As the coronavirus pandemic drags on, self-care and mental health are increasingly important to us as freelancers, moms, partners, and friends. In this episode of Speaking of Translation, Eve and Corinne discuss: -what self-care means, and why it’s not selfish-tools and strategies we’ve used to stay safe and stay sane during the pandemic-self-care and mental […]
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Interview with Oliver Dirs, author of Good Words Fast
I recently spoke with fellow translator and author Oliver Dirs (rhymes with “Sirs”) about his new book, Good Words Fast. Oliver sent me a review copy of the book, and I love it. It’s a thesaurus, but a very targeted thesaurus that is hugely helpful for anyone who writes for a living. Instead of slogging […]
Continue ReadingMarch Marketing Madness starts Monday
It’s that time again! For the third year in a row, the March Marketing Madness challenge group kicks off on the first Monday in March (that’s this coming Monday!) and runs for 20 consecutive business days. Registration is $75 and includes a daily marketing challenge, motivational video, and an optional but fun Slack group. Around […]
Continue ReadingThe Translator’s Little Book of Poetry
Thanks to reader Nathalie Reis for letting me know about a newly published book for translators that looks really interesting! The Translator’s Little Book of Poetry Curated and written by Elizabeth De Zoysa, Caroline Durant, Joanna Pawulska Saunders, Felicity Pearce, Nathalie Reis, Rosie Robbins, Angie Taylor and Adriana Tortoriello, this collaborative work is an anthology […]
Continue ReadingUpcoming online courses for translators
Training for Translators has a bunch of great offerings coming up next week and in March! On Wednesday, February 24, Joachim Lépine comes back for another round of his sold-out three-hour master class Harnessing the power of neural machine translation. “This class was practical, informative, encouraging and thoroughly enjoyable!” says a participant in the last […]
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