Essence AKA Noemi, Of Ocean’s Mist Infamy, Faked Her Legal Name In A Contract…
Thursday, May 15, 2008Posted in: e-pubbed authors behaving like fucktards?, E-publishers Behaving Very Badly, Ocean's Mist Press
Diana Debalko from Siren Publishing, posted the following, in order to set the record straight, referencing my last Ocean’s Mist post, that alleged that Noemi (the morally bankrupt publisher/shyster) had gotten a contract with Siren.
Hello, We want to set the record straight with regards to Essence. Essence does not write for Siren Publishing. We dropped her on March 25th once we discovered she faked her legal name in her signed contracts. Rest assured, we do not support misconduct in this industry where we value our authors and our readers. Sincerely, Diana DeBalko (aka Amanda Hilton), Publisher, Siren-BookStrand, Inc., www.sirenbookstrand.com
She faked her name on a legal document? Wow.
It’ll be interesting to see whether or not Loose Id follow suit. If she lied to Siren, what was to stop her from lying to LI?
Noemi is a lying, cheating donkey ass!
May 15
12:55 pm
I’m glad that Diana took a stand, and kicked that bitch to the curb. I’m hoping Loose ID follows suit once they find out what a c**t she is.
OMP must burn!
May 15
1:10 pm
I wonder what name she gave Siren. Because she gave
this to Loose ID: Elsa E. Torres
And from the authors who’ve been burned at OMP, I’ve learned that her true name is: Noemi Rivera
Nora Roberts
May 15
1:45 pm
Seriously, used a fake name on a contract?
Seriously?
Puppet Truth
May 15
2:29 pm
Not to get the chopping block out, but Siren now has a legacy of not doing their homework when looking at signing an author. Diana signed Jaden Sinclair, and word is that even after the majority of her authors told her she was bad news, she didn’t even consider getting rid of her. It was only after that completely insane email came out where she ranted and nothing was spelled right that got the attention of the bloggers that she let Jaden go. Glad she got rid of ‘Essence’. I’m interested to see if Loose ID will follow suit as well. Using a fake name is appalling.
kirsten saell
May 15
5:58 pm
And the perfect out for any publisher she misled, I would assume.
Siren-BookStrand, Inc.
May 15
6:10 pm
Hello,
I want to make it perfectly clear that Jaden Sinclair never had a signed contract with Siren. We received email from only two authors voicing their personal displeasure with having her onboard. However, there was absolutely no pressure in our decision not to pursue Jaden. She simply could not meet our criteria.
We perform our due diligence at a level that can be reasonably expected of any e-publisher. In the cases of Jaden and the “real Essence,” neither had received signed contracts from Siren, so quite frankly, we are doing our homework.
We run our company based on sound business practices, which we realize will satisfy most people. However, a few will never be happy no matter what we do.
It is not and cannot be our objective to please everyone.
I wish you all the best.
Sincerely, Diana DeBalko, Publisher, Siren-BookStrand, Inc. http://www.sirenbookstrand.com
Puppet Truth
May 15
7:15 pm
Essence has 2 covers from Siren Publishing on her myspace. I don’t know if its just me, but an author that doesn’t have contracts with a publisher shouldn’t have official covers for that publisher. Doesn’t some artist have to be paid for that?
LINK
Capo
May 15
7:24 pm
Hey Puppet Truth, your link isn’t working right. Can you try posting again? thanks!
Puppet Truth
May 15
7:25 pm
Here’s her myspace
if that doesn’t work, type in the myspace addy, then essencestar
Damn spam filters…
OMP must burn!
May 15
7:31 pm
Capo, if you sign in to my space and press the link again you can see Noemi-that scandalous hefer’s covers up.
Emmy
May 15
7:46 pm
Huh. The Jasmine’s Call she has on her MySpace with the Siren cover and the June 08 release date is listed on OMP as a May release with a different cover.
Apparently Essence, Noemi, and Jolie du Pre all have books coming out soon at OMP
Emmy
May 15
7:48 pm
http://www.oceansmistpress.com/bookstore/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=106
sucking at the whole like thingy. sorry.
Mari
May 15
8:04 pm
Jaden had a Siren cover too before she was let go. So does Siren make it a habit to make covers for authors they don’t contract? I’m a bit confused on that.
OMP site is down too. I doubt Jolie wants her books there. I remember her saying she was trying to get them down.
Capo
May 15
9:20 pm
Thanks Puppet Truth & “OMP must burn”. I’ll try again. Unfortunately I don’t have a Myspace account, which may be part of my problem!
Puppet Truth
May 15
9:24 pm
you should be able to view a myspace without having a myspace. good luck Capo!
K. Z. Snow
May 15
11:29 pm
“Essence” is her pseudonym? Essence? WTF? Maybe I’ll change mine to Miasma. I’ve always liked that word.
Annmarie
May 16
3:41 am
I read the original posting that says Essence used fake names on her contracts and was dropped, then the other message from Siren says she never even had a contract. It seems like the information came from the same person though… Am I reading this wrong? Ok, I’ll admit I am confused…lol
Siren-BookStrand, Inc.
May 16
4:51 am
Hello,
An author receives an unsigned contract from Siren via email, then completes, signs, and mails it to us via post. Normally, we validate the contract by signing it and mailing it back to the author. In a few rare cases, for very specific reasons which are explained to the author, we decline to sign the contract and drop the author.
All rights to Siren covers belong to us exclusively. Use of a Siren cover by anyone not under contract is unauthorized.
We post this only to clarify any confusion regarding our previous postings.
Sincerely, Diana DeBalko, Publisher, Siren-BookStrand, Inc. http://www.sirenbookstrand.com
Marianne LaCroix
May 16
11:07 pm
Regardless of Publishers policies (I am still baffled by the 2 covers made for books without finalized contracts), why was Noemi signing a fake name on contracts? To hide she owned OMP? Or was it something else?
CJ England
May 17
1:42 am
Hmmmm… A tangled web for sure.
Annmarie
May 17
3:36 am
I don’t understand how a cover can be made without a signed contract. Plus authors are usually asked to fill out some sort of cover art form too… I just don’t get it at all…
Emmy
May 17
5:48 am
I’m not sure what people mean by “OMP is shut down”. They still have books listed for sale, and I was able to add them to a cart and get to the point where I handed over my bank info to purchase them. I didn’t because I didn’t want to put money in her pocket, but the possibility is there.
*moment of hilarity* On a side note, was reading the author bios there at OMP and one has this:
OMG she killed her husband!! */moment of hilarity…not the battered part. that sux. the ‘he suddenly died’ part*
Capo
May 17
4:14 pm
Do you know what grabs my attention reading the biographies at the OMP site? The number of women with alleged degrees in psychology and the expressed concerned for battered or abused women. Most of these read pretty shadowy here, and I’m puzzled; if they’re so concerned about women being misused by men, are they as vocal about incidences of author abuse by someone of their own gender? Does anyone know? Very curious here.
Jolie
May 19
4:39 am
Karen,
This is what I got in my email tonight from OMP. It amazes me that Noemi and her crooks have absolutely NO SHAME.
Here is what I received:
We’re pleased to offer you a Store Coupon (I removed the coupon number.)
Ocean’s Mist Press
You can redeem this coupon during checkout. Just enter the code in the box provided, and click on the redeem button.
The coupon code is (I removed the number.)
Don’t lose the coupon code, make sure to keep the code safe so you can benefit from this special offer.
Visit us at (I removed the website address.)
~
They don’t answer emails. They haven’t paid their authors. I’ve asked to have my books removed, but they are still there.
Jolie du Pre
Jade James
May 19
12:16 pm
I found that in my inbox this morning. The nerve of that woman. I shouldn’t be amazed…I swear I shouldn’t-but at her stupidity I cannot help it. Are people really that dumb in world? Can’t the IRS go after her ass? Can’t the authors come together and hire a lawyer to threaten her with a lawsuit?
Jolie du Pre
May 19
2:30 pm
Hi Jade,
In my original letter to them (which remains unanswered) I gave them until the end of May to remove my books. As of today – they have two weeks to comply before my lawyer takes action.
Jolie
Jolie du Pre
May 19
2:38 pm
With regard to Siren and Loose ID, publishers are free to do what they want, but I will not work with, buy from, or link to a publisher that signs the head of OMP. Publishers are aware of the many complaints about OMP. If they sign the head of OMP, that tells me they don’t give a damn.
I’m happy that Siren does not have Noemi on board. Now what’s the story with Loose ID?
Jolie du Pre