Patti Rebmann AKA AP Miller Loves Karen Like A Fat Kid Loves Cake…
Saturday, September 8, 2007Posted in: Not taking your prescribed medication may damage your c, One flew over the cuckoo's nest
Oh how she wounds me. Apparently Patsy sent the long e-mail below, to all and sundry.
It’s so unfair, why can’t I be insulted by somebody who understands the difference between ‘advice’ and ‘advise’. Also, by somebody who knows that ‘Nobody’ isn’t actually supposed to be two words? *g*
In case you have not been following the blog of this “NO BODY” who seems to believe her shit doesn’t stink, (k: Oooh, the wench stole that line from me!) allow me to give you a bit of insight.
Karen Scott has a big mouth when it comes to slandering authors. Seems I am not the only one being attacked here either. She knows NOTHING about writing or publishing yet finds it necessary to post advise to authors regarding their career! And how much of a college education have she had?? NONE. What are her writing credits?? BOOK REVIEWS…Author Groupie wannabe.
Continued after the cut…
What does she mean no writing credits? Hey, I’ll have you know that I came first in a school writing competition when I was ten, dammit! I even beat Samuel Coombes, and he was a total brain box! I was also the only person who could use the words ‘submerged’ and ‘phoenix’ together in a sentence, and make it work! Sheesh!
Anyway, sorry to interrupt, Patsy continues:
She is a moron who knows nothing about about nothing. A simpleton who reads books all day long instead of working for a living. No wonder she strikes me as a person without an education.
She is someone who has no life and wishes so desperately to live through others to make herself look important. You really have to pity her for the stupidity that comes out of her mouth.
Oooh that Patsy’s good. By the way I’ll have you know that I’m educated. My diploma that I bought from a guy on the internet says so, so stick that in your pipe and smoke it beeyotch!
Teresa Jacobs, the FORMER LOOSER CEO of Mardi Gras Publishing will most likely have a lot more time on her hands when she is behind bars for fraud. She writes in this post under “anonymous” and has been the biggest instigator in this group merely because she has no more career and wouldn’t listen to people who knew the business when it came down to running the company the RIGHT way.
She wants so badly to destroy my career…(K: *smirk*) Oh pathetic as she is…use your real name you dope…stop hiding…you know you’re done. Her nose is so full of brown right now it isn’t funny. And it’s straight up Karen’s ass. “Oh please accept me Karen please???” Let’s trash patti’s reputation becuase I am soooo jealous of her success….
Teresa Jacobs said that to lil’ ‘ole me? Ya see, now here’s somebody who recognises true greatness when she sees it. I heart that Teresa Jacobs person, I really do, so what if she’s defrauded loads of authors? She loves me, that means so much, it really does…
She (K: Teresa I presume?) has lied, and committed theft, outside state lines which is punishble by the federal law not local. She has committed fraud in her home state of Alabama, and has hidden often by moving from apartment to apartment in leiu of escaping her creditors.
She has filed bankruptcy once or twice before which I was told by someone close to her, so what does that tell you about her honesty and integrity? The authors of MGP were treated very poorly. Teresa went MIA, screwed up her own life and company not to mention the lives of her authors and is now throwing stones at an author who will always have more then she does along with her honesty and integrity intact..thank you very much…ME!
I am asking you to ignore anything you read on Karens Scotts blog from here on in regarding me, and place Teresa’s name in front of “ANONYMOUS”..well all of you get the picture.
If you ever come across Karen Scott run the other way. She is nothing but trouble. And SHAME on You Nora for joining the ban wagon…don’t you have a commercial or a book to write for television? I am very disappointed in your actions…flaming another author you don’t know? Or is it that you fear the competition? In any event it doesn’t make you look like the professional you claim to be. Associating with morons…”
Oh Patsy, why oh why didn’t you read my blog about the importance of authors using spelling and grammar checker?
Oh yeah, and you insulted LaNora, that’s so fucked up dude. That has to be a crime surely?
And to think, I was going to blog about TTG and I discovering the Nintendo Wii! Heheh!! If this e-mail was truly from you Patsy, thanks for the laughs, you truly are deliciously bananas!
Also, if it makes you feel better, I do believe you’re good enough to write for Mrs Giggles’ Trixy Lion Publishing house! You go girl!
Reply
Nora Roberts
September 8
10:51 am
What is a ban wagon and when did I join it? Who did I flame, and was this before or after I joined?
I felt some wincing embarrassment for the writer of this email–until it just kept going.
Let me say that to claim another lacks in education when that claim is written with such a sippery grip on grammar, spelling and actual sense reaches deep into fantastical Ironyland and roots there.
If stones are to be thrown, at least take a little time to practice your pitch.
Btw, I don’t write commercials or books for television. It’s also good to know your target before you wing that stone.
Kristie (J)
September 8
11:34 am
And this person is an author? A person who tells stories using words?
*shakes head sadly*.
And Karen – I just hope you’re eating bonbons while you read books and just sit around all day instead of working for a living. ‘Cause boy does she have you pegged you little simpleton you.
*snort*
You got your diploma from some guy on the internet??? Me too!!
Seriously though – don’t these people realize the damage they do themselves every time they write one of these things?
Barbara B.
September 8
12:00 pm
Sad, embarassing, and yet hilarious.
AP/Patti is clearly deeply delusional. Whatever her psychosis, I hope there comes a time when she seeks treatment. And perhaps a remedial English class or two.
Grammatical writer
September 8
12:01 pm
A simpleton who reads books all day long instead of working for a living. No wonder she strikes me as a person without an education.
That’s right. If there’s anyone who just screams “dumb” to me, it’s someone who reads a lot of books. Books are no way to learn anything. What sort of idiot reads? What sort of writer actually wants people to read a lot and considers reading a useful skill?
We writers hate useless people who read a lot of books. Who’s with me?!
Nora Roberts
September 8
1:00 pm
Must take my own advice and proof. That would be slippery. The ‘l’ therein must’ve joined the ban wagon.
Yes, those of us who write books just hate people who read all the time. Those dumbasses.
Michelle
September 8
1:29 pm
These type of rants from supposed writers just show that truth is stranger than fiction. So sad that she is trying to commit professional suicide or she escaped from her keeper and was able to access a computer. Also trying to bash Nora? Hope she has her Kevlar on because surely there will be thunderbolts heading her way to smite her.
Michelle
September 8
1:39 pm
Or do I mean lightening bolts? Well one or the other or both. You just don’t mess with Nora or mother nature.
Jennifer McK
September 8
1:39 pm
Well, we can add another author that doesn’t represent epublishing in a pretty light.
Man, am I getting sick of this.
The worst part is that authors and publishers that have quality and professionalism can’t be heard in the loud stupidity coming from this kind of crap.
For every author/publisher shooting their mouth off, there’s ten that aren’t.
Gennita
September 8
2:09 pm
Patti wrote to Nora Roberts, quote: “…Or is it that you fear the competition?”
I couldn’t read the rest of the letter. Coffee stains all over my computer screen.
Still choking and coughing.
Wow. Woman needs a bigger ego, ya think?
shiloh walker
September 8
2:12 pm
I just wanna know who it is that Nora is afraid of. I mean… competition wise, that is.
I think the real irony, though, is this.
She is a moron who knows nothing about about nothing. A simpleton who reads books all day long instead of working for a living.
You know when I think of a simpleton, I usually don’t picture them doing a lot of reading.
The sad thing? This had mostly been dropped. Nobody was really paying much attention to it anymore.
So does this mean there will be blog entertainment this weekend?
Nora Roberts
September 8
2:21 pm
~The sad thing? This had mostly been dropped. Nobody was really paying much attention to it anymore.~
I thought the same thing.
~So does this mean there will be blog entertainment this weekend?~
I’m already entertained.
As to competition. No writer worth her keyboard FEARS competition. Acknowledges it, respects it, absolutely. But in this case, as I didn’t know this women existed before last weekend, I really don’t acknowledge her as competition.
And the weird thing is, I don’t think I said anything about her in any of my previous comments. So doing the shame on you thing is just silly.
shiloh walker
September 8
2:36 pm
Patti/Patsy said
She has filed bankruptcy once or twice before which I was told by someone close to her, so what does that tell you about her honesty and integrity?
So does this mean that everybody who has filed for bankruptcy lacks honesty and integrity? Because that’s kinda how it reads.
I have no desire to get into the whole Theresa/Patti mess. None. I don’t know either of them, nor do I really care to. Whatever the issues are between them, I’m sure we’ve all heard some variation of it in the past.
But some of this crap irritates me even while I’m laughing. Amused on some fronts, yeah… especially if the writer of that letter thought anybody would take her seriously.
But seriously irritated. I worked damn hard on my career and certain people are really giving epublishing a black eye.
I’m telling you guys… you need to think before you speak. Really think. That image thing counts more than you could possibly imagine.
Nora Roberts said
And the weird thing is, I don’t think I said anything about her in any of my previous comments. So doing the shame on you thing is just silly.
I think it because you obviously chose to actually speak to Karen~not rant, rail and insult. Clearly any author that doesn’t hate Karen is just lacking somehow.
The competition thing is just plain stupid. Readers hardly ever just pick one writer to read. If they like one writer’s paranormal/suspense/contemps, they are going to look for those genres from other authors.
But I have to question a person’s ability to think clearly if they are accusing somebody who is pretty much to the top seller of romance, ever, as being afraid of competition.
I am not sucking up or offering any kind of flattery here. I’m just stating what’s pretty much a fact in romanceland.
Nora Roberts has no competition. She’s pretty much in a class of her own.
Ann Bruce
September 8
3:07 pm
That email is sad, funny and gripping in a train wreck kind of way.
I think my eyes just kept getting wider and wider the more I read…until I got to the line about NR being afraid of the competition. NR really needs to watch out because AP is just nipping at her heels on the bestseller lists.
(Sadly, AP announced that her name will be slapped on Harlequin covers in future.)
So, with all her attention-grabbing shenanigans, does AP now deserve a brand new category of authors behaving badly?
And to think I thought it was going to be a quiet blog weekend…
Anne
September 8
3:17 pm
She is a moron who knows nothing about about nothing. A simpleton who reads books all day long instead of working for a living.
Damn you, Karen, you lied to us all about having that glamour job. Pffft. LOL
Insulting Nora Roberts is so not a good thing. I mean, she’s NORA, and she may have competition, but hello? Have you seen her sales? I don’t think Nora fears much in the way of her writing. She is a goddess. *moving over on the band wagon to make room for Nora*
What is up with this chick? Let it die, please! Let it die! But apparently she’s posting things like this all over authors loop and in turn, they’re all commenting that she’s nuts. Imagine that. *snort*
Gail
September 8
3:30 pm
“The Force is strong with that one.” Or the Voices.
And what the heck is wrong the internet diploma guy? Got a frame for mine. It very purrrrrrdy.
KateS
September 8
3:31 pm
This is so embarrassing for her, it almost makes me feel guilty for laughing at the poor grammar in the e-mail. No one’s (actually two words, unlike nobody, which is one) commented on this one yet, so I’ll do it: And how much of a college education have she had?? Did you go to college, Patsy? A college education is considered one entity, therefore needs the singular form. Honestly. And for goodness sake, who ever said one had to have a college education to be smart? Or to comment in a coherent and pretty darn funny manner on all that is publishing? Shame on you, Patsy. Not everyone has the same opportunities that perhaps you were freakin’ blessed to have because your grammatical knowledge surely did not get you accepted.
And what in the world made her continue her rant in a public forum? Has she truly not read anything every blog has talked about recently about how to compose yourself in public (and how NOT to)? And yes, the internet is considered public!
And I’m sorry, but she thinks she’s COMPETITION for Nora? Is she serious? Yes, I’m sure it’s extremely annoying for her that Karen, her apparent nemesis, would have someone so loved in the publishing community on her blog. But seriously. Put some logic into your rants, woman!
Ann Bruce
September 8
3:35 pm
And to think, I was going to blog about TTG and I discovering the Nintendo Wii.
*sigh*
I’m torn between the Wii and the PS3… Decisions, decisions.
Well, if the raise at the day job is good (keeping my fingers crossed), maybe I’ll splurge and get both.
Anonymous
September 8
3:40 pm
Sadly, AP announced that her name will be slapped on Harlequin covers in future.
Yeah, I’ll believe it when I see it on a bookstore shelf, because I certainly haven’t read any news about it in Publisher’s Lunch.
I want to know what planet this woman lives on, because it bears absolutely no resemblance to Earth. Either that , or I’ll have some of what she’s smoking, because it must be dang good stuff.
For the love of God, why isn’t the “A” part of AP Miller gagging her and forcing her to take her anti-psychotic meds??? Or why haven’t all those famous authors who could supposedly vouch for her either stood up for her or told her to shut up???
Elsie
Anonymous
September 8
3:43 pm
I found this: http://kayleighjamison.blogspot.com/2007/08/nora-roberts-i-would-have-your-babies.html
the other day and thought, “okay, I guess I can see it.”
Yes, those of us who write books just hate people who read all the time. Those dumbasses.
But now that I’ve read this, I think I have to concur.
Anonymous
September 8
4:23 pm
She claims “AP Miller” spent form 1980 to 1984 at Rutgers, has a Masters, guess an MA because she mentions a major in English and minor in journalism. (Could she be talking about the other half?) Also claims was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma which is sorority not an Honorary and a member of too many clubs top name.
Reference AP Miller’s MySpace page
Anonymous
September 8
4:26 pm
When did Rutgers start offering a MA in Dumbass? Amazing.
Anonymous
September 8
4:28 pm
Ann Bruce–get the WII. We love ours. You can even get an upper body workout. I mean, more than just the thumbs. My son, who is beyond a geek, says the PS3 is c*ap.
Geez, Karen, can you make enemies or what?!? You are amazing. And have you noticed that all of your enemies have been attacked by the bad grammar and rotten spelling fairies? With protection like that, you’ll do fine. This AP lady whoever she may be is a whole lot less erudite than you.
My college was a party school, so I don’t remember if I learned anything or not.
–Jackie L.
Ann Bruce
September 8
4:39 pm
Bad grammar backlash
How very appropriate and timely.
Anonymous
September 8
4:41 pm
Oh, and I would jump in and defend La Nora, but every time I do that on the SB’s, I get accused of being a rabid fan girl. Just because I AM an RFG. Sheesh. Besides which, La Nora seems more than capable of handling idiots like this herself.
Karen, your blog is always entertaining. Please keep up the good work.
–Jackie L.
Karen Scott
September 8
4:44 pm
And have you noticed that all of your enemies have been attacked by the bad grammar and rotten spelling fairies?
Yep, bring ‘em on I say, it makes for good blogging fodder on what would otherwise be a slow blog day.
Did I read that right? Harlequin offered her a contract? I wonder what the fuck they were smoking at the time? Does anybody know who her editor will be?
Gail
September 8
5:01 pm
“Everything has its limit – iron ore cannot be educated into gold.”
Mark Twain
A thought I enjoy on the college issue from a well known author.
Anonymous
September 8
5:10 pm
As I understand it, Harlequin refuses to look at any previously published work, including ePublished works.
Karen Scott
September 8
5:19 pm
As I understand it, Harlequin refuses to look at any previously published work, including ePublished works.
Was she claiming that it was a previously pubbed book that was going to Harlequin?
meljean brook
September 8
5:28 pm
“this is funny shit, le sigh now I must read it and comments when I have works I should be doing”
That’s what I was just thinking. Damn you, Karen! This is where your true evil lies — offering such wonderful entertainment to people like me, who are weak, weak, WEAK! and can’t look away.
sybil
September 8
5:28 pm
damn you karens… damn you to hells
this is funny shit, le sigh now I must read it and comments when I have works I should be doing
Question – might have been asked sorry if I repeat – doesn’t one first need to HAVE a career for one to try and ruin it?
There is so a ‘nobody’ involved with this but me thinks it isn’t Karen.
Of course, Karen hon, you do realize this is prolly the most attention she has gotten for not being a writer in who knows how long.
Shelly @ Bewitched
September 8
5:39 pm
I really do love reading “professional” people’s e-mails. Karen, these idiots just seem to fall in your lap.
Like you’ve said before, we just can’t stress spell check and proof reading enough…
But thanks, Patti/Patsy/AP or whom ever you are, for the laughs!
sybil
September 8
5:42 pm
Meljean rocks so much she can quote me before I post. LOL
Suggestion… if you wanna bitch out nora roberts, it would be best to post it where nora roberts will see it.
Unless you were counting on Karen’s help… she is a kind soul that karen scott… always one to lend a hand to authors wanting to make themselves look fucking nutz… brings a tear to my eye
shi, I think the fact people had stopped talking about it/her/them would be the reason for the post. no?
I still can’t find a book by her other than the epub-that-we-dare-not-speak-its-name. Where the hell are the 20+ credits she speaks of?
Harlequin? huh what? Really? God I hope not Harlequin Historical.
Is that why she posted to so many loops? She heard how many of those Harlequin editors lurk about there to make sure their authors are not making asses of themselves or mocking the big H. So she figured she would show just what an ASSet she would be to the company?
Gwen
September 8
6:39 pm
Some interesting web posts of related topics:
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E05E1D61439F931A25752C0A96E958260
and
http://starbulletin.com/2007/06/18/news/story02.html
and
http://career.uri.edu/Dusting%20Your%20Digital%20Dirt%20by%20Tory%20Johnson,%20ABC%20News.pdf
Everywhere the word “boss” is used in one of the above links, just replace it with “publisher” if you’re worried about how emails like this can reflect on you as an author.
Jane
September 8
7:04 pm
I keep wondering where these authors get their legal advice? theft across interstate lines makes that a federal offense? Huh. Must go back to law school because I never learned that. Maybe she views theft like kidnapping. Someone kidnapped her brain and ran it over across state lines but left her mouth back with her body to yap away without any filter. I guess if that is not a federal crime, it should be.
Jenns
September 8
7:13 pm
Oh, dear. Reading this person’s writing was like gaping at the scene of a horrible car crash: it’s something that’s painful to see, very ugly, cringe-inducing … Yet I could not make myself look away. Sigh. Guess I’m just one of those looser simpletons who does a lot of reading (I’m only in the aspiring stage of being a writer, but I just hate those horrible reader).
Anyway, she must be enjoying success in the extreme if she’s suspecting La Nora of feeling threatened. We’re talking household name.
What was her name, again?
Jaci Burton
September 8
7:27 pm
This is great entertainment with my afternoon latte.
Thank you. Now all I need is a scone and my life will be complete.
Anonymous
September 8
7:50 pm
This woman is extraordinarily clever and great at self promotion. By claiming that Nora Roberts is picking on her, she is bound to grab the attention of some of Ms. Roberts’ fans. The rumor will spread among the online communities, and the fans will want to check who is this person that dares insult their beloved Nora.
She may be an ignorant ass (and yes, I’ve known plenty of those that allegedly have college degrees. Both are not mutually exclusive) … but she is good at self promotion. Have to give her that. Bad press is better than no press.
Desiree Erotique
September 8
8:00 pm
Gee, Karen, I don’t recall you ever claiming to be either a professional author or a pro reviewer. Patti needs to mind her own business if she wants to keep the business of people out there possibly willing to put down good money for her books. And I wonder how many SAHW’s she has now managed to insult by this rant? I know for a fact there’s many hardworking SAHWs and SAHW&Ms among today’s reading population. This audience does not just expect respect from the authors on their To Buy List, they deserve it!
Anonymous
September 8
8:04 pm
Actually, I would disagree. Bad press is simply bad press. I’ve seen readers go out of their way to publicize an author’s idiocy to unaware readers. Result? The book was put back on the shelf.
Unfortunately, an author’s stupid gene does show up on the pages of a book. But even more important is the Insult Quotient. Never underestimate a reader’s IQ.
Nicole
September 8
8:41 pm
Oh my. Thank you for giving me such a good laugh today. I needed it. Anyone have any spare clear sinus cavities?
And Ann, the Wii. It’s hands-down (or is that up, in the case of the Wii?) the best system for pure fun. Relatively inexpensive, comes with a game, and is simple to understand. And get Rayman Raving Rabbids with it.
shiloh walker
September 8
9:08 pm
Sybil,
shi, I think the fact people had stopped talking about it/her/them would be the reason for the post. no?
Yeah… I more or less drew that conclusion, too. But still… it is sad. Very sad.
Anonymous
September 8
10:17 pm
Has anyone else seen Singing In The Rain?
Everytime a post like this comes up, I think of Lena Lamont.
Why wait for someone else to shoot down your career (or reputation) when you can open your mouth and do it yourself? Or, as in the case of these posts, put it in print for the whole wide world to see the evidence for themselves.
SusanL
Ann Bruce
September 8
10:56 pm
Was she claiming that it was a previously pubbed book that was going to Harlequin?
Nope. Her exact words from her MySpace blog are:
I wanted to inform all of our fans that our books will no longer be for sale through Mardi Gras Publishing. The good news is that you will see us at Harlequin.
The above is very coherent, maybe a little delusional (only time will tell), so I think the “A” in AP wrote it.
Mrs Giggles
September 9
12:11 am
AP Miller, or the person in the team responsible for the crazy, needs a PR agent. Someone who will not hesitate to cattle-prod her each time she is within three feet of a computer or mobile phone.
Satan
September 9
12:36 am
Tell us about the Wii, too.
The more souls convert to gaming, the more violence will spread.
Love,
Satan.
P.S. I hope you enjoy the atrocities against the English language I love to help create.
Seressia
September 9
1:37 am
Nora Roberts said…
Must take my own advice and proof.
No need to apologize, Nora. Seems to me that said author most definitely has a “sippery grip” on grammar. Unfortunately it seems as if she didn’t stop at a sip and went straight to guzzling, at least a bottle or two. It’s the only reason I can come up with for this diatribe.
Karmyn
September 9
3:18 am
I’ve just discovered your blog, Karen, but I’m hooked already. You’ve provided some great lulz tonight. I don’t know who this Patsy person is, but I’m sure she could benefit from some medication. The side effects can be really fun.
Alessia Brio
September 9
9:18 am
Color me uneducated. I giggled at the picture for 20 minutes before reading the rant. *tee hee*
Darlene
September 9
2:03 pm
I shouldn’t be startled anymore by the posts I read that are grammatically incorrect and full of spelling errors. But when it comes from someone claiming to be an author, it still makes my heart stutter.
Ban wagon? Looser (instead of loser)? The fractured syntax?
*Sigh*
Why do people do this to themselves? Have they no shame? Do they believe the reading public will respond positively to their rants?
Writer & Cat
September 9
2:56 pm
I love the Wii! Now that you have one, you can sit around all day playing with your Wii-mote and using your internet diploma as a coaster. None of this moronic reading books crap! However, I would not recommend that you critique any of the Wii games or offer advise [sic] to gamers or game authors, since you know nothing about the gaming industry
.
Karen Scott
September 9
3:39 pm
love the Wii! Now that you have one, you can sit around all day playing with your Wii-mote and using your internet diploma as a coaster.
I love the Wii too, (Ann, I’d deffo opt for the Wii, ’tis tres fun!) it was paid for by the money that I skank off the state, seeing as I have no job and no prospects. *g*
As for the internet diploma, I was thinking of perhaps upgrading it to an MA certificate. The upgrade would only cost me $10.99 plus taxes. Bargain huh?
Anon 76
September 9
8:30 pm
Yes, I am being anon here in this instance.
My plea goes to Patti/Patsy
You and I have worked together in different venues for brief periods. We are not close friends, but neither are we enemies.
I beg of you now, stop. Shut up and stop. You are in no way furthering your career, and perhaps derailing it to the point of no return. (If it is not damaged to that point already.)
I say this to you not out of any jealousy, or whatever you want to call it, but because I am a kind hearted human being who hates to see even my sometimes acquaintances self destruct.
You gain nothing by this. Please let it go.
Anon 76
September 9
8:44 pm
Oh, Karen
My plea has nothing to do with your site. Love it, actually. Read it every day.
However, I felt that disclaimer necessary in case anyone thought I was dissing you with my plea to Patti/Patsy.
You know how the internet goes, people read in things not really there. Sigh
Marianne LaCroix
September 9
10:33 pm
Oh. My. God.
Words just don’t describe my shock.
There have been how many career suicides this past week?
Wow.
Mari
avidbookreader
September 10
1:47 am
That email was some funny, funny shit. Love the pic. I might have to steal that. I am in awe of your power and influence to bring out stuff like this in other people. It is truly amazing.
Devon
September 10
2:10 am
As I was going through the comments, I was actually kind of hoping someone would come forward and defend Miller/Rebmann’s sanity, intelligence or talent. This email, her prior comments and that author den site all point to some kind of sad delusions of grandeur. And nobody’s saying otherwise. It’s funny, but in a cringy way.
Speaking of education, did you notice that she’s so brilliant that she skipped straight from an associate’s degree to a master’s?
And at 12 read all 1500 pages of Middlemarch (why?) Who can argue with such intellect?
Ann Bruce
September 10
2:17 am
As for the internet diploma, I was thinking of perhaps upgrading it to an MA certificate. The upgrade would only cost me $10.99 plus taxes.
Heck, Karen. Your grammatically challenged mortal enemy only has a masters, so toss in the extra 5 quid and get yourself a PhD. Doesn’t “Dr. Scott” have a nice ring to it?
Anonymous
September 10
3:29 am
Ok, I checked my copy of Middlemarch, which is paperback, and it ran to about 800 pages. maybe she read it twice or almost twice?
Karen Scott
September 10
6:10 am
Doesn’t “Dr. Scott” have a nice ring to it?
Dr Scott certainly does have a nice ring. Thanks for the tip-off.
Anon 04.29, seeing as she’s a proven liar (who was rejected by a few e-pubbed editors incidently, contrary to her denials)) it’s a possibility that she’s lying about having read Middlemarch in the first place.
By the way, didn’t she say that she also knew Eloisa James? The tone of her statement suggests that she was quite familiar with Ms James, anybody want to find out how true that is?
Karen Scott
September 10
6:15 am
I am in awe of your power and influence to bring out stuff like this in other people. It is truly amazing.
Sometimes, I even amaze myself Keishon. I’m starting to get a complex. *g*
Dawn
September 10
9:06 am
Bow to the all-powerful Dr Karen Scott.
All this watching Jeremy Kyle and Trisha instead of doing a dishonest day’s work is bringing you worldwide fame!
I’m still really woolly from a migraine, but this is cracking me up.
BTW, K. I’ve got a Sharon Sala that you might be interested in “Rider on Fire”. Let me know and I’ll post it to you.
Nora (The Doctor) Roberts
September 10
10:22 am
I have TWO doctorates. So there. Okay, they’re both honorary, but I didn’t have to pay anything for them. Not even college tuition!
And at the age of about seven, I read all the pages of Eloise.
Veronica
September 10
12:02 pm
Patsy,
Are you smoking crack? Seriously, because you are freaking delusional. You first claim to have written a book for a movie on the sci-fi channel, now you claim to have written something that Harlequin has accepted?
When will all the LIES stop? Your making a total fucking ass out of yourself on Karen’s blog. What the hell is wrong with you? Has the bad dye job seeped into your brain somehow?
And to diss Nora Roberts? You could never be on the same level as Nora Roberts career wise.
Example-Here’s a review of one of your stories. http://euroreviews.eu.funpic.de/bookdetails.php?book_id=161
The reviewer comments: I found the whole premise of this book disturbing as these young people were identified as possible new members before they were of age. It had the feel of pedophilia with the much older doctor and this 18 year old girl.
The reviewer also writes: There are anti Christian comments as well as themes that may be disturbing to anyone who has been a victim of molestation. I cannot in good conscience recommend this book.
Yep, I suggest you take a class in writing and before attending the session-TAKE YOUR FREAKING MEDS.
Karen Scott
September 10
12:28 pm
Dawn, you can’t beat a bit of Trisha and Jez Kyle to improve the mind! I’ve already read Rider on Fire methinks. It’s a category book isn’t it?
Nora I’ve read every single page of every Anne of Green Gables book ever written, so I think that means I win.
Veronica, as she hasn’t felt the need to post on here again, I can only assume that somebody’s keeping the bint away from the computer, and making sure she’s fully loaded up on her meds.
And yes, she must have definitely been smoking some strong shit when she wrote that e-mail, lol.
roslynholcomb
September 10
3:00 pm
I have no idea what this latest to-do is all about. I’ve actually been writing for a change.
I do however, have to admire Karen’s ability to drive folks bat-shit crazy, and in public, no less. Now, if only she would use her powers for good…
Casee
September 10
3:03 pm
Karen, you must stop giving advise to people. Just throw a dictionary at her instead.
Watch out for Wii-itis. *g* The Wii is addicting. My husband doesn’t even say he got it for the kids anymore. LOL
heather (errantdreams)
September 10
3:28 pm
Wow. How embarrassing for her. Her spelling and grammar are so atrocious she’d be lucky if anyone hired her to write after seeing that.
Veronica
September 10
3:56 pm
**I do however, have to admire Karen’s ability to drive folks bat-shit crazy, and in public, no less. Now, if only she would use her powers for good…**
I don’t think it’s Karen who drives people like Patsy insane. I think it’s the exact opposite. It’s the insane people-one’s who alreadly nuts and need meds- that have a tendancy to make a ass out of themselves in public.
che
September 10
4:12 pm
Posted without comment- an interview with the person under discussion when she was senior editor at Silk Vault publishing-
Trista: What makes one query letter or synopsis stand out above others?
Patti: They both need to be clear and to the point. No grammatical errors or spelling errors. If I see that then I know the book will be a problem. I look for an author who knows what their book is about from beginning to end. And if the author can show me that within the first paragraph of the query or synopsis and hook me, they can definitely color me interested.
M. Riccardelli
September 10
4:30 pm
By the way, didn’t she say that she also knew Eloisa James? The tone of her statement suggests that she was quite familiar with Ms James, anybody want to find out how true that is?
I can shed light on that for you, Karen. Where can I email you?
Emma
September 10
5:02 pm
Wow. I’m so glad I don’t write angry emails I might later regret.
Rosemary
September 10
5:10 pm
I’ll echo Veronica’s thought: What has she been smoking? Or is it drinking?
Jane
September 10
7:23 pm
I am guessing the AP Miller + Eloisa James has to do with AP Miller’s involvement in the New Jersey Romance Writer’s thing but I can’t wait to hear about what M. Riccardelli.
Karen Scott
September 10
7:34 pm
M Riccardelli, my e-mail is hairylemony @ gmail . com (without the spaces).
Karen Scott
September 11
4:06 pm
Now, if only she would use her powers for good…
Being good and nice takes far too much work, for very little reward. Ask any of the authors who have been shafted by various e-publishers. *g*
Anonymous
September 11
5:53 pm
I just posted to an older post (two years plus),
I commented on some issues pertaining to RWA but admittedly recent e-publishing events drove the initiative. I think some of the post will be useful here as well:
“With the recent posts indicating the type of nonsense accepted by editors and publishers (in the e-world which is more accepting of erotica) as good writing from so-called great writers, no one should be shocked. In this new world of ours, you can have a creative idea and develop it into a full fledged story and publish it. Never mind if you can’t spell. Never mind if you don’t have command over the English language or any language at all. Forget the fact that you don’t know the difference between an adverb and an adjective or if it is even important. The public will forgive and the publishers who publish you will turn the other cheek. They’ll look the other way and why not? The readers who read it will never notice. So, if you’re reading this post and you can follow along, you are a writer in the works and just don’t know it! In the e-world, come one and come all! If you have an idea, jot it down. Find a friend and publish away!”
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