Marisa Wikramanayake

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  • 365/333 The Oliver Standard Visible Writer No 3 by Rachel via Flickr
    Competitions,  Events,  Work Opportunity,  Writing

    July 2016 Writing Calendar

    July 1, 2016 / 5 Comments

    I decided to put this calendar for the month of June together on a whim. And then people loved it. So this is the monster list of everything even remotely writerly and literary that is going on in Perth and WA in the month of July 2016 from today onwards. So a few quick answers to questions: Will this list always be on this site? MEAA WA is keen to cross-post/host/something along those lines. This will also be cross-posted at Emily Paull‘s site. And possibly on DWOA once we tweak a few things. Can you compile a list for Victoria and Melbourne? Not at this point – no time to spare.…

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    Plan B by Sebastien Wiertz via Flickr

    Upcoming awards, residencies and other awesome things for writers

    May 2, 2016

    Real men do read – they just don't let the sexy, geek goddesses know.

    February 6, 2013

    Australia Day Book Giveaway Blog Hop

    January 25, 2014
  • Plan B by Sebastien Wiertz via Flickr
    Updates

    The writing plan for June

    June 3, 2016 / No Comments

    It’s June today. A June day, today, let’s say since June began the day before yesterday. On this June day my TBR is neither pile nor stack, it is a scatter instead, in bags, on shelves, across the floor, under laptops and beds. It’s also not To Be Read but rather like quantum, a mix between the two, some To Be Read but some also read already so To Be Reviewed. I need a plan. 

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    Why my brain has no space and why I have no time

    May 11, 2016

    The Defying Doomsday Anthology

    April 12, 2015

    Round up 05/01/2013 – 19/01/2013

    January 19, 2013
  • A real bookshop by Elsie esq via Flickr
    Writing

    27 ways to support diverse writers

    May 20, 2016 / 1 Comment

    I had this thought one day. I should qualify that it was between the hours of midnight and four am, generally not a great time for coming up with new ideas for me but a good time to work on ideas I already have. I thought about how I didn’t always see a lot of non-POC authors discuss, read, review POC authors’ works or interview them despite doing so for various non-POC authors regularly on their blogs. There are some authors who don’t do that sort of thing on their blogs at all for anyone else’s work and that’s fine and up to them but there are some that do…

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    How do I get started?

    April 20, 2011
    Marisa Wikramanayake will be appearing at two sessions at the Digital Writers Festival this year.

    I’m in the Digital Writers Festival this year!

    October 28, 2016
    KSP cat by Ashleigh Hardcastle via KSP Writers Centre

    Day 2: A cat is here!

    May 30, 2018
  • Australian Women Writers Challenge,  Book Reviews,  Literary Journalism

    The Australian Women Writers’ Challenge 2016

    January 11, 2016 / 1 Comment

    So in case you didn’t know, I often volunteer, and often fail (sorry Elizabeth) at rounding up and discussing what people have read for the Australian Women Writers’ Challenge in the genres of non fiction and short fiction and poetry. Occasionally, I interview authors for podcasts as well. The Challenge aims to get people reading more books written in all genres by Australian female and female identifying writers and to promote their work since we seem unable to rely on mainstream media to do a good enough job of doing so with no gender or racial bias involved. This year we hope to introduce a bingo card element to the…

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    Introducing In Conversation With

    April 6, 2015

    AWW 2013: Interview with author Marj McRae

    January 17, 2013

    AWW 2013: Marion Halligan's Murder On The Apricot Coast

    February 7, 2013
  • Australian Women Writers Challenge,  Book Reviews,  Journalism,  Literary Journalism

    Australian Women Writers Challenge 2014

    January 6, 2014 / No Comments

    Marisa Wikramanayake announces her intention to participate in the Australian Women Writers Challenge for 2014

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    Marianne de Pierres' Glitter Rose

    February 6, 2014

    Australian Love Stories

    November 20, 2014
    A few right thinking men by Sulari Gentill

    Sulari Gentill’s A Few Right Thinking Men

    June 6, 2016
  • Writing

    Why you shouldn't let your muse get drunk on champagne/how to braintrain your muse

    May 4, 2011 / 1 Comment

    Muses and alcohol… when you need control, that’s not a healthy mix.   So this came about because someone I know who requests writing advice on a regular basis, said she had a muse problem. The person she had based her muse on was going through a change of circumstances and that meant that she felt uninspired to continue writing – the change didn’t fit the story.   So I thought I’d clear up some things about muses.

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    KSP cat by Ashleigh Hardcastle via KSP Writers Centre

    Day 2: A cat is here!

    May 30, 2018
    My desk in Phillips cabin at the KSP Writers Centre (c) Marisa Wikramanayake

    Day 3: So many emotions

    May 31, 2018

    The writing process, step by step

    April 27, 2011
  • How to write a book,  Projects,  Writing

    The writing process, step by step

    April 27, 2011 / 1 Comment

      We discussed the process of writing in the last post. This post is about the steps in writing a book and getting published. So the first one was about how to get started with writing as a hobby or getting used to writing in general process wise and this is about the process of writing, editing and publishing a particular book.

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    Inspiration (or is there a muse?)

    April 6, 2011

    How to write a book: Part 1: Introduction

    September 25, 2013

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

    April 13, 2011
  • How to write a book,  Projects,  Writing

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

    April 13, 2011 / 4 Comments

    Structure. It is kind of strange to be discussing this prior to plot or idea but hey, I am flexible. You can read the discussions in any order you like.   Structure refers to the way you organise a book such as chapters and the order of information. An editor who performs “structural editing” service on your work will read it to tell you how well your story or information is structured. In other words, where your chapters go, how many there should be and if you have put material that’s in Chapter 1 in Chapter 42 by mistake.

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    The writing process, step by step

    April 27, 2011

    7 myths about writing

    March 30, 2011

    How to write a book: Part 1: Introduction

    September 25, 2013
  • How to write a book,  Projects,  Writing

    Inspiration (or is there a muse?)

    April 6, 2011 / 3 Comments

    Yes. And no. What there is, is this wonderful awesome thing in your head called a brain. There was a reason in Greek mythology as to why Mnemosyne (nem-o-seen) was the mother of the muses. She was the goddess of memory and she named everything. Cognitive science now tells us that memory and emotion are important in the process of creativity. So let me use Sedition (the novel I am writing) as an example so you can understand what I am trying to tell you here. 

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    7 myths about writing

    March 30, 2011

    How do I get started?

    April 20, 2011

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

    April 13, 2011
  • Updates

    Want to know how to write a book?

    September 30, 2010 / 5 Comments

    Then join the most appropriately (but not very imaginatively) named “How to write a book” group on the Emergen networking site. The content is free, the membership is free – everything is free. You can either just read the posts or sign up if you want to comment. So why should you be interested? 1) It’s going to teach you or help you write a book 2) It’s free. FREE. 3) You get to chat to other would be and published writers 4) I am the person running it. I AM THE PERSON RUNNING IT. As in, you get to find out how to write a book from me. And…

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    365/333 The Oliver Standard Visible Writer No 3 by Rachel via Flickr

    Do you want a DWoA writing group?

    June 21, 2016

    Despite COVID-19 I am still here

    May 26, 2020

    A conversation with Fay

    April 16, 2014

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