Just in time for the holiday shopping season, Alejandro Moreno-Ramos has released Mox's Illustrated Guide to Freelance Translation, including 200 Mox cartoons and 13 essays by translator-bloggers. I was excited to be asked to write the essay on marketing and I'm really looking forward to getting my … [Read more...] about Mox's book is here!
Book reviews
Some of my favorite non-translation business books
A little note before we get started: none of the links in this post are affiliate links, nor do I get a commission from any of the authors mentioned. I love reading (and writing!) books about translation; some of my new and recent favorites are Chris Durban's The Prosperous Translator and Judy and … [Read more...] about Some of my favorite non-translation business books
Book review: The Entrepreneurial Linguist
I've been meaning to review Judy and Dagmar Jenner's book The Entrepreneurial Linguist: The Business-School Approach to Freelance Translation since before this fall's ATA conference...fortunately I took notes when I read it over the summer, so here we go! The Entrepreneurial Linguist is available … [Read more...] about Book review: The Entrepreneurial Linguist
Test drive: the Personal Efficiency Program
I'm not generally a fan of time management literature, but during a recent trip to the local library, Kerry Gleeson's The Personal Efficiency Program: How to stop feeling overwhelmed and win back control of your work caught my eye (published 2009 by John Wiley and Sons, 4th edition). Lately I've … [Read more...] about Test drive: the Personal Efficiency Program