Marisa Wikramanayake

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    Freelancing,  Journalism,  Productivity

    Three important stories I wrote in 2021 as a freelance journalist

    February 15, 2022 / No Comments

    Three stories I wrote in 2021 as a freelance journalist and why they were important.

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    January 14, 2013
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    Setting goals as a freelance journalist

    October 11, 2019

    Surviving university as a journalism student

    February 13, 2015
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    Books,  Gin & Tonic,  Writing

    6 Lessons from a year of writing crime fiction

    February 8, 2022 / No Comments

    I spent a year writing crime fiction and here is what I learnt.

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    HIM update for January 22 on the 26th and much debate about crowdfunding options

    January 25, 2016

    Gin & Tonic Update #3

    February 21, 2019

    Gin & Tonic update #2: I was so wrong! AKA #maricantmath

    February 7, 2019
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    Freelancing,  Productivity,  Updates

    How much I made in 2021 as a freelancer

    January 25, 2022 / No Comments

    How much I made in 2021 as a freelancer in Australia and why it is important to be transparent about it.

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    Best places in Fremantle to write

    September 27, 2013
    A phone with messags on its screen sits on a desk in front of a lit up keyboard

    My 10 Compelling Reasons For Running Youtube Livestreams Right Now

    January 22, 2021
    Top down shot of two people sitting across from each other a table having coffee with just their arms and cups in view

    10 Important Things You Need To Know About Finding A Mentor

    January 14, 2021
  • green typewriter on brown wooden table
    Freelancing,  Productivity,  Updates

    My goals for 2022: making my freelancing work better for me

    January 18, 2022 / No Comments

    Marisa Wikramanayake talks through what her goals for 2022 are and how she is planning to achieve them.

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    November 29, 2013

    Mentoring: the why and the how of doing it

    December 6, 2013

    Surviving university as a journalism student

    February 13, 2015
  • writings in a planner
    Freelancing,  Productivity,  Updates

    How to successfully set goals and plan for 2022

    January 11, 2022 / No Comments

    Marisa Wikramanayake writes about how to plan for 2022 and set goals as a freelancer.

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    October 11, 2018

    How to network at an editors' conference

    January 14, 2013
    Mentoring and mentorships for writers

    9 unexpected helpful lessons learnt as a freelance writer in 2016

    January 27, 2017
  • Fallon Michael's photo of eyeglasses on book beside macbook for Marisa Wikramanayake's blog post about their 2021 year in review
    Freelancing,  Productivity,  Updates

    My 2021 year in review – amazing goals success or failure?

    January 4, 2022 / No Comments

    The 2021 year in review - were all the goals met and hit and what of COVID-19? Marisa Wikramanayake looks back at her work over the year.

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    A mug full of coffee on an open planner

    Setting goals as a freelance journalist

    October 11, 2019

    How to deal with late payments as a freelancer

    January 26, 2019

    Best places in Fremantle to write

    September 27, 2013
  • Marisa Wikramanayake works on a story as a journalist and in this post showing you how to write a freelance pitch
    Freelancing,  Journalism

    How to write a freelance pitch to an editor

    September 17, 2021 / No Comments

    Learn how to write a freelance pitch in this post.

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    How do I figure out what to do?

    June 12, 2013
    Mentoring and mentorships for writers

    9 unexpected helpful lessons learnt as a freelance writer in 2016

    January 27, 2017
    A phone with messags on its screen sits on a desk in front of a lit up keyboard

    My 10 Compelling Reasons For Running Youtube Livestreams Right Now

    January 22, 2021
  • Cat asleep on a wall - Photo by Iván C. Fajardo on Unsplash
    Editing,  Freelancing,  Journalism,  Updates

    Why I really need to take a week off for rest right now

    February 17, 2021 / No Comments

    I talk about why it is important to create a productivity system for a freelance businesses that includes time for leave and rest.

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    Top down shot of two people sitting across from each other a table having coffee with just their arms and cups in view

    10 Important Things You Need To Know About Finding A Mentor

    January 14, 2021

    The NYWF-ty List

    October 11, 2018
  • A phone with messags on its screen sits on a desk in front of a lit up keyboard
    Blog,  Writing

    7 Important Lessons I Learned About Running Awesome Livestreams

    January 30, 2021 / No Comments

    Marisa Wikramanayake discusses the seven key lessons she learnt from running #writewithme livestreams for three weeks in January 2021.

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    Why I am resurrecting my Patreon account

    January 14, 2019
    A mug full of coffee on an open planner

    Setting goals as a freelance journalist

    October 11, 2019
    Workers in black t-shirts outside a Fairfax building with flags protesting job cuts and the takeover by channel nine as part of the union MEAA's campaign.

    January 2019 MEAA Monthly Update

    January 31, 2019
  • A phone with messags on its screen sits on a desk in front of a lit up keyboard
    Blog,  Freelancing,  Writing

    My 10 Compelling Reasons For Running Youtube Livestreams Right Now

    January 22, 2021 / No Comments

    Mrisa Wikramanayake discusses livestreams and why she wanted to start writing and #writewithme related livestreams on Youtube and Twitch.

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    October 14, 2019

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    March 14, 2019

    MEAA news for February 2019

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