No, not the Sheryl Crow song, the Newsweek/Daily Beast Column. Maybe I just love reading about other people's mistakes, but the last-page "My Favorite Mistake" essay is my favorite part of the redesigned Newsweek. Written by famous people of various flavors, these columns just reinforce the fact … [Read more...] about My favorite mistake
Upcoming session of Getting Started as a Freelance Translator
The next session of my online course "Getting Started as a Freelance Translator" starts on Wednesday, January 25. This is a four-week "quick start" session for any new translators who want to get a jump on their business goals for 2012. During the session, we focus on four assignments: a … [Read more...] about Upcoming session of Getting Started as a Freelance Translator
Off-topic: a few Costa Rica pictures
School is already out for winter break here in Colorado, and my brain is slowly winding down for the year! So, at the request of a few readers, I thought I'd post some pictures of my recent trip to Costa Rica. As with my post about llama trekking and sugar skulls, the only larger point here is to … [Read more...] about Off-topic: a few Costa Rica pictures
Update on communication tools
Back in March, I wrote a post about my search for a different office phone setup. I had been using a custom ring number (inexpensive but doesn't allow separate outgoing messages for the home and office numbers) and had excluded the option of a business cell phone, simply because I dislike carrying … [Read more...] about Update on communication tools
Finally…
At long last, the second edition of my book How to Succeed as a Freelance Translator is available on Amazon. I'm in the process of spiffing up its Amazon page with a Look Inside function and a Kindle edition (and of course some reviews...hint hint!) but I'm excited that it's available in the retail … [Read more...] about Finally…