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PB</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/zaronza-pb.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Zaronza - PB</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/tcw-pb.jpg</image:loc><image:title>TCW - PB</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/ocelot-logo.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ocelot 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AM</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/mrs-hemingway-by-naomi-wood-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>mrs-hemingway-by-naomi-wood-1</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/the-corsican-widow-cover-medium-web1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The Corsican Widow Cover MEDIUM WEB</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/inspiring-corsican-landscape.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Inspiring Corsican landscape</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/the-corsican-widow-cover-medium-web.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Featured Image -- 2035</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/burial-rites.jpg</image:loc><image:title>burial 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front</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/romance-with-a-twist.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Romance with a twist</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tgf-front.jpg</image:loc><image:title>TGF front</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-02-22T18:47:20+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/2016/07/29/views-of-corsica/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/view-from-our-window-at-nonza.jpg</image:loc><image:title>View from our window at Nonza</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/3-murato-pisan-church.jpg</image:loc><image:title>#3 Murato - Pisan church</image:title><image:caption>Pisan church at Murato</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/6-bonifacio-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>#6 Bonifacio 2</image:title><image:caption>Bonifacio from the sea</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/filitosa-menhirs.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Filitosa - menhirs</image:title><image:caption>Menhirs at Filitosa</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/9-filitosa-stern-face-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>#9 Filitosa - stern face 2</image:title><image:caption>Stern warrior's face at Filitosa</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/corte-maquis-lavender.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Corte - maquis lavender</image:title><image:caption>Lavender in the maquis near Corte</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/tavignanu-valley.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Tavignanu Valley</image:title><image:caption>Tavignanu Valley</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/4-corte-river-restonica.jpg</image:loc><image:title>#4 Corte - River Restonica</image:title><image:caption>River Restonica near Corte, source of river fish. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/nonza-church.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Nonza - church</image:title><image:caption>Church at Nonza</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/nonza-on-cap-corse.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Nonza on Cap Corse</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-01-19T09:29:34+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/2013/12/29/very-close-runner-up-flash-500-novel-opening-competition/</loc><lastmod>2018-01-11T10:11:15+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/2015/02/16/period-pieces-how-much-history-should-be-in-your-fiction/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/mantel-bring-up-the-bodies.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Mantel - Bring Up the Bodies</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-01-11T10:10:44+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/2015/03/13/on-the-chaise-longue-with-vanessa-meet-maria-orsini-main-character-in-the-house-at-zaronza/</loc><lastmod>2018-01-11T10:10:24+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/2015/06/10/location-location-location-the-importance-of-setting-in-fiction/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/corscia-ajaccio-old-town.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Corscia - Ajaccio - Old Town</image:title><image:caption>The Old Town in Ajaccio, Corsica</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-01-11T10:09:29+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/2015/07/29/my-biggest-lesson-on-my-books-first-birthday/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/zaronza-rankings.png</image:loc><image:title>Zaronza rankings</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-01-11T10:08:51+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/2015/09/10/nano-or-nono-how-to-survive-national-novel-writing-month/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/nano-logo.png</image:loc><image:title>Nano logo</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/nano-crest.png</image:loc><image:title>NaNo crest</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-01-11T10:08:30+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/2015/12/10/how-was-it-for-you/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/nano-2015-winner-badge-large-square.jpg</image:loc><image:title>NaNo-2015-Winner-Badge-Large-Square</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-01-11T10:07:28+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/2014/12/11/a-corsican-christmas-in-times-past/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/corsica-church-at-nonza.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Corsica - church at Nonza</image:title><image:caption>The church at Nonza on Cap Corse</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-01-11T10:05:18+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/2015/10/02/revisiting-inspiration-on-corsica/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/corsica-me-with-an-original-letter.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Corsica - me with an original letter</image:title><image:caption>One of the original letters</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/corsica-me-explaining-to-the-bs.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Corsica - me explaining to the Bs</image:title><image:caption>Back of my head (best angle) as I explain about my novel</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/corsica-m-b-with-a-copy.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Corsica - M. B with a copy</image:title><image:caption>Monsieur B with a copy</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_2000.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_2000</image:title><image:caption>Special Corsican village</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-01-11T10:04:02+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/2016/01/27/vendetta-in-corsica-myth-and-reality/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/olmeto-colombas-house.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Olmeto - Colomba's house</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/olmeto-colomba-carabelli-plaque.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Olmeto - Colomba Carabelli plaque</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-01-11T10:03:32+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/2016/01/20/10-thoughts-about-blogging-part-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/vanessas-desk.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Vanessa's desk</image:title><image:caption>Where my blogging gets done</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-01-05T14:46:18+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/2016/01/12/10-thoughts-about-blogging-part-1/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/2-cap-corse-genoese-tower.jpg</image:loc><image:title>#2 Cap Corse - Genoese tower</image:title><image:caption>Genoese tower on Cap Corse. 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Castiglione di Garfagnana)</image:title><image:caption>A Tuscan village - Castiglione di Garfagnana</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/katy-johnson.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Katy Johnson</image:title><image:caption>Author Katharine Johnson</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-06-01T09:00:27+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/2017/05/25/history-people-9-jennifer-c-wilson-haunted-by-royalty/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/royalmile.jpg</image:loc><image:title>RoyalMile</image:title><image:caption>The Royal Mile in Edinburgh</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/jennifercwilson-ks-rm-cover.jpg</image:loc><image:title>JenniferCWilson-KS.RM-Cover</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/jennifercwilson-holyroodpalace.jpg</image:loc><image:title>JenniferCWilson-HolyroodPalace</image:title><image:caption>Author Jennifer C. 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Corrected - High Resolution</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/book-two-corrected-high-resolution.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Olga Swan - Vichyssoise cover</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2017-01-27T11:39:17+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/2017/01/27/researching-corsica-yes-but-which-one/</loc><lastmod>2017-01-27T11:12:37+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/2017/01/01/happy-new-reading-year-2017/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/happy-new-reading-year.jpg</image:loc><image:title>happy-new-reading-year</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2017-01-02T15:55:53+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/2016/12/20/8-stocking-fillers-for-writers-and-readers/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/mug.jpg</image:loc><image:title>mug</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/led-light.jpg</image:loc><image:title>led-light</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/bookmark.jpg</image:loc><image:title>bookmark</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/writing-magazine.jpg</image:loc><image:title>writing-magazine</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/christmas-wreath.jpg</image:loc><image:title>christmas-wreath</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/mistletoe.jpg</image:loc><image:title>mistletoe</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-12-20T21:28:21+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/2016/12/01/history-people-2-miriam-drori-an-unintentional-history-person/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/viennacolour250x250.jpg</image:loc><image:title>viennacolour250x250</image:title><image:caption>Author Miriam Drori</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/selinafrontcover.jpg</image:loc><image:title>selinafrontcover</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/25-21cyorkcitywalls1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>25-21cyorkcitywalls1</image:title><image:caption>York city walls</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2016-11-29T10:13:13+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/2016/11/27/sunday-sojourn-corsica/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/nonza-on-cap-corse-corsica-setting-for-the-house-at-zaronza.jpg</image:loc><image:title>nonza-on-cap-corse-corsica-setting-for-the-house-at-zaronza</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/view-from-our-window-at-nonza.jpg</image:loc><image:title>view-from-our-window-at-nonza</image:title><image:caption>Corsica, backdrop to The Corsican Widow</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/front-cover-final-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Front cover final 2</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/vanessa-couchman.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Vanessa Couchman</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-11-27T11:37:27+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/blog/</loc><lastmod>2016-11-19T15:05:05+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/2016/04/03/sunday-sojourn-with-vanessa-couchman/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/paoline-tower-at-nonza-inspiration-for-the-house-at-zaronza.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Paoline Tower at Nonza, inspiration for The House at Zaronza</image:title><image:caption>The Paoline Tower at Nonza</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/corsica-vanessa-with-one-of-the-original-letters.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Corsica - Vanessa with one of the original letters</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/front-cover-final-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Front cover final 2</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/vanessa-couchman.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Vanessa Couchman</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-04-03T09:24:24+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/2016/03/10/write-despite-procrastination/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/corsican-sunset.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Corsican sunset</image:title><image:caption>Sunset on Corsica - well worth procrastinating for</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2016-03-10T09:59:07+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/2016/02/03/in-praise-of-procrastination/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://vanessacouchmanwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/sunset.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sunset</image:title><image:caption>View from the window - 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