It’s Women in Publishing (“Bücherfrauen“) Germany’s 25th anniversary this year. There is a big celebration coming up at the Frankfurt Book Fair this week, and here is my tribute to this great network. First I woul like to clarify something: I don’t want any men to freak out and think with an organization like […]
Celebrating International Translation Day at the British Library 2015: Talking about Self-Publishing as A Panelist
Last Friday I attended a big event at the British Library to celebrate International Translation Day. It was an inspiring day and I was on the panel of one of the sessions to speak about self-publishing as a translator. This session was chaired by Stefan Tobler who spoke about starting out more or less as […]
The Power of Networking
Some incredible figures When it comes to work-related recommendations, nothing beats personal contacts. Yes, it is good to make connections online, but in my experience, personal meetings are even more effective. I first learned about this many years ago, when I attended a talk by Sabine Asgodom, who is a well known book author and […]
Overcoming Language Barriers with Pictures
It’s a visual world and we may use it to our advantage If you are reading this, I assume you like the written word, but let’s face it, what captivates and inspires our imagination more than anything? Pictures evoke immediate emotional reactions. They can therefore draw attention to material in foreign languages and spark curiosity. […]
Social Media For International Self-Publishers
It’s been a while since I last posted anything on this blog, but I needed some time to figure out what to do next, as communicating in more than one language isn’t always straightforward, especially when it comes to social media. Multilingual communication can be challenging I have done a lot of experiments and […]