Marisa Wikramanayake

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  • Books,  Updates

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

    May 11, 2016 / No Comments

    So here is the news. I am going to slow down considerably on writing HIM. I can hear you: “You were supposed to finish by mid-April!” Yes, I know. The funny thing about books is that they don’t generally behave the way you would like them to. Ditto for life. So why am I decelerating on HIM at the moment? Lots of reasons but mostly: I want to enter the Vogel Awards and the Richell Prize. The deadline for Vogels is 31 May. The deadline for Richell is 1 June. I want to enter Sedition into the Vogels but that means editing Sedition before 31 May which at the moment…

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    HIM update for January 22 on the 26th and much debate about crowdfunding options

    January 25, 2016
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    HIM update for January 8

    January 8, 2016

    Gin & Tonic Update #3

    February 21, 2019
  • Updates

    Writing Meme: Write Anything

    November 1, 2009 / 1 Comment

    I’s not a Monday but I am bored. Here you go – three questions to answer: 1. List one of your writing goals for the upcoming month and how likely you are to accomplish it. Write a lot of science network wa articles? Accomplishing it is easy as far as going through my feed reader and sending off potential ideas to my editor, getting the ok and then contacting the people involved. Then I freak out about interviewing them, interview them and then I freak out about writing the articles. My editor gets them though. 2. What genre or subject you would like to write about that you aren’t currently?…

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    My 2021 year in review – amazing goals success or failure?

    January 4, 2022
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    How much I made in 2021 as a freelancer

    January 25, 2022

    Thank you to my 500th fan!

    January 2, 2016
  • Projects

    Things You Should Know About Being A Writer: Part 1:

    March 13, 2009 / 5 Comments

    Marisa Wikramanayake starts a list of things every writer needs to know but isn't always told and starts posting them in sets of five points or tips each. This is the first post with the first five tips on writing, reading, experiencing, expression and practice.

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    October 28, 2010

    Curation of @realscientists starts tonight!

    October 6, 2013

    On pens, paper and meaning

    November 17, 2012

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