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Where you will find me in October 2018
You will hear my voice everywhere in October.
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Australian Women Writers Challenge, Book Reviews, Events, IPEd Con 2013, Journalism, Political journalism, Projects, Science journalism, Updates
Where have I been?
Recovering mostly. The conference is over. But the organisation part of it isn’t. There are accounts to be finalised and even now, still a lot of emails to answer. So let me digress to answer the most often asked question via email now: Conference proceedings will be posted on the website and you will all be emailed to be told when they get uploaded. But what else have I been up to? Well, I have had a particularly weird and busy time of it and a lot of it has involved writing. So without further ado, here is the list: I have reviewed: Amanda Curtin’s Elemental which will end up in…
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2013's very odd resolution list
This being the start of 2013, of course everyone is talking about New Year Resolutions. In fact, come December 1st everyone starts ruminating on this topic. And then of course there is a lot of angst over what one hasn’t done yet and that horrible nagging feeling that somehow you are running out of time to do X, Y and Z and therefore be happy. So in the interests of preserving some sanity here, because let’s be honest, me being me, I have very little sanity or so people tell me, let’s do this differently. What was 2012 like? Well, lets see. It was unexpectedly social at points – in…
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Freelancing Friday: Globe-trotting as a freelancer, part 1
This life is hard. It is difficult. I see my family once a year on average since I live away from them and when I do see them, I am caught up with deadlines for stories or with finding more clients. In these economic times, freelancing will get you money where you can't get it from part time or full time employment but it will also require you to be extremely well organised so that there is a relatively steady flow of cash coming in.
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The 15th Of March Edition of Perth Diary Is Online
Marisa Wikramanayake writes the Perth Diary column for the Sunday Leader - a national weekly newspaper in Sri Lanka - about life in Fremantle and Perth Australia. This week she discusses what it feels like to run your own business as a freelance editor and writer.