<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Maria Staal</title>
	<atom:link href="http://www.mariastaal.com/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://www.mariastaal.com</link>
	<description>Author, Geek and part-time Employed</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:38:38 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1</generator>
		<item>
		<title>How Important Is A Book Title?</title>
		<link>http://www.mariastaal.com/2011/11/14/how-important-is-a-book-title/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mariastaal.com/2011/11/14/how-important-is-a-book-title/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:39:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Staal</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Scribbles of an Author and Freelance Writer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[finding a title]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[from dissenters to fire engines]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mariastaal.com/?p=3488</guid>
		<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/'>[Read the Complete Story]</a>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.mariastaal.com/2011/11/14/how-important-is-a-book-title/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Getting A Printable Manuscript</title>
		<link>http://www.mariastaal.com/2011/11/07/getting-a-printable-manuscript/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mariastaal.com/2011/11/07/getting-a-printable-manuscript/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 10:40:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Staal</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Scribbles of an Author and Freelance Writer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[traditional printing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mariastaal.com/?p=3470</guid>
		<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/'>[Read the Complete Story]</a>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.mariastaal.com/2011/11/07/getting-a-printable-manuscript/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Going For Traditional Printing</title>
		<link>http://www.mariastaal.com/2011/10/22/going-for-traditional-printing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mariastaal.com/2011/10/22/going-for-traditional-printing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Oct 2011 10:12:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Staal</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Scribbles of an Author and Freelance Writer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[freelance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[publishing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[time zones book]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mariastaal.com/?p=3327</guid>
		<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/'>[Read the Complete Story]</a>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.mariastaal.com/2011/10/22/going-for-traditional-printing/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Hibernation</title>
		<link>http://www.mariastaal.com/2011/10/15/hibernation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mariastaal.com/2011/10/15/hibernation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Oct 2011 10:17:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Staal</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Scribbles of an Author and Freelance Writer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[freelance writer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hibernation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[post-war architecture]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mariastaal.com/?p=3306</guid>
		<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/'>[Read the Complete Story]</a>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.mariastaal.com/2011/10/15/hibernation/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<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>
				<category><![CDATA[Scribbles of an Author and Freelance Writer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[freelance writer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[internet piracy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mariastaal.com/?p=3256</guid>
		<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/'>[Read the Complete Story]</a>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.mariastaal.com/2011/09/21/people-are-stealing-my-book/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<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>
				<category><![CDATA[Scribbles of an Author and Freelance Writer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[heritage open days]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tour guide]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mariastaal.com/?p=3199</guid>
		<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/'>[Read the Complete Story]</a>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.mariastaal.com/2011/09/14/guide-at-the-heritage-open-days/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<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>
				<category><![CDATA[Scribbles of an Author and Freelance Writer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[freelance writer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[junk mail]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mariastaal.com/?p=3181</guid>
		<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/'>[Read the Complete Story]</a>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.mariastaal.com/2011/09/05/junk-mail/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Customers Who Bought This Item&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.mariastaal.com/2011/08/26/customers-who-bought-this-item/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mariastaal.com/2011/08/26/customers-who-bought-this-item/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 14:31:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Staal</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Scribbles of an Author and Freelance Writer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[amazon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[time zones]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mariastaal.com/?p=3140</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I am habitually checking my ebook sales on Amazon twice a week, once on Sunday and once on Wednesday. It&#8217;s not that Amazon only posts the sales figures on these days (I actually think they post them in real time or at least every hour&#8230;), but checking my sales on Wednesday and Sunday simply works <a href='http://www.mariastaal.com/2011/08/26/customers-who-bought-this-item/'>[Read the Complete Story]</a>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.mariastaal.com/2011/08/26/customers-who-bought-this-item/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Publishing My Paperback With Createspace</title>
		<link>http://www.mariastaal.com/2011/08/19/publishing-my-paperback-with-createspace/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mariastaal.com/2011/08/19/publishing-my-paperback-with-createspace/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 13:14:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Staal</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Scribbles of an Author and Freelance Writer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[createspace]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[More Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[POD paperback]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mariastaal.com/?p=3108</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So far, three of my four books have come out as paperback. Two of those three books only came out as a real book, while one was published as ebook as well as a paperback. My fourth book had been the exception, as that has only come out as ebook. Although I know very well <a href='http://www.mariastaal.com/2011/08/19/publishing-my-paperback-with-createspace/'>[Read the Complete Story]</a>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.mariastaal.com/2011/08/19/publishing-my-paperback-with-createspace/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Modifying John Locke&#8217;s Method Part II</title>
		<link>http://www.mariastaal.com/2011/08/11/modifying-john-lockes-method-part-ii/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mariastaal.com/2011/08/11/modifying-john-lockes-method-part-ii/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 13:41:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Staal</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Scribbles of an Author and Freelance Writer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[freelance writer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[john locke's method]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marketing ebook]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mariastaal.com/?p=3087</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I need to modify John Locke&#8217;s method to suit a less social-media-savvy target audience and in my previous post, I explained what I am doing to get them to hear about my new book. To recap, I set up a dedicated website, which has an email subscription to a newsletter instead of a blog. However, <a href='http://www.mariastaal.com/2011/08/11/modifying-john-lockes-method-part-ii/'>[Read the Complete Story]</a>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.mariastaal.com/2011/08/11/modifying-john-lockes-method-part-ii/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>

