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Your working rights as an editor
Marisa Wikramanayake <h1>Your working rights as an editor</h1> <h2>A summary of my presentation at the 2019 IpEd Conference in Melbourne</h2> At the Institute of Professional Editors' Conferences there are often multiple streams of sessions and you always miss out on something. Samya Ibrahim of DjedPress was quite kind to film my ten minute top speed spin through working rights for editors but it will be some time before we have the video. In the meantime, here is a quick summary of what I spoke about for your information. In Australia, the rights you have as an editor, vary depending on whether you are a freelancer or an employee working in-house.…
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11 things I am tracking in 2019 for my freelancing and why
Marisa Wikramanayake discusses what she tracks as a freelancer so that she can be a better journalist and editor.
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9 lessons I learned freelancing in 2018
While you book your spot in the upcoming very cheap Writers Victoria webinar on freelancing that I am running ($20 tickets and 20% off before Feb!) and get excited about Rounded offering a deal for attendees, here is a list of lessons I learned about freelancing in 2018 that will be useful for you to know if you have just started or are looking to start freelancing yourself. A bit of an intro first for those who came in late Moving into a new context for your work and your career means that invariably you learn something new. I moved from Perth to Melbourne last year. Despite my business being…
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2018 – what I pitched, published and earned
Marisa Wikramanayake discusses what she pitched, published and earned in 2018 as a freelance journalist, writer and editor.
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The NYWF-ty List
NYWF is National Young Writers Festival and this is the "NYWFty" ("nifty") list because it is truly nifty and is full of the resources the young writers were asking me and other people about at all the #NYWF2018 sessions over the past weekend.
