Book review:
Corinne McKay’s How to Succeed as a Freelance Translator
by Eve Lindemuth Bodeux


s the world becomes smaller and the need for qualified translators continues to grow, there are increasing opportunities for interested bilinguals to leverage their language skills and enter the world of professional translation. Unfortunately, many speakers of multiple languages do not understand that a second language does not a professional translator make, and even those that do often come up against some harsh realities: first, the lack of reliable information on the nuts and bolts of running a translation business, and second, the fact that many linguistic entrepreneurs fail, not because they have poor language skills, but because they make basic and avoidable business mistakes. Translator Corinne McKay's new book How to Succeed as a Freelance Translator (Lulu Press, 2006) skillfully guides people who are already bilingual through what it takes to be successful freelance translators.

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