Marisa Wikramanayake

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  • Blog,  Editing,  Freelancing,  Journalism

    9 lessons I learned freelancing in 2018

    January 22, 2019 / No Comments

    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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    March 14, 2019

    An update on Gin & Tonic

    January 24, 2019

    The NYWF-ty List

    October 11, 2018
  • Blog,  Editing,  Journalism

    2018 – what I pitched, published and earned

    January 15, 2019 / No Comments

    Marisa Wikramanayake discusses what she pitched, published and earned in 2018 as a freelance journalist, writer and editor.

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    KSP cat by Ashleigh Hardcastle via KSP Writers Centre

    I hit 10,000 words!

    June 4, 2018

    Gin & Tonic Update #3

    February 21, 2019

    Where you will find me in October 2018

    October 11, 2018
  • A real bookshop by Elsie esq via Flickr
    Journalism

    So You Want To Be A Book Reviewer Panel at Continuum 2018

    June 15, 2018 / No Comments

    I promised a run down of Continuum and I realised I would have to do it bit by bit so here is the first panel on being a book reviewer. So You Want To Be A Book Reviewer I was joined by Elizabeth Fitzgerald and Stephanie O’Connell (better known as Figgy). Figgy writes for a rock and roll magazine and so her reviewing tends to be mostly within that genre of books though they are expanding a bit to take in other genres. Elizabeth is an editor who has her own book review blog where she reviews science fiction and fantasy work. Me, I was the journalist book reviewer. I…

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    January 10, 2013

    Australian Love Stories

    November 20, 2014

    Salinity threatens freshwater mussels

    September 9, 2010
  • Blog,  Freelancing,  Journalism,  Writing

    9 things I did not expect in 2017 & Happy New Year!

    January 1, 2018 / No Comments

    2017 has been a year full of ups and downs.  Or at least for me, a lot of things that I well – did not expect to happen. Not to me. I am still quite giddy and grateful and in other ways also sad. We had a lot of unnecessary violence, hate and tragedy this past year. I did not expect… so much travelling I did not expect to travel as much as I did. I criss crossed Australia for the IPEd 2017 Editors’ Conference in Brisbane as a speaker and for the MEAA for union meetings.  You can catch up on my conference updates here. I did not expect……

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    Day 2: A cat is here!

    May 30, 2018
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    Sri Lanka, December 2015 – February 2016

    December 5, 2015
    Norwich Street Art Warning by MarkHeyBo on Flickr

    Why I am resurrecting my Patreon account

    January 14, 2019

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