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Keeping your freelance finances in order 21 Aug 2013 | 11:00 pm
Disclaimer: I’m not an accountant or an attorney; these are just some tips from my own experience and what works for me in my freelance business. Managing your freelance finances is a) time-consuming ...
Some thoughts on leaves of absence (maternity and otherwise) 15 Aug 2013 | 09:47 pm
A former student recently contacted me to ask some advice about taking maternity leave as a freelancer; she is pregnant with her first baby and her new freelance business has recently been gaining mom...
Dear newbie translator 30 Jul 2013 | 09:41 pm
Dear newbie translator: I know. The first year (or two or three) as a freelancer is/are really hard, and it’s easy to get discouraged. So for those days when you feel really down, here are a few thing...
Back at the wordface 29 Jul 2013 | 10:42 pm
As has become my family’s summer tradition, we headed off on a bike trip for the month of July. Last year’s trip took us from Lake Geneva to Salzburg; this year we started in our very own driveway and...
For when you’re tired of reading… 20 Jun 2013 | 02:51 am
I just updated the Speaking of Translation recordings page with a new recording: French to English orthopedics translator Joanne Archambault’s interview on finding direct clients through translation i...
A couple of freelance tips 12 Jun 2013 | 12:09 am
Every now and again, I feel inspired to post a random freelance tip on my Twitter feed. I could say that these are Zen master-esque pearls of wisdom that distill in my mind over the course of a few ye...
Some thoughts on file-sharing sites and copyright violations 4 Jun 2013 | 10:40 pm
I’m a big believer in sharing information: for example, over the last five years I’ve written 400+ posts that are available on this site for free. I’ve found countless solutions to my own questions on...
Some blog posts you should read! 30 May 2013 | 12:09 am
It’s been a busy couple of weeks here at the Thoughts on Translation wordface, with the end of school, the start of summer and a couple of very large (and interesting!) projects. Since I’ve been short...
Regaining control of your e-mail: filtering 15 May 2013 | 04:09 am
As I mentioned a few weeks ago, I’m developing a new presentation on time management for translators. I presented the “beta” version at the Colorado Translators Association‘s recent mid-year conferenc...
Thoughts on Translation: now on Kindle! 10 May 2013 | 08:50 am
The Kindle edition of my new book Thoughts on Translation is now available on Amazon! Thanks to the services of BookBaby, it will also soon be available for your iPad, Sony Reader, Kobo, Nook and vari...
