Marisa Wikramanayake

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  • Australian Women Writers Challenge,  Book Reviews,  Competitions

    Australia Day Book Giveaway Blog Hop

    January 25, 2014 / 1 Comment

    Marisa Wikramanayake takes part in the Australia Day Book giveaway Blog Hop for 2014, giving away a choice of two books from the never ending giveaway pile.

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    February 6, 2014

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    January 31, 2013
  • Freelancing,  Journalism

    How to get started in journalism

    November 29, 2013 / 4 Comments

    While meandering through Facebook one day, I noticed that a younger friend of mine had tagged me in a status post. I clicked through to see what it was about and why he would feel the need to mention my name. It was the status of a friend of his, a young university student and he had offered my name in the comments on it as part of the advice he had offered to this student’s query. The query was this: Made another application but it doesn’t look like I’ll even get an interview  how the fuck am I supposed to become a journalist if no one will hire me without…

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    December 16, 2016
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    Protected: How to interview people via Skype video

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  • How to write a book,  Projects,  Writing

    How do I get started?

    April 20, 2011 / 2 Comments

    There’s a simple answer to this question. I get asked it a lot. The answer is this: You write.   Then there is the question: What do I write about? The answer: Whatever you want to write about. Basically what people want to know is what is the next step?

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    7 myths about writing

    March 30, 2011

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

    April 13, 2011

    Inspiration (or is there a muse?)

    April 6, 2011

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