In literary translation you have fewer unknown words but spend more time deciding which word better conveys the original’s tone. In literary translation you get paid less for translating more than simple meaning. In technical translation you have to be highly specialized in the field you are translating (eg. Medicine, Finance, EU terminology etc) while in…
Deadlines Because you know you can’t work if everyone is on the beach and you keep dreaming of mojitos and tan lines. NOTHING MAKES ME MORE PRODUCTIVE THAN THE LAST MINUTE is probably my summer mantra and I’m not ashamed of it! I need to be super focused to work! 2. Coffee To wake up…
Personal and professional development is all the rave lately – and not without reason. Our hectic schedules and limited time, though, do not allow for much of any of those two. Or do they? This summer consider doing something for yourself and your business – enrol in a summer course! It is fun and useful at…
The science of dreams is an exciting and largely unmapped territory. According to Freud, dreams are coded desires or symbols, while for Jung, they are a bridge towards the unconscious. Other scholars consider them to be a mental procedure, while some, such as Hartman see them as a kind of therapy. All views have a…
While I was translating the fourth book in the Selection series, The Heir, by Kiera Cass, I have been listening to various tracks, depending on the mood of the book and the narrative pace. It really helps me create an atmosphere and I feel its a nice way for my translation will be in harmony with…
A TIP FOR TRANSLATOR’S BLOCK. Translators, freelancers, creatives of any art…. We all have felt it. When the deadline is approaching quicker than Khaleesi’s dragons but your progress is slower than George R.R. Martin’s writing pace of the next GoT book! You really want to give it all and finish the masterpiece you are translating…
I had some fun trying the Translator’s Wheel of Happiness and saw that one of my weakest points was my working environment. Although I designed my office myself, with simple, elegant touches including some of my favorite elements, I cannot deny the fact that I have since transformed it into a messy hell of printouts, files, knick-knacks…
I’m sure some of you might know by now how obsessed I am with (good) coffee. I am, as perfectly put by a twitter friend, “a girl on caffeine”. After all I named my interview with language professional series Cappuccino Books. Since I spend so much time choosing and preparing my favorite drink, I have come…
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