She/her. Emerging writer of European and South Asian settler heritage, currently living on unceded Ngunnawal land.     I am a twenty-two year old freelance writer, editor and arts graduate of European and South Asian settler heritage, currently living on unceded Ngunnawal land. I’ve loved creative things all my life! I started off, as many do during childhood, painting and drawing endlessly, but I eventually realised that my talents lay more in writing. I came to university to study arts with vague ambitions of becoming a journalist, but I didn’t really know what my calling was ..read more

#ZimbabweanLivesMatter has been trending on twitter and here’s why. There is a massive humanitarian rights crisis in Zimbabwe. The military and police have been arresting and brutalising activists, journalists, students and opposition members who have been protesting against political and economic instability as well as corruption. Timeline of events Video version by Banele Ndlovu Nov 2017 — Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa takes power from Robert Mugabe and becomes President. Aug 2018 — Elections are rigged and citizens protest. 6 people are shot and killed and 25 injured by soldiers. J ..read more

She appears to have emerged out of nowhere, but this queen has been around for a while. Awa Khiwe trended just hours after announcing her new song in the tweet below: Hey guys????? My name is Awa Khiwe. l am a rapper from Nkayi, Zimbabwe??. I am dropping this song soon, please RT if you like it ??#newmusicontheway pic.twitter.com/WljMKnN5Le — AWA KHIWE???? (@awa_khiwe) July 28, 2020 So who is Awa Khiwe and why should people care? According to an interview she did 4 years ago (yes, we’ve been sleeping on her for that long), She is described as an  “inspiring Zimbabwean rapper [AWA] who c ..read more

Get a visual taste of Zimbabwe with unique cuisine and delicacies You won’t often find Zimbabwean restaurants across the globe, which is unfortunate because the food is hearty, delicious and goes straight to the soul! These Instagram pages show the variety that is out there. Hopefully we’ll be seeing a lot more of these faces in International cooking shows just to spice things up. Kudakwashe A. Makoni — Popularly known as “The Black Chef”, one of Zimbabwe’s top chefs https://www.instagram.com/theblackchefzw/ Chef Q’udzie — A young vibrant multi-award winning upcoming chef https://www ..read more

People in France, like in many other countries are anxiously waiting for the lockdown to be over. Only one week to go, although I feel that the streets will be filled during the upcoming week. I see more and more people outside during my daily 1km walk. Some with masks, some without. I haven’t seen street photographers around yet… I was wondering, like many of us who shoot on the streets, what will change? What will be different for us after this pandemic? How will we approach street photography? I’m not the guy who likes to get too close to people with my camera but sometimes it’s necessary ..read more

Sponsored Advertisement Virtual Assistant is one of the inclusions in freelancing. They provide administrative services from a remote area and accomplish the client’s task demands without having to work at a full-time basis because they mostly prefer to work in a flexible time. But what is the difference between having to hire a virtual assistant instead of an employee? While an office employee working full time is expensive, these are the reasons, why you would rather have a virtual assistant: A Virtual Assistant costs less than a full-time employee. While you pay for the benefits ..read more

When I wrote in my last post about the Evolution of Blogging, I didn’t expect so many people to contact me asking how I managed to become a more-or-less full-time freelance writer. A friend even said that she knows a lot of disabled writers who would be great at it but don’t know how to start. Even worse, most were not even looking because of a rumor that getting paid to write in such a way as freelance writing is by and large not possible and that most of the paid to write jobs are nothing more than scams. So, here’s my story. Bark bark My blog has generated a number of leads from onli ..read more

As a freelance writer, I’ve worked from a home office for nearly 30 years. For me, the “work from home” directive that is affecting many workers during the Covid-19 pandemic makes little difference in many ways. But I well remember the adjustment I had to make. After spending most of my working life in busy newsrooms, where noise and distraction was the norm, I found it hard to adjust to the quiet, the absence of colleagues to bounce ideas off, and the “alone-ness” of working from home. Now, I relish it, and I’ve also learned to work “on the road”, sometimes writing on planes, trains, in conf ..read more

Wow, I think we can all agree that I have reached new levels of post naming perfection! Really do I need to even write anymore, that title is so incisive and intricate, it can just stand on it’s own. And maybe it should cause the rest of the post ain’t getting any deeper. via Voice Acting in Anime is Acting! — I drink and watch anime The post Voice Acting in Anime is Acting! — I drink and watch anime appeared first on POCreative ..read more

A simple Income and Expenditure Template can keep you on top of your venture if you’re not gifted with numbers, which is a lot of creatives. No sign-in required, simply click on the button below for access to this life saving spreadsheet. Download template What to expect Log your daily income and expenses using the main tab as shown in the template example below. It will automatically calculate how much you should put aside for tax, and what remains as your net profit. (NB: This can also be a good way to figure out how much to include in your invoice for tax, and get the full amount yo ..read more