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 copy of the book in the mail. So [...]
Archive for the ‘Book reviews’ Category
Mox’s book is here!
Posted in Announcements, Book reviews on December 6, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Some of my favorite non-translation business books
Posted in Book reviews, Professional development on May 25, 2011 | 9 Comments »
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 Dagmar Jenner’s [...]
Book review: The Entrepreneurial Linguist
Posted in Book reviews on January 12, 2011 | 12 Comments »
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 from Lulu Press for $25.00 (paper copy) or $17.00 (file download). [...]
Test drive: the Personal Efficiency Program
Posted in Book reviews, Productivity on April 20, 2010 | 9 Comments »
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 been feeling like I’m working [...]
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Corinne McKay is an ATA-certified French to English translator specializing in international development, law and non-fiction books. She launched Thoughts on Translation in February, 2008 as a way to connect and share ideas with freelance translators around the world.
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