A big thank you to Nikki Graham from Tranix Translations for writing up this very detailed honest and utterly fantastic review of The Bright Side of Freelance Translation. My favourite part: Frankly, I find it hard to understand how people can accuse The Bright Side of glossing over problems in our industry or the need for hard work. Some of the mini stories in this e-book convey a raw honesty that can be so hard to find in a sector brimming with translators vying for attention and laying claim to greatness to land those coveted clients. Not only do some contributors demonstrate that they didn’t always get it right first (or even second) time, they also relate the steps they took to improve various aspects of their business. Before you jump to the conclusion that the people who have contributed to this book are just a bunch of Pythonesque nutters living in cloud cuckoo land with a skewed view of the so-called reality of our profession (which naturally exists on so many different levels), could you please do us all the favour of reading to the end. You might discover that one of its refreshing features is that it doesn’t bash peers over the head, call them stupid for failing to “make it” yet or cast aspersions on their professional ability if they don’t charge megabucks. It’s been written by real people who translate for a living who just wanted to share what has worked for them in the hope that it might prove useful to others with open minds.
Posted on: Fri, 30 May 2014 00:55:07 +0000
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