The next session of my online course, Getting Started as a Freelance Translator, starts on February 13. You can read the complete description or register for the course here. All of the course sessions for the past six months have filled up before the start date, so please register early if you'd … [Read more...] about Upcoming session of Getting Started as a Freelance Translator
Adventures in co-working
After almost a decade of working from home and (mostly) loving it, at some point in 2012 something really changed for me. Fairly suddenly, I started feeling more trapped than liberated in my home office, and feeling like it was hard to carve out uninterrupted work time amid the myriad of household … [Read more...] about Adventures in co-working
Wrapping up 2012
It's snowing here in Colorado and the last day of school is Friday, meaning that it's time to put some wrapping paper on 2012 and call it a year! I always find it helpful to look over my accomplishments and failures for the current year and set some goals for the next year. So here … [Read more...] about Wrapping up 2012
Expanding your book sales beyond your Facebook friends
Publishing has been on my mind a lot lately, as I gear up to get my next book out the door and start writing another one. Let's say that you too have a book lurking inside your head, or better yet, a book lurking on your hard drive and waiting to see the light of day. These days, publishing the book … [Read more...] about Expanding your book sales beyond your Facebook friends
A sneak preview
I've been threatening to compile a book of my blog entries for some time, and it looks like it's finally going to happen! I just ordered the final proof copy of Thoughts on Translation, and here's the cover, designed by the incomparable Sue Campbell. Sue is a fellow Coloradoan and I found her … [Read more...] about A sneak preview