Marisa Wikramanayake

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  • Projects

    Things You Need To Know As A Freelancer/Writer, Part 4:

    March 27, 2009 / No Comments

    Marisa Wikramanayake is a Sri Lankan born, Australian based freelance writer and editor. In this entry, she continues her list of important information for writers and freelancers and discusses using the Writer's Market/Writer's Marketplace books, writing for free, diversifying income, marketing your business and starting a fan club. Her website has tips, information, a list of services that she provides and her portfolio of published work.

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    AWW 2013: Interview with Amanda Curtin

    February 1, 2013

    Pressure probe paves pathway for plant research

    March 16, 2011

    Rapping for the 6th IPEd National Editors' Conference, 2013

    November 14, 2012
  • Events

    SOEWA Meeting: 21st April 2009

    March 27, 2009 / No Comments

    For all those budding freelancers, editors & writers in Perth: Come along to the next Society of Editors W. A. meeting. It’s on the 21st of April and it will be held at the Subiaco Community Centre at 7 p.m. You are more than welcome to attend, even if you aren’t a member. The reason why you should come? Richelle Moran from the Small Business Development Corporation will be there to discuss “Starting (and surviving) as a freelancer” so as you can imagine you can get a lot of tips and information on freelancing and so on and you can meet Richelle who will tell you all about how the…

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    Events you should be attending during the holiday season in 2013

    November 26, 2013

    Round up 05/01/2013 – 19/01/2013

    January 19, 2013
    365/333 The Oliver Standard Visible Writer No 3 by Rachel via Flickr

    July 2016 Writing Calendar

    July 1, 2016
  • Projects

    The 5 Important Things I Did In Setting Up This Website

    March 20, 2009 / No Comments

    Marisa Wikramanayake lists the five most important things she did when setting up her website. She is a freelance writer and editor, born in Sri Lanka but based in Australia. Her website showcases her work, provides free tips and articles and allows you to hire her to write and edit for you.

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    False balance: A science journalism pitfall

    October 2, 2012

    How do I get started?

    April 20, 2011

    Pressure probe paves pathway for plant research

    March 16, 2011
  • Projects

    List of Planet Sites To Submit Your RSS Feed To:

    March 19, 2009 / 1 Comment

    In this post, Marisa Wikramanayake lists all the "planets" (RSS feed aggregator sites) that she has found and discusses the benefits of submitting your website's RSS feed to the few that are relevant to your website's topic as a targeted marketing tool. Marisa Wikramanayake is a freelance writer and editor, based in Australia.

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    What do you mean there is a conference in four days' time?

    April 6, 2013
    Marisa Wikramanayake waiting to present during the IPEd Conference freelancing workshop in 2013

    Where have I been?

    May 5, 2013
    carbon dioxide capture and storage

    Live Tweet: The National Carbon Capture & Storage Conference, Perth

    October 22, 2012
  • Projects

    Things You Need To Know About Being A Writer, Part 3:

    March 18, 2009 / No Comments

    Marisa Wikramanayake is a Sri Lankan born, Australian based freelance writer and editor. She discusses rates, societies, unions, job boards, job sites, trade journals and having your website in the third part of her list of necessary information for writers. This and other information, published work, and her rates and services are available on her website.

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    False balance: A science journalism pitfall

    October 2, 2012

    How to write a book: Part 5: Structure (or Chapter and verse)

    April 13, 2011
    Memories found via Brenda @WeHeartIt

    International Women's Day: And the backlash has started…

    March 9, 2011
  • Perth Diary Articles

    The 15th Of March Edition of Perth Diary Is Online

    March 15, 2009 / 1 Comment

    Marisa Wikramanayake writes the Perth Diary column for the Sunday Leader - a national weekly newspaper in Sri Lanka - about life in Fremantle and Perth Australia. This week she discusses what it feels like to run your own business as a freelance editor and writer.

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    Cricket fever pitching rather feverishly low

    March 26, 2011

    Perth Diary is back!

    March 21, 2011
  • Projects

    Things You Should Know About Being A Writer: Part 2:

    March 14, 2009 / 3 Comments

    Marisa Wikramanayake is a Sri Lankan born, Australian based, freelance editor and writer. In this post, she continues the list of things any writer needs or should know and discusses loving the work you do, getting feedback, writing what you feel a need to say, licenses you may need to freelance as a writer and editor and the value and the need for research no matter what genre you write in.

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    An editor's take on crime fiction

    October 12, 2013

    iPhone app replaces doctors' logbooks

    October 28, 2010

    Australia Day Book Giveaway Blog Hop

    January 25, 2013
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