangle.
Friends to lovers is hands-down my favorite because of the familiarity between the H/h and the unfamiliarity of their new feelings. Written well, it’s so much fun to read.
Second chances are similar because the H/h are so familiar with each other, but have something to get past… whatever the reason for their original break up was. Forgiveness is hard, but that tug of love is stronger.
Enemies to Lovers works well because it’s amazing to watch two people who apparently have less than nothing in common find their way past it because of an attraction that eventually becomes love.
Gender role reversal is fun to watch because our own expectations have to be flipped as well. One of my own books includes this: a male chef and a female tow truck driver/mechanic. I loved writing it.
Love triangle. This one is tough. Written badly, they’re boring. When it’s clear there is only one good choice for the hero or heroine, it’s no fun to read. BOTH choices need to be viable. I was a little disappointed in “the Hunger Games” when (::: SPOILER ALERT::: ) they made Gale no longer a good choice for Katniss. It was a little redeemable when they didn’t have her immediately fall into Peeta’s arms, but instead let them get to know each other again, and slowly fall into love.
So there you have it. My own choices. What are some of yours?
Links
Website: http://www.goddessfish.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoddessFishPromotions
Twitter: https://twitter.com/GoddessFish Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/goddessfish/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mariannejudy
Google+: https://plus.google.com/+Goddessfish
You're more than welcome, Marianne and Judy!
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