Posted in Announcements, Nubbin on April 7, 2008 | 1 Comment »
On Saturday, May 10 in Denver, my colleague Eve Bodeux and I will be presenting a half-day seminar on “How to Succeed
as a Freelance Translator.” It is a nuts and bolts session that
applies to any language combination and focuses on developing a
marketing plan, finding and keeping well-paying translation clients,
writing a translation-targeted [...]
Posted in Announcements, Nubbin, Technology on March 18, 2008 | No Comments »
WordPress’ MistyLook theme makes it very easy to change your header image, here is a new one from iStock. This is called “Way to Everest,” by iStock member “weareadventurers.” It reminds me of one of my favorite places (Nepal) and also that sometimes, translation feels a little like climbing Everest!
Posted in Announcements, Nubbin on March 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Lulu, the print-on-demand service that I use to publish my book, is a fun place to visit. I like to think of it as Amazon’s slightly nutty cousin, the weird but cool one who eats the cranberry sauce right out of the bowl at Thanksgiving. Ever since I published my book in the summer of [...]
Posted in Announcements, Nubbin on February 24, 2008 | No Comments »
I’ve received several e-mails from people asking about the banner photo on this blog. I purchased it from iStockphoto, and the photographer is Hanoded Photography. Those of you who have traveled in the Himalaya will recognize this as a Buddhist Mani stone, bearing the inscription “Om mani padme hum,” often translated as “Hail to the [...]
Posted in Announcements on February 13, 2008 | No Comments »
My good friend and excellent colleague Eve Bodeux has just launched a new boutique translation company catering to the specific needs of the outdoor and adventure sports industries, the aptly named Adventure Translators. I’m going to be working with her as Chief Translator; Eve has run a very successful localization company, Bodeux International for many [...]
Posted in Announcements, Nubbin on February 7, 2008 | No Comments »
The next session of my online course “Getting Started as a Freelance Translator” starts on March 3, and registration is open at the link above. I’ve been teaching this course for about two years, and it’s always fun to see who signs up, what their goals are and what they end up doing with the [...]
