Marisa Wikramanayake

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    Freelancing

    How I am planning for the next financial year as a freelancer – despite Covid-19

    June 26, 2020 / No Comments

    This may seem strange to you. In a world that increasingly seems to offer little prospects for freelancers, why would I plan for 2020-2021? Or at least plan to continue freelancing? Reasons it’s hard on Australian freelancers: Closures & shutdowns of sections, papers and magazines and budget cutbacks leave freelancers with very few places to pitch to. The knock on effect of restrictions and budget cuts and shutdowns means no work for other businesses that would hire freelancers for other work. More and more in-house journalists becoming redundant means a larger community of freelancers. There is a disparity in who amongst freelancers are eligible for government support thanks to the…

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    January 14, 2013
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    February 15, 2022

    25+ ways I automate my workflow, or how I am trying to become a cyborg

    May 23, 2013
  • Journalism

    How I use bullet journaling as a freelance journalist

    April 9, 2019 / No Comments

    Marisa Wikramanayake posts about how to use bullet journaling as a freelance journalist to organise your work flow and processes.

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    How you can help regional papers from closing even if you live in the city.

    June 15, 2020

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    March 24, 2011
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    April 2, 2015
  • Freelancing

    16+ mobile apps that allow me to work from my phone

    January 10, 2014 / No Comments

    Robin Bower posted about how she wanted to start using her mobile more for work and Wordpress posting. I asked if she would like a rundown of how I used my mobile for my work and she agreed.

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    December 16, 2016

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    January 26, 2019

    14 easy rules to simplify your workflow and life as a freelancer

    June 4, 2013
  • Freelancing

    For the confused author/editor: Style sheets vs Style guides

    June 7, 2013 / 2 Comments

    What the hell is a style sheet?  Well, in computer lingo, it’s CSS or a cascading style sheet which tells you what everything on every HTML page of your website looks like design wise. It’s supposed to make it more efficient to create and design websites. But that’s not what you mean right?  No, it’s not. Say you are an author (fiction, non-fiction, corporate, government, whatever) and you send a document (your precious, your boss’ precious and so on) to an editor. And the editor sends the document back and a few others, one of which is this weird combination of the alphabet and square boxes. That little document is…

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    June 4, 2013
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    September 17, 2021
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    My 10 Compelling Reasons For Running Youtube Livestreams Right Now

    January 22, 2021
  • Updates

    Article In The Australian On Sri Lankan Refugees

    April 20, 2009 / 2 Comments

    Marisa Wikramanayake is a Sri Lankan born, Australia based writer. In this entry she discusses Paul Maley's report in the Australian on April 20th 2009 about Sri Lankan refugees and the problems they present for the Australian government.

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    January 25, 2013
    Marisa Wikramanayake waiting to present during the IPEd Conference freelancing workshop in 2013

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    May 5, 2013

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    January 30, 2013
  • Projects

    Things You Need To Know As A Freelancer/Writer, Part 6:

    April 1, 2009 / 1 Comment

    Marisa Wikramanayake is a freelancer editor and writer. This week's addition to the list of information for writers and freelancers is a set of tips on using other skills to get work, managing your time, saying no to work you cannot take on, meeting deadlines and creating and using your business plan.

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    April 6, 2013

    The final #ipedcon2013 Program!

    April 6, 2013

    An editor's take on crime fiction

    October 12, 2013
  • Projects

    Things You Need To Know As A Freelancer/Writer, Part 5:

    March 27, 2009 / 1 Comment

    Marisa Wikramanayake is a Sri Lankan born, Australian based freelance writer and editor. In this entry, she continues her list of important information for freelancers and writers. This part discusses talking to people in the same field, creating and maintaining a schedule, editorial calendars and how to use them, periodically reviewing parts of your business and creating portfolios and resumes.

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    November 20, 2014

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    October 1, 2012
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