The Savvy Translation Blogger鈥擝logging Frequency, Blog Content, and Reblogs

By The Savvy Newcomer | August 25, 2015

By Catherine Christaki and David Friedman Here at the Savvy Newcomer, we often get questions from our blog readers about social media and blogging.…

Adaptation versus Translation

By The Savvy Newcomer | August 18, 2015

By听Brian Harris Reblogged from听Unprofessional Translation听blog with permission from the author (including the image) A book I’ve been delving into (see Sources) and an article…

All work and no play? How to achieve balance between your freelance translation work and the rest of your life

By The Savvy Newcomer | August 12, 2015

By Tess Whitty Long and irregular work hours seem to be the norm among freelancers, but it does not have to be this way.…

Take the Message and Jump!

By The Savvy Newcomer | July 21, 2015

By听Christiane Nord Abstract by Jamie Hartz and Cynthia Eby A common, but dangerous, tendency in translation is to adhere too closely to the source…

Revision and its Kin

By The Savvy Newcomer | July 15, 2015

by Jonathan Hine If you have been translating professionally for a little while, a project manager (PM) has or will ask you to revise…

Ramadan: A month of joy, celebration and fasting

By The Savvy Newcomer | June 26, 2015

By听Hicham Zerhouni For over 1.5 billion Muslims around the world, Ramadan, the ninth month of the Muslim Calendar, is the holiest time of year.…

Minutes from The Savvy Newcomer Logbook

By The Savvy Newcomer | June 23, 2015

June 15, 2015. After a few months of letting The Savvy Newcomer ship fly the flags of other bloggers, the Captain and Crew had…

The Interpreter鈥檚 Voice(s) – 1

By The Savvy Newcomer | May 19, 2015

By听Brian Harris Reblogged from听Unprofessional Translation听blog with permission from the author (including the image) The other day I was reading a comprehensive manual of interpreter…

8 Skills you Must Have to Succeed as a Freelance Translator鈥攁nd How to Get Them

By The Savvy Newcomer | May 5, 2015

By听Tess Whitty Reblogged from Marketing Tips for Translators blog with permission from the author (including the image) Having been a freelance translator for over…

11 tips for new freelance translators on the hunt for their first assignments

By The Savvy Newcomer | April 7, 2015

By听Nicole Y. Adams Reblogged from听NYA Communications听blog听with permission from the author (including the image) A while ago a new colleague on a translators鈥 forum asked…

Our 鈥淢other Tongue鈥: Keeping it Fresh in a Foreign Land

By The Savvy Newcomer | March 31, 2015

By Helen Eby Estemed friends, It seems to make much time that I don鈥檛 write to you.鈥擱am贸n, in 鈥淩am贸n Writes,鈥 an Argentine column published…

The Ins and Outs of Term Validation

By The Savvy Newcomer | February 24, 2015

By听Patricia Brenes Reblogged from听In My Own Terms with permission from the author (including the images) Every step in term processing during the preparation of…