Details, details.....

If there is one thing that being a translator has taught me, it is to slow down. And it has. I'm the type of person that shoots from the hip, I am spontaneous and don't always think things through. A little ADD maybe. They say most creative people are. So translating is good for me. I have to concentrate. I have to pay attention to detail. I have to SLOW DOWN. By slowing down I have realized what I need to work on as a translator. For instance, I sometimes tend to overtranslate or translate too literally (which I have been called out on). I have been really working on these two faults recently. I know I have made progress. People are happy with my work and give me more. This doesn't mean it ends here. We are always improving upon our selves and our work. Slowing down really gives us the occasion to look at what we do, see where we can make improvements, and lets us produce quality work. I will never give up my spontanaeity, I will always be somewhat impulsive...the challenge is to not let that influence or become part of my work.