52 piped up to “AP Miller AKA Patti Rebmann Apparently Has A New Job…”

1. Tuscan Capo Posted: Sep 20th, 2009 at 2:26 pm

   1 CEO of XOXO is listed as Gina Cianfarini http://pickledcupid.blogspot.com/2009/09/xoxo-publishing-music-that-pains.html

2. maddie Posted: Sep 20th, 2009 at 2:52 pm

   2 http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=254008969&blogId=507237869 If Amelie Court wrote this little dippy above then they are in trouble already http://angeliquelamone.blogspot.com/2009/08/calling-all-artists.html?zx=c18b59873626d65

3. West Posted: Sep 20th, 2009 at 2:58 pm

   3 Okay, I’ll bite- who’s AP Miller, what’s Mardi Gras, and what happened there? And seriously? Ninni? That’s a company name that’s supposed to inspire faith, trust and loyalty? People really need to think these things through.

4. Anya Howard Posted: Sep 20th, 2009 at 3:06 pm

   4 All I know is AP Miller has been pushing XOXO promotions and the publisher Cianfarini is supposed to be a Toronto native. I’d be concerned about their submissions as there’s no indication that they pay royalties. By all appearances it seems this publisher is interested in author donations of stories. But how they plan to pay prize money (or prize contracts) is uncertain. Also according to announcements on loops from AP Miller (Patti Rebman Miller and her husband, Andrew) one of their books is being made into a movie. If this news is true I congratulate the pair, but then again they said the same thing some years ago.

5. Myra Willingham Posted: Sep 20th, 2009 at 3:06 pm

   5 From what I have heard from a couple of my authors: The above-mentioned publishing company in question is a non-paying royalty enterprise. It is a strictly ‘we’ll pub you for the exposure but we ain’t paying you’ site. It asked for admission into IWOFA and was turned down.

6. Anon Posted: Sep 20th, 2009 at 3:35 pm

   6 I have had more than one run in with AP Miller/Patti Rebmann in the past. She is a hypocritical loon of the bat-shit-crazy first order. When she took over partial leadership of the published author network of my local RWA chapter, that was the last straw I needed to get out. She’ll bad mouth e pubs and e pubbed authors in one breath and then sell the same stories over and over again to an epub when the one she was with either goes belly up or figures out that she’s a loon. And don’t even get me started on her claims of having sold film rights and “anime rights.” If either of those turn out to be true, I’ll eat my TBR pile. Heaven help any one or any pub that gets involved with her.

7. Tuscan Capo Posted: Sep 20th, 2009 at 4:27 pm

   7 AP Miller claims on her/his Twitter that Billy Baldwin will be in “Cravings”. (I’m assuming that’s William Baldwin). The tweet just before that one states that AP is working on the movie script and loving it. http://twitter.com/APMillerauthor3 And according to their newest tweet their Beyond The Looking Glass is coming out as a film in fall of 2010. Strangely, there’s no mention of this at the publisher’s website (Red Rose Publishing). And according to this blog post Mrs. Miller says she is originally from New Jersey. http://living-las-vegas.com/blog/author/patti-miller/

8. Anon Posted: Sep 20th, 2009 at 5:46 pm

   8 Funny how all the review links that I click on do not work.

9. maddie Posted: Sep 20th, 2009 at 5:49 pm

   9 Funny but all of the links that are for her reviews do not work.

10. Anon76 Posted: Sep 20th, 2009 at 5:54 pm

    10 “bashing head on desk” AP Miller as a pair and seperately are total divas, without any real talent to BE divas. They feed into each other’s grandoise plans that never come to pass. And the saddest part, newbie authors get sucked into this whole thing. They believe what they are told, especially when the whole “movie” thing comes up. “Oh my gosh, this editor/writer has movie connections.” Then when the Millers decide they have been wronged by a pub (and this means every pub they’ve ever encountered) they don’t just flounce off. They do a whole campaign to have the newbies villify the pub. Granted, some of these pubs suck, but it’s almost a cultish thing the Millers do. Sigh

11. veinglory Posted: Sep 20th, 2009 at 6:37 pm

    11 The CEO is listed as: Gina Cianfarani

12. veinglory Posted: Sep 20th, 2009 at 6:38 pm

    12 Oops, I see Teddy beat me to it

13. Myra Willingham Posted: Sep 20th, 2009 at 9:25 pm

    13 Might this Gina Cianfarani be Gina Haldane from the defunct RFI West that ripped off a bunch of authorsw?

14. maddie Posted: Sep 20th, 2009 at 10:02 pm

    14 This is what I found when I googled Gina Haldane name. Notice that there is a connection to New Jersey, I think the whole thing smells fishy. Here is the link to what is posted below: http://www.amberquill.com/piracy.html Many of the Amber Quill Press, LLC, book titles—either already available for purchase through this or other AQP authorized websites or scheduled for release in the near future by Amber Quill Press, LLC—are illegally being offered for sale in both electronic and/or paperback formats under some of the following company names: RFI West, Inc., Moonlit Garden Books, Inc., and Romance Foretold, LLC (all formerly operating in Arizona and now supposedly based in Anaheim, California, under the ownership and direction of Ms. Gina Haldane), Romance Foretold, Inc., Starlight Writer Publications, Dark Star Publications, Pulsar Books (all defunct and previously operating in New Jersey under the ownership and direction of Ms. Gina Haldane) or Replica/Replica Books. These pirated books are registered with ISBN numbers beginning with: 1-58697-???-?. These companies, nor any additional company Ms. Gina Haldane may create in the future in any state under any other name, have no legal contract with the authors of these titles, nor to the best of our knowledge, have they paid royalties on any products still being illegally sold or advertised. The vast majority of communication since June, 2002, with these companies to resolve this serious legal issue has been ignored. The only communication received from these companies has contained false promises, excuses, even threats of harrassment, and not one of these issues has been addressed by Ms. Gina Haldane herself, the owner and director of the aforementioned companies. Amber Quill Press, LLC, is the ONLY authorized and legitimate publisher of the titles appearing on this website or listed as Amber Quill Press titles on other authorized bookseller websites. Any website or book merchant still distributing and selling pirated materials in either electronic and/or paperback formats by the aforementioned publishers or through Ms. Gina Haldane’s (or her current staff’s) written or verbal authorization is in direct violation of intellectual property theft laws, a punishable felony, and will be reported to the proper authorities. Please note that Ms. Gina Haldane also goes by the following aliases: Ellyn MacGregor, Jennie Collins, Madlyn Grey. The following individuals attached to Ms. Gina Haldane and listed on the RFI West website as current staff members are also unauthorized to represent these works in any way, shape, or form, and will also be held accountable on all further illegal sales of said works: Dara Haldane-Lindley, Peter Lindley, Dee Prutsman, Sharon Pangelinan, Joyce Lindbo, Maggie Johnstone, Carole Anne Armendariz, and Melanie Billings or any future employees of Ms. Gina Haldane in any of the aforementioned companies or any future companies registered to Ms. Gina Haldane or under the name of any of her aliases or employees’ names. Should you discover any Amber Quill Press, LLC, titles still being sold or advertised as being available for purchase from these unauthorized publishers’ websites or various distributors’ websites, please contact us at customer_service@amberquill.com and provide us with details regarding these criminal activities. The staff and authors at Amber Quill Press, LLC, thank you in advance for any additional information you can provide.

15. Tuscan Capo Posted: Sep 20th, 2009 at 11:28 pm

    15 Oops, I see Teddy beat me to it No Em, that was me! sniff, sniff..

16. AN Posted: Sep 21st, 2009 at 1:18 am

    16 Apparently she claims the film is going into production now and is listed on IMDB, but I can’t find it… Don’t forget that if an author “wrongs” AP Miller, they threaten to blacklist said author by alerting their numerous (and yet, strangely, anonymous) contacts in the publishing industry to keep them from ever getting a New York contract. Must be nice to have a world entirely of one’s own construction.

17. Ann Bruce Posted: Sep 21st, 2009 at 1:34 am

    17 I can’t be the only person who shook my head at the parent company name. Ninni Group? Ack. Okay. I really should read Karen’s post instead of skimming it before commenting.

18. veinglory Posted: Sep 21st, 2009 at 1:43 am

    18 Oops, sorry. Maybe all men looks like pigs in the dark

19. Tuscan Capo Posted: Sep 21st, 2009 at 1:58 am

    19 Excuse me lady, I’ll have you know my wife swears I look like a very handsome stallion in the dark. In the light of day, however…

20. Amanda Posted: Sep 21st, 2009 at 4:10 am

    20 Ok Im gonna be me the person and not me the author right now. I have been selected as one of the new authors for xoxo. Ok please don’t mock me, peeps ok. I am very dedicated to my craft, have worked very hard and this is something that I have wanted for a long time. My work is always getting better and yeah, to be accepted into something like xoxo means that I finally did something right…but now I see its wrong. I was blinded by hope and that sucks. So I am asking where else can I go to find stuff??? I have been to three sites and I want to confront the people who own or whatever it is they do and find out just what the job entails. If you all could help me out I would be grateful. Thanks, Amanda

21. Karen Scott Posted: Sep 21st, 2009 at 7:48 am

    21 Author Comment Amanda, what “stuff” are you looking for? I assumed you were an author, but your reference to “the job” leaves me a little confused. If you’re an author, can I ask why you would offer up your book to an ‘e-publisher’ who apparently won’t be paying you for your work? It seems like a crazy thing to do. No matter how desperate you are to get published, you need to make sure that your book is going to be looked after, and that you are going to be rewarded for your efforts. Don’t just hand your manuscript to any Tom, Dick, and Harry. If you keep submitting your one book to loads of publishing houses, and you keep getting rejections, then you should consider putting that book to one side, and starting afresh with another book, and trying to improve. Once you get pubbed, you never know, that first book may get a second chance. By the way Amanda, I’m no expert, the above is just common sense, but I find time and time again that normal sense seems to fly out of the window when it comes to writers who are desperately seeking publication, and I don’t get it. If you’re looking for more info about XoXo, well there are a couple of links that may help you, in the above comments, but I’d say that at this point you probably just need to cut your losses, and run as fast as you can from these shysters.

22. Karen Scott Posted: Sep 21st, 2009 at 8:13 am

    22 Author Comment Apparently Gina Cianfarini is also Brianni Martini who was an author at the now defunct Silks Vault. It seems to me that the more ‘creative’ some of these pseudonyms are, the more brainless these people seem to be. I ask you, Brianni Martini? WTF?

23. Ghetto Diva Posted: Sep 21st, 2009 at 12:10 pm

    23 Weird…so freaking weird. I used to write for Silks, a few years back. I learned my lesson big time. XOXO seems to be run by junkies waiting for readers to spend their money, so they could by crack. Wouldn’t it be funny though if XOXO was run by: AP Miller, Teresa Wayne, and Jayden Sinclair? That would be a hoot. Because then the “idiot and freak” APP Miller, can be accompanied by Teresa “cheating, backstabbing” wayne, and Jayden “a dog ate the puter” Sinclair. Hey I call it like I see it.

24. Ghetto Diva Posted: Sep 21st, 2009 at 12:15 pm

    24 Ok Im gonna be me the person and not me the author right now. I have been selected as one of the new authors for xoxo. Ok please don’t mock me, peeps ok. I am very dedicated to my craft, have worked very hard and this is something that I have wanted for a long time. My work is always getting better and yeah, to be accepted into something like xoxo means that I finally did something right…but now I see its wrong. I was blinded by hope and that sucks. So I am asking where else can I go to find stuff??? I have been to three sites and I want to confront the people who own or whatever it is they do and find out just what the job entails. If you all could help me out I would be grateful. Oh and Amanda, RUN, RUN FOR YOUR LIFE. Ask for your book back from XOXO. Submit to places like Loose ID, Samhain, Cobblestone, EC… I’ll tell you now XOXO won’t last long, and they sure as hell will not pay you your royalties. Sure, it’s all good and dandy, at the beginning when XOXO offers you “promises” of getting your name out there, paying royalties probably at the beginning- but eventually it’ll all die down… and you’ll be saying, I should have listened.

25. Anon76 Posted: Sep 21st, 2009 at 12:44 pm

    25 Oh, Amanda, my sympathy goes out to you. And while new authors should def do their research, you are among a huge number who have fallen under AP Miller and company’s wiles. All their claims and reassurances are like crack. Totally addictive and just as destructive. Every author, whether new or seasoned, should make search engines their bestest friends. Type the names in of the people you are speaking with and read, read, read the links that come up. And finding no link is often as bad as finding a ton of bad ones. That means the people either have no experience or everything is hidden behind psuedos, not a healthy sign. I don’t know how to advise you at the moment, but whatever you decide I wish you the best of luck.

26. Amanda Posted: Sep 21st, 2009 at 3:19 pm

    26 The “stuff” I was looking for, I found, and tons of it. I guess I went in blind but I went in with the hopes of just getting a toe in. It’s not that my stuff isn’t good, it is probably my lack of knowledge and where to go. I believe Gina Cianfarani is AP Miller, or Patti or whatever she calls her self these days. I found that Brianni Martini is also Angelique La Mone too. The Book Promotion People is not even an active site, it says that it is under construction. Late last night I also found that xoxo publishing’s blog was shut down do to “construction.” Which twenty minutes before hand when I looked it was open. I also looked up Gina Cianfarani through Yahoo, I found that she has several sites, which if I took the time to post them here it would take a whole section to do. Anyway, the point is that everything she says is the same as what Patti has said. I also laughed (at myself mostly), at her because every achievement box said “Too many to list” It also said that she was a screenwriter, CEO(?) and a few other things. (I think I can laugh this morning at how gullible I was) I guess I am angry at myself and angry that this site with these people(?), person(?) can do this. It enrages me that innocent people who just want a chance are subject for preditors like this Patti, Gina, oh f&^% me whoever the hell she is! I am also a book reviewer with Dark Diva Reviews and because my boss believed in xoxo she put our site at risk and that just adds more to the pile of shit we have to wade through. But at least I have come out with my head still attached and I didn’t sign anything. I have my story and no one will get it until I fully research any other publisher. Lesson learned the hard way.

27. Barbara Sheridan Posted: Sep 21st, 2009 at 3:52 pm

    27 @Amanda Look at who publishes your favorites, who has the best covers, solid editing, etc. then make your “submit-to” list starting there. Don’t beat yourself up too much if you feel you made or almost made a bad choice. You stay in this crazy business long enough you’re bound to make a choice or two that won’t go as you’d hoped.

28. Tuscan Capo Posted: Sep 21st, 2009 at 4:11 pm

    28 I found today that XOXO has removed their details and pages. http://pickledcupid.blogspot.com/2009/09/updates-xoxo-publishing-and-ap-miller.html Amanda, don’t feel bad. If I were an author starting out I might think the exposure these places promise is beneficial, too. Unfortunately the world can be a cruel place and not everything people promise is worth the virtual paper it’s typed on. You may wish to check out the helpful forums and resources at AbsoluteWrite: http://www.absolutewrite.com/

29. Ghetto Diva Posted: Sep 21st, 2009 at 4:24 pm

    29 Amanda congrats to you for getting out early. Not many writers do have the chance to get out early. They usually find the bullshit out months later.

30. Anon76 Posted: Sep 21st, 2009 at 4:46 pm

    30 AP Miller’s director as listed on her http://morganmandelbooks.ning.com/profile/APMiller site. http://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelmaxxkelly And if you are very brave: http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.Channel&ChannelID=29350570

31. Anon76 Posted: Sep 21st, 2009 at 4:55 pm

    31 Wow. This is the first time I’ve been put on moderation to get my comments up. Must be the links I gave. LOL

32. AztecLady Posted: Sep 21st, 2009 at 4:57 pm

    32 Too many links mean our spam hunter stops the comment. You are all approved now, though

33. Anon76 Posted: Sep 21st, 2009 at 5:00 pm

    33 Smooches to you AL. Tanks much. I found the links REALLY interesting.

34. Karen Scott Posted: Sep 21st, 2009 at 6:38 pm

    34 Author Comment Apparently AP Miller’s book Good Guys Deserve Bad Girls was book of the week at Whipped Cream Reviews. Woo hoo! Jesus. http://twitter.com/APMillerauthor3

35. Ghetto Diva Posted: Sep 21st, 2009 at 6:50 pm

    35 I really do think AP Miller is a loon. A nut, a chicken…a ok I’ll stop.

36. Amanda Posted: Sep 21st, 2009 at 8:14 pm

    36 Wait, Im lost and I hate to be catty here, but uhhhhhh didn’t she say that Beyond the Loony Glass I mean Looking Glass was supposed to be a film????? Now on Twitter it says HBO and DVD????? Did I miss something? Just sayin. Oh and wait there’s more….it would seem every book is being made into a film….wow…Im impressed. Where can I sign up to do something like that…oh wait, I know XOXO Publishing! Sorry this is all cathartic for me right now.

37. Amanda Posted: Sep 21st, 2009 at 8:20 pm

    37 http://whippedcream2.blogspot.com/?zx=dff554bcfbb64614 Unless I am looking at the wrong place, which I don’t think so, I dont see it. OH THIS IS TOOO GOOD my best friend Dakota Trace is the feature author of the week at Whip Cream LOL!!!!!!!!!! http://www.longandshortreviews.com/WC/index.htm

38. Mireya Posted: Sep 21st, 2009 at 9:56 pm

    38 I can’t find the review at Whipped Cream Reviews, I wonder if those guys know that the name of their site is being misused. I googled Billy Baldwin (as well as all his brothers). Nothing about anything titled “Cravings”. I wonder what does she mean by “film”. She’s giving dates that are only months from now. Me thinks YouTube… yah, that’s it, YouTube!

39. Jill N. Noble Posted: Sep 21st, 2009 at 10:57 pm

    39 The Whipped Cream Review: http://whippedcream2.blogspot.com/2009/09/good-guys-deserve-bad-girls-by-ap.html?zx=8563bd21addf410c

40. Mireya Posted: Sep 22nd, 2009 at 12:42 am

    40 ah, thanks Jill. Normally, I am not this internet deficient. The site is not that easy to navigate am afraid.

41. Jill N. Noble Posted: Sep 22nd, 2009 at 12:47 am

    41 Not problem, Mireya. I couldn’t find it just by looking on the site, either. Had to go back to my email and find the notice that contained the link. LOL

42. Too Anonymous Posted: Sep 22nd, 2009 at 4:06 am

    42 Movies? Somewhere, on some group, I heard a different word used. *cough* porn *cough* Something about Vegas and meeting with producers in that industry.

43. Anonymous Posted: Sep 22nd, 2009 at 3:52 pm

    43 Hmmmm… Mardis Gras. Wasn’t the publisher at Red Rose involved in all that? I seem to recall a great deal of hoopla when she opened Red Rose. Authors were concerned over her reentry to the publishing world if I am correct. And correct me if I am wrong, please. And this AP Miller, who is somehow linked with XOXO which is now outed as a questionable publisher, is an author with Red Rose. Right? Too many old names (and wounds) opening up here, getting linked again. I smell disaster on the way. And unfortunately authors will be the ones to pay.

44. Ghetto Diva Posted: Sep 22nd, 2009 at 5:06 pm

    44 Hmmmm… Mardis Gras. Wasn’t the publisher at Red Rose involved in all that? I seem to recall a great deal of hoopla when she opened Red Rose. Authors were concerned over her reentry to the publishing world if I am correct. And correct me if I am wrong, please. The ever bullshit Red Rose- Anon you are correct. I’m very sure cheerleaders are going to jump on Karen’s blog, saying Red Rose is great. Red Rose is wonderful. NOT. Wendi Felter is just as insane as AP Miller, and Teresa Wayne. Wendi will tell you that she knows ex President Clinton, that she’s been invited to the white house, and on the publishing side, the editing at Red Rose is horrendous. Correct me if I’m wrong- and I may be, BUT I thought Samhain sold Red Rose books at their site. Not a smart move at all. I don’t see Red Rose lasting any longer. They basically publish anyone who would submit to them. Oh well. And cheerleaders, this is my opinion, and some of the words are actually based on first hand fact. Leaving the stage, let the “praising” begin.

45. Anonymous Posted: Sep 22nd, 2009 at 5:57 pm

    45 Okay. I wasn’t wrong. Glad to hear that, not glad to hear that it was as bad as I thought I remembered though, lol. Wow! There are some real personalities out there in e publishing for sure (and I use the term personalities for lack of a nicer way to say it, lol). All of that Mardis Gras stuff and Red Rose opening stuff is really beginning to ring bells with me now. I have to agree that some of what I’ve read in excerpts from Red Rose leaves a great deal to be desired editing wise. Samhain? I’m thinking that it’s Siren who is selling Red Rose’s books. Siren has a distribution site. It’s selling books for a lot of publishers with porn right next to it. Some of these publishers should think about who they are getting into bed with. Just goes to show it’s all about the buck and apparently authors have short memories, or else Red Rose would not be in business in the first place. You know, a lot of these publishers have sister sites. Maybe one of them has decided to go into the porn business and that is why the need for that ridiculous corporation name. Ninni? Yeah, a ninny as in fool if you mess with them. lol Apologies to anyone who may have stumbled upon their site and been drawn into it all. It happens to the best of us. Just too many coincidences that all these names are popping up. Together. Again.

46. maddie Posted: Sep 22nd, 2009 at 8:54 pm

    46 Karen what ever happened to the woman up in Canada or she ran to Canada, I think she promoted herself as an editor, and defrauded quite a few people out of money and took off, I think she also laid claim to being a trust fund baby too? I remember reading it on this site (that how I found out about this site, it was from a link)

47. AN Posted: Sep 22nd, 2009 at 10:06 pm

    47 It’s both, Samhain’s My Books and More and Siren/Bookstrand. I thought Red Rose had potential at first, but now it’s an author factor headed by a clearly insane woman. A shame.

48. Ghetto Diva Posted: Sep 22nd, 2009 at 10:39 pm

    48 It’s a shame that we don’t have a Beware of Publisher/Author website of some sort. It would clearly be for informative purposes of course. LOL.

49. vein Posted: Sep 23rd, 2009 at 9:23 pm

    49 There are a few incomplete sites that between them cover a lot of these publishers: http://anotherealm.com/prededitors/peba.htm http://www.hipiers.com/publishing.html http://www.erecsite.com/PLIST.html (my site, somewhat out of date)

50. Lisa Posted: Sep 30th, 2009 at 12:23 am

    50 Now this is the funniest blog I have ever read. AP Miller is Brianna Martini and Angelique Le Mone. Oh please! Why don’t you people get your facts straight for once. Angelique Le Mone and AP Miller are both authors. Brianna and Gina are sisters and they are both authors. Lets see here what else is new oh did you know that Karen Scott is Carmen St. James of the bankrupted Silk Vault. Go on let the rumors continue I’m laughing.

51. AnonymousLeo Posted: Nov 6th, 2009 at 9:20 am

    51 Website registration search finds that Gina Cianfarani’s company, “Ninni” is listed as registrant of an “event planning” company called Angel Wings Over Toronto ANGELWINGSOVERTORONTO.COM(a place-holder page) The Angel Wings Over trade mark is denoted as defaulted and abandoned with the CIPO http://www.ic.gc.ca/app/opic-cipo/trdmrks/srch/vwTrdmrk.do;jsessionid=0000KDlTYO9vsS_DmxNRviIrxhy:1247nfca5?lang=eng&fileNumber=1270369&extension=0&startingDocumentIndexOnPage=1 Ninni, if it is legitimately incorporated, is not filed at this time as a trade mark entity, nor is it found filed as a corporation with Industry Canada ic.gc.ca

52. sexii_back_gurl Posted: Dec 14th, 2009 at 1:16 am

    52 wow this whole thing sounds a hot mess. Someone said above that it would be funny if XOXO was owned by Jaden, AP and Theresa –it would be every author’s nightmare! Those women are an absolute disaster when it comes to people’s books and their names. I was with Mardi Gras and they still owe me money. But *sigh* what are you gonna do right? But as for the the whole “not being trademarked as a business” with Industry Canada, I hope new authors who are considering sending works to XOXO google them and finds this because if the business is not registered with Industry Canada and they get caught, the authors lose too because the unregistered company can get fined up to ten grand or some outragous number like that and we all know they cannot afford that so guess what happens? The government then take everything the company owns in payment. That includes the rights of the authors’ works. I don’t know. AP and a friend of mine just had a run in and my gurl simply ignored her. I think that’s what you have to do when people like that steps in your face, just ignore then because then it gets blown way out of proportion *sigh* remember the days when writing/publishing used to be fun?