I'm excited to announce that the second edition of How to Succeed as a Freelance Translator is officially available on Lulu; it will be available on Amazon and in retail locations in about 6-8 weeks. Thanks to everyone who made the first edition such a success; my vague goal when I published it in … [Read more...] about Second edition of "How to Succeed as a Freelance Translator" is here!
Announcements
Colorado Translators Association mid-year conference
For the first time in many years, the Colorado Translators Association will be holding a mid-year conference! We have a full program of activities: the main conference on Saturday, May 14 features a full slate of 12 presentations plus lots of networking opportunities, lunch and a closing reception. … [Read more...] about Colorado Translators Association mid-year conference
Upcoming session of "Getting started as a freelance translator"
Thoughts on Translation has been on hiatus for Spring Break for the past week, but I've been enjoying reading your comments on my previous posts! The next session of my online course Getting Started as a Freelance Translator will kick off on Monday, April 11. It's a six week, self-paced course for … [Read more...] about Upcoming session of "Getting started as a freelance translator"
Registration for social media webinar closes tonight
This month's Speaking of Translation webinar is an introduction to social media for translators. My colleague Eve Bodeux and I will give the business case for using (or not using) Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and blogs, then we'll give a brief overview of how to get started on each of these … [Read more...] about Registration for social media webinar closes tonight
ATA on NPR
The translation industry scored a very nice mention on All Things Considered tonight, thanks to the sharp ears of Judy Jenner, who is both a translator and interpreter (this becomes important to the story!). Although I love (OK...worship) nearly all things NPR, their reporters have the somewhat … [Read more...] about ATA on NPR