Maria Staal

After an intriguing meeting with her cousin, Maria Staal set out on a quest to find out as much as she could about her ancestor bishop Radbod of Utrecht, who lived in early medieval times and became a saint after his death.

 
Going For Traditional Printing

Last year I wrote a guest post for the Travel Writers Exchange about the differences between traditional printing and Print on Demand (POD), and my experiences with both. In the last few months, I have had to deal with this subject again, when I re-published the paperback of the English Time Zones and prepared to [Read the Complete Story]

Oct 152011
 
Hibernation

I have been quiet for a while and have not posted any new blog posts for three weeks. This was mostly due to the fact that I felt I deserved a little holiday and for a blissful week-and-a-half, did virtually nothing but watching episodes of my favourite sci-fi tv-shows. Last week I was able to [Read the Complete Story]

 
People Are Stealing My Book

Why is it that people think that when something is on the internet, it should be free? Don’t people realise that they are stealing when they download a book for free that other people legitimately pay for? And why is it that an author can do very little to prevent this from happening? Sorry, but [Read the Complete Story]

 
Guide At The Heritage Open Days

Last weekend it was time again for the annual European Heritage Open Days, during which listed heritage buildings open their doors for the public. Having just been part of the viewing public in the past years, this year I took a more active role, namely that of a tour guide who knows everything about old [Read the Complete Story]

 
Junk Mail

I hate junk mail and the first thing I always do when I move into a new house is putting a ‘no junk mail’ sticker on my letterbox. So, for years I have been free of unwanted glossy brochures and letters. Until three weeks ago, that is… Three weeks ago, I registered myself at the [Read the Complete Story]

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