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    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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  • Telling Tales – Stories from Women In Media

    / February 11, 2019 / 0 Comments

    I have been invited by Women In Media Victoria to speak at a storytelling event in February. I have five minutes to tell a story about my work as a journalist. This should…

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  • Blog,  Freelancing

    How to deal with late payments as a freelancer

    / January 26, 2019 / 0 Comments

    Marisa Wikramanayake discusses what options freelancers, small business and independent contractors in Australia have when chasing late payments and unpaid invoices.

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  • Breaking The Mould – Continuum Panel

    / June 9, 2018 / 0 Comments

    More info to come.

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  • So You Want To Be A Book Reviewer? – Continuum panel

    / June 8, 2018 / 0 Comments

    I and a few other awesome people will be on a panel discussing how to become a book reviewer and what it is like to be one. Stay tuned for more information including…

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    Blog,  Writing

    I hit 10,000 words!

    / June 4, 2018 / 0 Comments

    I suppose I gave it away in the title but oh my God! 10,000 words! Here’s what happened on each day. Day 5 was the Friday. Nothing got done on Friday. I was…

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  • KSP cat by Ashleigh Hardcastle via KSP Writers Centre
    Blog,  Writing

    Day 2: A cat is here!

    / May 30, 2018 / 0 Comments

    Day 2 and I woke up joyful today. Joyful because it was such a wonderful thought that I could write and everyone was going to be mindful of that. That no one would…

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  • Mentoring and mentorships for writers
    Freelancing

    9 unexpected helpful lessons learnt as a freelance writer in 2016

    / January 27, 2017 / 0 Comments

    I think it is important to reflect on what lessons you have learnt so far from time to time especially when it comes to the business side of being a freelance writer. I…

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