If you're looking for a last-minute gift for your favorite translator, or if you're looking for some winter break reading for yourself, I've got two recommendations for you (and of course, feel free to add your own book recommendations in the comments!). One is The Green and the Red, a French novel … [Read more...] about Two books you should check out
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Links you might enjoy
I've been busy with back-to-back monster projects and am now in recovery mode, catching up on assignments for my online classes. So I'll pass on a few links to other websites that you might enjoy: For Carolyn Yohn's recommended summer reading series, I wrote a guest post on Hilary Mantel's books … [Read more...] about Links you might enjoy
Book review: Mats Linder's Trados Studio Manual
Whatever your opinion of Trados Studio--read about my own change of heart about it here--I think we can all agree that it takes a while to learn to use. In the words of an SDL staffer, just as professionals in other industries don't expect to learn Photoshop, Quark Xpress or InDesign in an hour, … [Read more...] about Book review: Mats Linder's Trados Studio Manual
Where to find Trados Studio manuals
Thanks to everyone who commented on my previous post about software companies' response to feedback from translators. I know that finding manuals for Trados Studio is only part of the issue, but I did want to give you a separate post with that information. At least two manuals for Trados Studio do … [Read more...] about Where to find Trados Studio manuals
Book review: How to Succeed as a Freelance Translator
Judy and Dagmar Jenner posted a very flattering review of the second edition of my book How to Succeed as a Freelance Translator on their blog. In the spirit of disclosure, Judy and I are good friends, but we were fans of each other's work before we became friends, so I trust her to be objective. I … [Read more...] about Book review: How to Succeed as a Freelance Translator