Here’s a secret: I don’t really like the idea of Valentine’s Day. Why? Well, because I think it can, if we are not careful enough, end up being an excuse to NOT work on our... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

A detective. That works with the paranormal. So where do I sign up? I got hold of this because Eleni Konstantine was kind enough to send me a pdf version to review. Eleni writes short fiction, not quite flash or short story but nowhere near novella length either. And she usually is pure sci fi though much like Marianne de ...

Marisa Wikramanayake reviews author Marianne de Pierres collection Glitter Rose for the Australian Women Writers Challenge 2014 [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

… is Jess Fitzpatrick from The Neverending Bookshelf which is sort of appropriate because I don’t have one of those and I am running out of bookshelf space myself. Jess Fitzpatrick, you... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Marisa Wikramanayake takes part in the Australia Day Book giveaway Blog Hop for 2014, giving away a choice of two books from the never ending giveaway pile. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Marisa Wikramanayake writes about the latest reading and reviewing challenge: the South Asian Women Writers Challenge 2014 [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

I fail quite a lot. And that’s ok. And here’s why. 1. Failure depends on your perspective. If someone’s idea (let’s be a bit stereotypical for the sake of an example here) is... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Marisa Wikramanayake reviews Jane Rawson's A Wrong Turn At The Office Of Unmade Lists for the Australian Women Writers Challenge 2014. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Robin Bower posted about how she wanted to start using her mobile more for work and Wordpress posting. I asked if she would like a rundown of how I used my mobile for my work and she agreed. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

NOTE: The names of those who commented are blacked out in each screenshot for their privacy.  It started with an event that the Court Hotel, a well known GLBTIQ venue here in Perth, Australia, wanted... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Marisa Wikramanayake announces her intention to participate in the Australian Women Writers Challenge for 2014 [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

In 2013, I joined the Australian Women Writers blog and project as the non-fiction contributing editor. This meant I also ended up taking the challenge of at least reading if not reviewing various... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

It’s been five years since I started freelancing. Or at least it was on Saturday. Five years. Wow. A lot can happen in five years. I started freelancing because I knew it would take awhile to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

A brief summary of my seminar (part of the UWA Science Communication Seminar series) on 6 August 2010. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

“Ten minutes or so,” the guy at the pizza place says. I nod and walk out. And then walk on. Down Canning Highway, towards Freo. I should have known that when I started out to the pizzeria... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

If you were to ask me if I was a mentor, my immediate answer would be “No.” “No. I’m not.” But I’d have to correct myself. It’s not quite true. I’m not... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]