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    My Top 5 Non-Fiction Reads
    Anna-Roisin Ullman-Smith
    • Feb 9, 2021
    • 5 min

    My Top 5 Non-Fiction Reads

    Even the greatest reader of fiction has those few non-fiction books on their shelves which stand out to them as must reads. Here are the...
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    Why Empire of Storms and Tower of Dawn Should be Read Back-to-Back
    Anna-Roisin Ullman-Smith
    • Jan 19, 2021
    • 2 min

    Why Empire of Storms and Tower of Dawn Should be Read Back-to-Back

    Though released a year apart Sarah J. Maas’s most recent instalments in the Throne of Glass series work in parallel to one another within...
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    Cliff-Hangers, Audio Book, Part Three
    Anna-Roisin Ullman-Smith
    • Mar 15, 2018
    • 1 min

    Cliff-Hangers, Audio Book, Part Three

    What did you think of Silence? In making this short YouTube series the overall goal was not to kick start a YouTube channel, which...
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    Asking People To Read My Book
    Anna-Roisin Ullman-Smith
    • Mar 15, 2018
    • 2 min

    Asking People To Read My Book

    It's terrifying. A few weeks ago I was looking into literary agents and came across a site that gave the advice that just because you...
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    Cliff-Hangers, Audio Book, Part Two
    Anna-Roisin Ullman-Smith
    • Feb 8, 2018
    • 1 min

    Cliff-Hangers, Audio Book, Part Two

    What did you think of Beth? I was advised when I started out with promoting Cliff-Hangers to try a YouTube series. This is part two of...
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    What It's Like To Finish A First Edit
    Anna-Roisin Ullman-Smith
    • Jan 17, 2018
    • 3 min

    What It's Like To Finish A First Edit

    The thrill of finishing my first ever full length novel was incredible, but I did not realize how exhilarating it would be to finish the fir
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    Cliff-Hangers Audio Book Part One
    Anna-Roisin Ullman-Smith
    • Dec 21, 2017
    • 1 min

    Cliff-Hangers Audio Book Part One

    I am trying to promote my self published book by giving people a chance to hear some of the stories from the collection by reading them...
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    Trying To Get Noticed In a Crowded Market
    Anna-Roisin Ullman-Smith
    • Dec 21, 2017
    • 2 min

    Trying To Get Noticed In a Crowded Market

    There is nothing quiet so hard as self-publishing. For most people who have a great passion for reading, writing your own book is an easy...
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    Why I Don't Enjoy Seeing Authors Live
    Anna-Roisin Ullman-Smith
    • Dec 21, 2017
    • 3 min

    Why I Don't Enjoy Seeing Authors Live

    With the one exception that is the great Derek Landy, who performs live author interviews like a comedian does stand-up, seeing authors...
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    Five top reads from the past 12 months
    Anna-Roisin Ullman-Smith
    • Apr 12, 2016
    • 1 min

    Five top reads from the past 12 months

    This is our first video, looking at my top five reads from the past twelve months; The White Rose, by Amy Ewing Breath of Frost, by...
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    A change in commuter reading habits
    Anna-Roisin Ullman-Smith
    • Apr 11, 2016
    • 1 min

    A change in commuter reading habits

    While book sales have been falling across the board there has been a rise in the past five years in digital book sales, a most noticeable...
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    A new era of reading
    Anna-Roisin Ullman-Smith
    • Mar 23, 2016
    • 2 min

    A new era of reading

    For those of us who are naturally nosy the kindle has taken away one of the best commuter past-times. No longer can we sit on the train...
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    No limits reading
    Anna-Roisin Ullman-Smith
    • Mar 22, 2016
    • 2 min

    No limits reading

    I, personally, do not believe that we should stop allowing ourselves the joy of children's literature once we reach a certain age, and...
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    When Adult fiction sits on the cusp on non-fiction
    Anna-Roisin Ullman-Smith
    • Mar 22, 2016
    • 2 min

    When Adult fiction sits on the cusp on non-fiction

    Sometimes when reading a piece of adult fiction I catch myself thinking; 'wow, they really researched this one' and not always in a good...
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    From page to screen; when directors get it right and wrong
    Anna-Roisin Ullman-Smith
    • Mar 22, 2016
    • 2 min

    From page to screen; when directors get it right and wrong

    Far too often a good book, or even a good series is ruined by the big screen, but occasionally the producers get it right. In recent...
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    The skull beneath the man
    Anna-Roisin Ullman-Smith
    • Feb 29, 2016
    • 2 min

    The skull beneath the man

    After the conclusion to long running and popular children books series Skulduggery Pleasant, many fans were left wondering what would...
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    Patrick Ness; Doctor Who spin-off Class
    Anna-Roisin Ullman-Smith
    • Feb 29, 2016
    • 1 min

    Patrick Ness; Doctor Who spin-off Class

    It was recently announced that acclaimed young adult author Patrick Ness will be writing new Doctor Who spin-off series Class which shall...
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    Book ideas come in waves
    Anna-Roisin Ullman-Smith
    • Feb 29, 2016
    • 2 min

    Book ideas come in waves

    Warning there are spoilers in this article! Due to reading so many YA novels a year, as with any genre, you start to notice a pattern...
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