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My 10 Compelling Reasons For Running Youtube Livestreams Right Now
Mrisa Wikramanayake discusses livestreams and why she wanted to start writing and #writewithme related livestreams on Youtube and Twitch.
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How my business will change for the better in 2021 and why
In a lot of ways this year I have been perfectly positioned to do well despite a global pandemic. So maybe this should be a post on how and why I have weathered this storm. I might still write one of those posts. But moving forward, some things are going to change about how I run this business. And all of them have nothing to do with Covid-19. Some of them have been thoughts in the back of my head for years. Some changes are merely to make sure I don’t become too stressed.
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Why I write at 4 am
Marisa Wikramanayake writes about why she chooses to work on her creative writing at four am.
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11 things I am tracking in 2019 for my freelancing and why
Marisa Wikramanayake discusses what she tracks as a freelancer so that she can be a better journalist and editor.
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An update on Gin & Tonic
For those of you who are new and who may not be aware, I am writing a crime novel. This should not really surprise anyone. I love reading crime fiction. But I started writing this story last year. And I was lucky enough to smash out some huge chunks of words during my KSP and Varuna writing fellowship stays. I am hoping the book ends up being this madcap dash through Colombo tropical city humidity and heat with two teenage girls puzzling their way through crimes and the cops chasing behind them, missing jewellery, murder, mayhem and secret bars and annoying aunties and all. A few months ago I started…
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Why I am resurrecting my Patreon account
Some of you may have already known this via social media or the mailing list. I have restarted my Patreon account. For $1 per month you can read the draft of my crime fiction book Gin & Tonic as I write it, start to finish, with two posts per month. The first one went live yesterday and they are scheduled up until mid July with more to come because I have a ton of pages of scribble to type up. For some of you, this is not your thing at all. You want to know what I do via the blog or the newsletter but you are not really otherwise…
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HIM update for January 22 on the 26th and much debate about crowdfunding options
Quick explainer: For those of you who don’t know yet, I am writing my second book HIM and have staggered my word count goals this time. If you support me on Patreon 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. Word count goals this week: 2,000 Actual word count this week: 0 Total word count so far: 2,007 Total word count goal at this point: 6,000 How long did it take me? Not long. I didn’t do anything. Here is the timetable of targets to reach: Jan 8 – 2,000 words Feb…
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HIM update for January 15
Quick explainer For those of you who don’t know yet, I am writing my second book HIM and have staggered my word count goals this time. If you support me on Patreon you get to read the first draft.
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HIM update for January 8
Quick explainer: For those of you who don't know yet, I am writing my second novel HIM and have staggered my word count goals this time. If you support me on Patreon you get to read the first draft as I write it. If you don't you just get this update on whether I hit my goals or not each week. What did I write about this week? Commutes and wishing and sleep. And possibly also swimming through air.
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Happy New Year! 2016 and a new project!
Happy New Year! I wish you all the best for 2016. And I hope none of you are too hungover. It’s the time for resolutions and goal settings. So tell me what your goals are for this year? And how are you planning to keep to them? The second question is a bit more important than the first one. I can set a goal for myself but I need to set a plan in place or I won’t achieve it. And this plan, it needs to work with the person that I am. The person I am will happily map out every possible bit of time and itemise everything possible…
