The individual client market--working directly with people who need anything from a birth certificate to a book translated--is a legitimate segment of the direct client market. But still, lots of translators avoid it. Let's take a closer look. I do quite a bit of work for/with individual clients; … [Read more...] about Working with individuals: why do so many translators avoid it?
Getting Started as a Freelance Translator- starts May 16
The next session of my online course Getting Started as a Freelance Translator starts on May 16, and it's the final course in my winter/spring series. The two other winter/spring classes have filled up and had a waiting list, so please sign up soon if you'd like to participate in this session. The … [Read more...] about Getting Started as a Freelance Translator- starts May 16
An atypical dilemma: "I need less work"
Here's a question I received from a colleague: "You're always writing about how to find new clients and get more work. I have the opposite problem: I have work coming out of my ears and I'm trying to cut back." OK! Thoughts on Translation is committed to addressing issues at all points on the … [Read more...] about An atypical dilemma: "I need less work"
New book translation published!
I'm excited to announce that my translation of "Sherpa: The Memoir of Ang Tharkay" has just been published by Mountaineers Books. It's a great read (even if you don't know the translator!); Ang Tharkay was the sirdar (head Sherpa) on the 1950 French expedition to Annapurna, the first 8,000 meter … [Read more...] about New book translation published!
If you can't out-think the competition, out-work the competition
A brief thought here, before Thoughts on Translation goes on hiatus for Spring Break! It's a crossover thought from another area of my life, playing the lute (my mid-life crisis obsession!). I don't have a ton of musical talent; actually way, way less than a ton. I can carry a tune and clap to the … [Read more...] about If you can't out-think the competition, out-work the competition