If you're looking for some coffee-break reading, here are a few suggestions: From Get Rich Slowly, Eight little-known facts about the Roth IRA. I consider myself reasonably financially literate and I have to say that many of these were news to me. From Spanish to English translator Lisa Carter on … [Read more...] about Some interesting links
The second half
International Translation Day is coming up at the end of this month; this year's theme is Translation: Bridging Cultures (I like it!). Karmically enough, ITD is also my (and my husband's...is that karmic enough for you?) birthday, and this year it's a big one. Although I don't think I'm in mid-life … [Read more...] about The second half
Some thoughts on professional photographs
Thanks to Chris Durban for suggesting this post topic! Let's say that you want to hire a professional services provider: maybe a business accountant, a copyright attorney, a web designer or a marketing consultant. You're clicking through that person's website, and on their About page, you see a … [Read more...] about Some thoughts on professional photographs
Guest post on Intralingo
I'm excited to announce that my guest post on Lisa Carter's blog Intralingo is up! It's about self-publishing options for translators, and draws on my experience publishing two editions of my book How to Succeed as a Freelance Translator through Lulu, a print-on-demand service. I'm flattered that … [Read more...] about Guest post on Intralingo
Out and about on the web
I know that Thoughts on Translation has been a little quiet lately, but I've been trying to implement some of my own advice (isn't that always the hardest thing to do!) and write for other people's sites as well. The ever-dynamic Jost Zetzsche invited me to write a guest article for his online … [Read more...] about Out and about on the web