The May session of my online course Getting Started as a Freelance Translator starts tomorrow, Wednesday May 9. The past two sessions have sold out but I still have some spots left in this session! "Getting Started" is a four-week online course for beginning translators who want to launch a … [Read more...] about May session of Getting Started as a Freelance Translator
Guest post: The case against blogging
This is a guest post by my colleague and friend, French to English translator Karen Tkaczyk. Thanks to Karen for submitting it, and she'll be looking forward to your comments. The Case Against Blogging I don't blog. I don't aspire to, and I don't think most of you reading should either. I hear all … [Read more...] about Guest post: The case against blogging
Court interpreting featured on The World
This afternoon I was driving home from having lunch with a colleague when I turned on Colorado Public Radio. Public Radio International's The World was on, with a lead-in to a segment on the recent decrease in pay for court interpreters in Nevada. And at that moment I just knew I'd be hearing the … [Read more...] about Court interpreting featured on The World
A change of heart about Trados
For as long as I've been using translation memory tools (about 9 years), I've been using Wordfast and OmegaT. In general I've been happy with both of these tools; I love open source software in general so OmegaT has always had a special place in my heart, and I've always enjoyed Wordfast's ergonomic … [Read more...] about A change of heart about Trados
Kindle edition of my book!
Thanks to the services of BookBaby, the second edition of How to Succeed as a Freelance Translator is now available for the Kindle!. It should also be available in the iBookstore, Sony Reader store and Nook store in the near future. I'm normally a DIY kind of author, but after battling with various … [Read more...] about Kindle edition of my book!