Marisa Wikramanayake

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  • Blog,  Freelancing,  Journalism,  Writing

    Frequently Asked Questions About Becoming A Freelance Writer:

    January 18, 2018 / No Comments

    Marisa Wikramanayake answers a few of the frequently asked questions about being a freelance writer.

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  • Freelancing,  Journalism

    How to get started in journalism

    November 29, 2013 / 4 Comments

    While meandering through Facebook one day, I noticed that a younger friend of mine had tagged me in a status post. I clicked through to see what it was about and why he would feel the need to mention my name. It was the status of a friend of his, a young university student and he had offered my name in the comments on it as part of the advice he had offered to this student’s query. The query was this: Made another application but it doesn’t look like I’ll even get an interview  how the fuck am I supposed to become a journalist if no one will hire me without…

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