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	<title>Maria Staal</title>
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		<title>My First Architecture Course</title>
		<link>http://www.mariastaal.com/2012/04/08/my-first-architecture-course/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2012 09:47:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Staal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week Wednesday was the final lesson of the five-week course I gave about recognising 20th century architecture. It was a special lesson, as we all went out for a walk around the town for an up-close look at the buildings I had been telling my students about during the course. As an extra test, <a href='http://www.mariastaal.com/2012/04/08/my-first-architecture-course/' class='excerpt-more'>[Read the Complete Story]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Titanic Is In My Way</title>
		<link>http://www.mariastaal.com/2012/04/02/the-titanic-is-in-my-way/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 14:07:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Staal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Normally I am not really someone who is interested in bestseller ranking, so I have never paid much attention to it on Amazon with regards to my ebooks. However, a month ago I stumbled across a blog post by fellow Indie author David Gaughran explaining the difference (and importance) between the different rankings and lists <a href='http://www.mariastaal.com/2012/04/02/the-titanic-is-in-my-way/' class='excerpt-more'>[Read the Complete Story]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>New Job, New Business!</title>
		<link>http://www.mariastaal.com/2012/03/02/new-job-new-business/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 18:27:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Staal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Interesting how life can sometimes throw opportunities your way, which you then have a choice of taking or leaving. About three months ago, I was still looking for a part-time job and having the dream that I would one day be able to earn the rest of my money with writing and selling books. I <a href='http://www.mariastaal.com/2012/03/02/new-job-new-business/' class='excerpt-more'>[Read the Complete Story]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>How Important Is A Book Title?</title>
		<link>http://www.mariastaal.com/2011/11/14/how-important-is-a-book-title/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:39:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Staal</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[finding a title]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[from dissenters to fire engines]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[While sorting out my book administration the other day, I discovered that I had actually sold more of my second book Fire Engines than I thought. Here I was thinking I had sold no more than 250 copies, but it turned out that in the three years since it came out, more than 400 copies <a href='http://www.mariastaal.com/2011/11/14/how-important-is-a-book-title/' class='excerpt-more'>[Read the Complete Story]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Getting A Printable Manuscript</title>
		<link>http://www.mariastaal.com/2011/11/07/getting-a-printable-manuscript/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 10:40:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Staal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In my last post I explained why I chose to have my new book traditionally printed as opposed to using Print On Demand. But how did I get a printable manuscript in the first place? Obviously, I wrote the book. Actually, in this case I had already written the book in English and for this <a href='http://www.mariastaal.com/2011/11/07/getting-a-printable-manuscript/' class='excerpt-more'>[Read the Complete Story]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Going For Traditional Printing</title>
		<link>http://www.mariastaal.com/2011/10/22/going-for-traditional-printing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Oct 2011 10:12:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Staal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 <a href='http://www.mariastaal.com/2011/10/22/going-for-traditional-printing/' class='excerpt-more'>[Read the Complete Story]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Hibernation</title>
		<link>http://www.mariastaal.com/2011/10/15/hibernation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Oct 2011 10:17:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Staal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 <a href='http://www.mariastaal.com/2011/10/15/hibernation/' class='excerpt-more'>[Read the Complete Story]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>People Are Stealing My Book</title>
		<link>http://www.mariastaal.com/2011/09/21/people-are-stealing-my-book/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mariastaal.com/2011/09/21/people-are-stealing-my-book/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 12:34:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Staal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why is it that people think that when something is on the internet, it should be free? Don&#8217;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 <a href='http://www.mariastaal.com/2011/09/21/people-are-stealing-my-book/' class='excerpt-more'>[Read the Complete Story]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Guide At The Heritage Open Days</title>
		<link>http://www.mariastaal.com/2011/09/14/guide-at-the-heritage-open-days/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mariastaal.com/2011/09/14/guide-at-the-heritage-open-days/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 13:48:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Staal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 <a href='http://www.mariastaal.com/2011/09/14/guide-at-the-heritage-open-days/' class='excerpt-more'>[Read the Complete Story]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Junk Mail</title>
		<link>http://www.mariastaal.com/2011/09/05/junk-mail/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mariastaal.com/2011/09/05/junk-mail/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 12:51:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Staal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I hate junk mail and the first thing I always do when I move into a new house is putting a &#8216;no junk mail&#8217; sticker on my letterbox. So, for years I have been free of unwanted glossy brochures and letters. Until three weeks ago, that is&#8230; Three weeks ago, I registered myself at the <a href='http://www.mariastaal.com/2011/09/05/junk-mail/' class='excerpt-more'>[Read the Complete Story]</a>]]></description>
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