So, you need something translated. If it’s your first time working with a translator, then it’s understandable that you won’t know what a translator needs to know. As a translator with over a decade of experience, I’ve received a lot of project descriptions and briefs in my time. Some have been excellent. Others have left […]
Tools for Translators
Every translator worth their salt has a whole box crammed full of tools that they’d be pretty stuck without. Whilst the uninitiated might think that translation is as simple as opening a Word document and swapping one language for another, there are actually quite a few tools involved in keeping a translator’s show on the […]
A few of my favourite things to translate
I adore my job, but I’m not going to sit here and try and pretend to you that every project that falls into my inbox fills me with glee. The actual act of translation is always a joy, which is why I’ve dedicated my professional life to it. But that doesn’t mean that the subject […]
My summer readings
Last time I found myself at an all-inclusive resort, I was pretty relaxed… for the first couple of days. And then I started stressing out with the fact that I was not doing anything productive.