Event sounds like a disaster. Which is good. I don’t want her to have a crushing failure blindside her.
Still no ideaWHAT actually was this? Her own staff/paid friend’s sister who probably wrote the book for her… is asking her prepared questions with rehearsed answers? I’ve never been to a book party so I imagine someone may know the questions in advance but wouldn’t the interviewer be some journalist or person in the book industry?
Tattlers who attended…. What were the questions? Did you come away knowing what the book was about?
speaking of reviews, Fi at the end asked us to post positive reviews on Amazon and Waterstones. And if we didn’t like it then kindly not post anything at all
If you don’t like it don’t post anything at all? Wow! Book reviews are there to help you decide if you would enjoy the book. It’s not trolling someone to say if you want a book about gardening this isn’t for you.My best friend is
Still no ideathe first question was about that and the answer left me like huuuh? I had a flick through the book and there are some recipes, section about style, couple of quotes. The rest seems to be her experiences. Autumn was the hardest to write because she had to face the hard times she went through, quoting my best friend:
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speaking of reviews, Fi at the end asked us to post positive reviews on Amazon and Waterstones. And if we didn’t like it then kindly not post anything at all![]()
similar here , the launch I went to the author stood up for an hour and talked about her life with slideshow showing some pages of the book and talking about the chapters , followed by audience Q and AIf you don’t like it don’t post anything at all? Wow! Book reviews are there to help you decide if you would enjoy the book. It’s not trolling someone to say if you want a book about gardening this isn’t for you.
Also the event I went to they had another author answering the questions and then they were engaging in conversations about the writing process etc. also the Q&A at the end you could stick your hand up and ask whatever you like followed by a signing. Sounds to me like she read off cue cards and had been fully briefed about what to say. They clearly know she’s an absolute liability
exactly. I went to a book tour not so long ago and the author stayed and signed every single book and took pictures with everyone who wanted one. Me and my friend were last in the queue and the author gave us the same energy she did for the first person.If you don’t like it don’t post anything at all? Wow! Book reviews are there to help you decide if you would enjoy the book. It’s not trolling someone to say if you want a book about gardening this isn’t for you.
Also the event I went to they had another author answering the questions and then they were engaging in conversations about the writing process etc. also the Q&A at the end you could stick your hand up and ask whatever you like followed by a signing. Sounds to me like she read off cue cards and had been fully briefed about what to say. They clearly know she’s an absolute liability
Isn’t that some sort of censorshipMy best friend is
Still no ideathe first question was about that and the answer left me like huuuh? I had a flick through the book and there are some recipes, section about style, couple of quotes. The rest seems to be her experiences. Autumn was the hardest to write because she had to face the hard times she went through, quoting my best friend:
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speaking of reviews, Fi at the end asked us to post positive reviews on Amazon and Waterstones. And if we didn’t like it then kindly not post anything at all![]()
What on earth was she wearing in this green ensemble and head band.My lovely tattlers I have survived!
I must say her answers were coherent and made sense, whoever wrote them for her should get a pay rise.
Our little man was there. The whole 5’6.5” of him. Yes this is a confirmed height. There was no opportunity to confirm Lydia’s height, but Carrie was about an Both Carries and Lydia’s parents were there. Carri
parents sat in the 3rd row. Lydia’s somewhere in the back.
Surprisingly the church was full. I haven’t seen any influencers. MK way was definitely not there.
If you expect a lot of footage in the next vlog you will be disappointed. Carrie filmed for a grand total of 5 minutes out of an hour. This could have been a great opportunity for more content but alas her YouTube subscribers don’t pay to see her so why should she share.
The q&a was meh. Someone did ask why she published the book as Lydia Millen not Millen Gordon. Her answer was that this way she retained her real identity- the sweatpants wearing, bun on top of the head one (her words).
She forgot to switch off the mic when she left and we could all hear her say that she was “sweating soooo much”.
oh and I almost forgot, she had flash cards that reminded her to thank the audience because she gets overwhelmed.
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Wow, thats shocking Fi said such a thing, although not surprising cause her team are just as pathetic as Lydia if they are supporting a terrible person like her. The cheek of them! So, they're saying if your review isn't full of praise then don't post it. That's appalling. It's only normal for a reader to give honest and constructive feedback. So in other words they want customers to read her book through rose coloured glasses and give glowing reviews with no negative trail, so it doesn't effect her giant ego and taint her reputation. Too late!speaking of reviews, Fi at the end asked us to post positive reviews on Amazon and Waterstones. And if we didn’t like it then kindly not post anything at all![]()
according to Fi - she used to host events like this as full time job - she closed down the company in 2019 and because Lydia’s PA when the previous one went on maternity leave.Can someone explain what Fi’s job is? What qualifies her to host the event?