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    Blog

    How my business will change for the better in 2021 and why

    / December 17, 2020 / 0 Comments

    In a lot of ways this year I have been perfectly positioned to do well despite a global pandemic. So maybe this should be a post on how and why I have weathered…

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    Journalism,  News

    How you can help regional papers from closing even if you live in the city.

    / June 15, 2020 / 0 Comments

    If you have been paying attention, you would have heard about the recent closing down of many regional newspapers and outlets across Australia. You might wonder what that has got to do with…

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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
    Blog,  Editing,  Freelancing,  Mentoring,  Writing

    10 Important Things You Need To Know About Finding A Mentor

    / January 14, 2021 / 0 Comments

    Marisa Wikramanayake talks about the ten most important things you need to know before finding or getting a mentor and how not to mess it up.

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  • An image of two hands writing in front of a computer screen with a phone on top of papers on a desk
    Blog,  Freelancing,  Journalism

    How to easily track pitches in Google Sheets as a freelance journalist

    / January 7, 2021 / 0 Comments

    Marisa Wikramanayake talks about how to set up a pitch tracker using Google Sheets to track pitches as a freelancer or freelance journalist.

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  • Blog,  Freelancing

    What you need to know about freelancing in Australia and COVID-19

    / December 31, 2020 / 0 Comments

    Marisa Wikramanayake discusses the state of freelancing in Australia in the light of COVID-19.

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  • Blog,  News,  Writing

    December 2020: What’s new & what I have been upto

    / December 3, 2020 / 0 Comments

    Well first of all I had had plans for November 2020. I had planned to sit and relax and write more of the book – about 30,000 words extra to be exact. That…

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    Freelancing

    How I am planning for the next financial year as a freelancer – despite Covid-19

    / June 26, 2020 / 0 Comments

    This may seem strange to you. In a world that increasingly seems to offer little prospects for freelancers, why would I plan for 2020-2021? Or at least plan to continue freelancing? Reasons it’s…

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  • News

    Despite COVID-19 I am still here

    / May 26, 2020 / 0 Comments

    Back when I first started this blog, it was moved over from a personal one I had elsewhere pre the days of Google. The CMS that that blog was hosted on allowed for…

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  • Blog,  Journalism

    What is a typical day for a journalist?

    / October 16, 2019 / 0 Comments

    The typical day for a journalist always varies depending on what your working circumstances are. But here are some ideas.

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  • Blog,  Journalism

    Why journalists risk their lives

    / October 14, 2019 / 0 Comments

    Why do journalists risk their lives? What makes them do so?

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