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Jan 31 2023
Corinne McKay

Being a freelancer and being a parent: postcards from the other side

My freelance origin story When someone asks me how long I’ve been a freelancer, it’s not a difficult number for me to calculate, even as a non-numbers person, because my freelance business is the same age as my daughter. I’ve been freelancing since October 2002, which means that my business and my kid are now […]

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Written by Corinne McKay · Categorized: Freelancing

Jan 23 2023
Corinne McKay

OT: A week in Sayulita, Mexico

First family vacation since COVID! I really can’t complain about lack of travel opportunities in the past three years; despite COVID, I still traveled to the Navajo Nation, took tons of bike and ski trips around Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, and went to Canada for an interpreting workshop, and even snuck in a trip to […]

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Written by Corinne McKay · Categorized: Travel

Jan 19 2023
Corinne McKay

February master class: Editing and proofreading, with Karen Tkaczyk

Our February 2023 master class is open for registration! Karen Tkaczyk will be teaching Editing and proofreading for into-English translators. The live class runs from 12 noon to 3 PM on Tuesday, February 7, and registration ($75) includes the recording. Karen will cover practical strategies for editing and proofreading your own work and documents written […]

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Written by Corinne McKay · Categorized: Uncategorized

Jan 17 2023
Corinne McKay

2022: the year in review!

Greetings, readers! I hope that 2023 is off to a good start in all of your various corners of the world! Why talk about income? As usual, I’m kicking off the year with a review of last year and how it went in my freelance business. Also as usual, this article contains real income numbers […]

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Written by Corinne McKay · Categorized: Freelancing

Jan 10 2023
Corinne McKay

A test of Cymo Booth as an interpreting back-channel

Boothmate communication in remote interpreting The vast majority of my conference interpreting work is remote, so I’m always on the lookout for ways to make the online interpreting experience more pleasant for me and more effective for my clients. I actually really enjoy remote interpreting, but one of the main challenges when you’re not sitting […]

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Written by Corinne McKay · Categorized: Interpreting

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Learn from our blog:

  • Being a freelancer and being a parent: postcards from the other side
  • OT: A week in Sayulita, Mexico
  • February master class: Editing and proofreading, with Karen Tkaczyk
  • 2022: the year in review!
  • A test of Cymo Booth as an interpreting back-channel
  • The books I read this year
  • How to prepare for and pass an interpreting exam: master class on Tuesday!
  • Freelance tasks to do before January 1

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