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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    Competition: African-Australian short stories

    June 2, 2016
    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
  • Writing

    HIM update for April 15

    April 14, 2016 / No Comments

    Quick explainer: I am writing my second book HIM and have staggered my word count goals this time. If you sign up to the mailing list or become a blog subscriber you get to read the first draft. If you don’t you just get this update on whether I hit my goals or not each week. Subscribers scroll down for your link, mailing list, you will get an email in your inbox. Word count goals this week: 5,000 Actual word count this week: 3334 Total word count so far: 11,338 Total word count goal at this point: 60,000 NOTE: HALFWAY TO NOVELLA AND 1/5TH TO NOVEL! 🙂 How long did it take me? 3 hours What have I…

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    6 Lessons from a year of writing crime fiction

    February 8, 2022
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    HIM update for April 29

    April 29, 2016
    Top down shot of two people sitting across from each other a table having coffee with just their arms and cups in view

    10 Important Things You Need To Know About Finding A Mentor

    January 14, 2021
  • Books,  Sedition,  Writing

    HIM and the experiment to write the draft under watching eyes

    February 3, 2016 / 1 Comment

    On January 1st I started a new project. I was going to write a new book and get Sedition edited and you got to watch while I wrote. And I told you that I was setting up a Patreon account for those who wanted to donate towards editing fees for Sedition by letting them see the drafts of HIM as I wrote HIM.

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    All my worries as a WOC writer

    May 13, 2016

    Sedition snippet

    January 12, 2013

    Gin & Tonic update #2: I was so wrong! AKA #maricantmath

    February 7, 2019
  • Science journalism

    Interviewing as the science journalist

    December 7, 2013 / 6 Comments

    This was an area of great interest and concern when I curated the @realscientists Twitter account a couple of months ago. People had their horror stories and others wanted to know how it should be done. We tried to get a live interview up and running so people could actually watch me in action but time zones and technology conspired against us. Maybe one day we will manage it. If you are a scientist who would be up for a mock interview via a G+ hangout to be archived on Youtube let me know. Preparation: Research the person and the story and the science involved. Set up your notebook and…

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

    Where have I been?

    May 5, 2013

    False balance: A science journalism pitfall

    October 2, 2012

    Salinity threatens freshwater mussels

    September 9, 2010
  • Australian Women Writers Challenge,  Book Reviews,  Projects

    AWW 2013: Amanda Curtin's Inherited

    January 24, 2013 / 4 Comments

      Precision is what comes to my mind, first. Amanda Curtin likes to write about connections, between person to person, between person and object, person and landscape. And about how those connections make us feel. Or why they are unique to us. Why they don’t make any sense or at least a different kind of sense to others. The back cover blurb for the book tells us:     Inherited brings together stories about the gifts and burdens we inherit from the world or from those we love, and what we, in turn, leave behind. Inherited is her latest collection of short stories. And every word in each story belongs…

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    Australia Day Book Giveaway Blog Hop

    January 25, 2013
    A real bookshop by Elsie esq via Flickr

    Capering criminally with the challenge: what I read for Australian Women Writers 2013

    January 3, 2014

    The Australian Women Writers’ Challenge 2016

    January 11, 2016
  • Updates

    West Australian Cadetship Test 2009

    October 31, 2009 / 6 Comments

    Hi all, I took it this year and didn’t make the cut. However, since there isn’t any information out there on what the test was like, I decided to put some info up here. The test goes for 3 hours. You have 100 General Knowledge questions. There is also a section on editing a story, a section on story structure, a bit where they test logical reasoning, a section with pictures where they test if you can recognise people or not, and a section about grammar and punctuation. That’s all I remember since you can’t take the paper with you and they don’t tell you your score. Get good marks…

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    April 12, 2015

    6 May 2013: MediaPass Student Industry Day

    April 16, 2013
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    January 14, 2019
  • Game Reviews

    Some Sims 3 Gameplay Questions Answered

    June 6, 2009 / 16 Comments

    Marisa Wikramanayake is a freelance writer and editor based in Australia. She has written out the answers to a few gameplay questions/queries in the Sims 3.

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    Game review: Machinarium by Amanita Design

    August 7, 2010

    The Book of Unwritten Tales

    October 7, 2012
  • 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
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    February 21, 2013

    AWW 2013: Amanda Curtin's Inherited

    January 24, 2013

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