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2014 beckons
I don’t know what 2014 is the year of. Apart from being the Year of the Green Wood Horse. And apparently the International Year of Family Farming so please think about where your food and consumer goods come from and whether they are ethically and sustainably produced. But it is 2014 now. 2013 has gone. I was busy in 2013 and so it flew by fast. The editing conference is over and I can breathe again. In December you all nearly decimated my server by loving the How to tell if you are an editor post so much so thanks for that. Clearly humour wins you over. If you want…
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Events you should be attending during the holiday season in 2013
So want to go out with a bang this year in terms of networking? Why yes, you still can. You may have missed the most surreal night of the year at the WA Media Awards this year, but you can still make it to a few media events around town. [ezcol_1third] Christmas High Tea Society of Editors (WA) Inc 30 November, 2 pm The George Hotel, Perth Tickets: $48 Website: www.editorswa.com [/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third]Christmas Drinks MEAA WA Branch 9 December, 6.30 pm Hyde Park Hotel, North Perth Tickets: Free. Food provided but BYO[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third_end]Freelancers’ Drinks MEAA WA Branch 11 December, 6.30 pm Hyde Park Hotel, North Perth Tickets: Free. Food provided…
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How to network at an editors' conference
Or any other conference really. And by network, I mean meet, chatter, gossip with, not just pop up, deliver your 15 word elevator speech, exchange cards and dash off again. And for those who are still a bit behind, this is the 6th National IPEd Editors’ Conference we are discussing which will be held in Perth in Fremantle in April 2013. In about three months’ time in other words. Before the conference (one is assuming you have already registered for it): Find the program – I have made it easy for you, it’s here. Check out the list of who will be there as speakers and presenters for each session.…
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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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The Naked Scientists' Mexican Twave
So I suddenly saw that the BBC wanted to cancel the science Q & A radio show The Naked Scientists and that they had organised a massive #savethenakedscientists mexican twave where they tried to get one tweet retweeted around the world within the hour that they usually have their show on the air. Here are the tweets because it’s going on now and you can join in. Tweets about “#savethenakedscientists”
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Freelance Friday: The marketing methods that are working
I thought this might help the other freelancers out there. Over the past year and a bit, I have been experimenting with all sorts of methods of marketing my services. Here are my results so far: 1) The website has paid for itself more than a hundred times over. It has had a huge effect in generating income for me. It costs about $100 AUD per year to both host the files and rent the domain name and it brings me income that vastly out does that. People find me via Google and it pays off massively. 2) You need to market your different services separately. I market my writing services…
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Look For Me On These Sites:
Hi, Here is a quick rundown of all the places online that you can find me at: LinkedIn : look for marisawikramanayake / Marisa Wikramanayake. Facebook Myspace: look for: marisawikramanayake / Marisa Wikramanayake Twitter: username: mwikramanayake Likaholix (beta): look for Marisa Wikramanayake Light Refraction – my photography weblog Compendium – a book review/literary minded site I write for If you want to add this blog to your reader, check the sidebar on your right for links to feedreaders or add the RSS Feed link to your feedreader of choice. If you want to use my feed to syndicate my blog on a multiuser blog/planet site, feel free but contact me…
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The 5 Important Things I Did In Setting Up This Website
Marisa Wikramanayake lists the five most important things she did when setting up her website. She is a freelance writer and editor, born in Sri Lanka but based in Australia. Her website showcases her work, provides free tips and articles and allows you to hire her to write and edit for you.
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Things You Should Know About Being A Writer: Part 2:
Marisa Wikramanayake is a Sri Lankan born, Australian based, freelance editor and writer. In this post, she continues the list of things any writer needs or should know and discusses loving the work you do, getting feedback, writing what you feel a need to say, licenses you may need to freelance as a writer and editor and the value and the need for research no matter what genre you write in.
