If you'd like to launch or improve your freelance translation business this fall, I'll be offering my four-week online course Getting Started as a Freelance Translator starting on August 15. This class has already helped over 250 freelancers take their first steps in the industry or achieve new … [Read more...] about Upcoming session of "Getting Started as a Freelance Translator"
Announcements
Speaking of Translation call: freelancing on the road
Next Wednesday, June 13, at 12:00 noon New York time, Eve Bodeux and I will be hosting our next Speaking of Translation conference call. This time we'll be talking about freelance sabbaticals (and extended vacations) abroad and how to manage your business on the road. These calls are a continuation … [Read more...] about Speaking of Translation call: freelancing on the road
May session of Getting Started as a Freelance Translator
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
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
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!