December 2005

Break

December 16, 2005

Deadlines met, lights out, shop's closed. I'll see you all in 2006, have a great holiday!...

A day in the life of a translator

December 9, 2005

Apologies to everyone who has written to me lately and is still waiting for an answer; things have been very hectic here at Naked Translations Headquarters, as they always are before Christmas. One e-mail kept my attention, however, because it...

How I failed NaNoWriMo

December 5, 2005

In answer to Jean, who asked in the comments how I did at NaNoWriMo: I got to 21,186 words, ran out of steam and ideas, and couldn’t resist our gorgeous winter sunsets. So instead of staying in front of my...

Property, words and big money

December 2, 2005

Living in a lane puts £50,000 on your house Where I learnt that the word lane is worth £50,000 more than the word drive in propertyworld. Madness....