Articles
July 20, 1998
Teacher to Rewriter
by Doreen Simmons
It takes courage to change not only your job but also your career; but it is becoming increasingly common. A correspondent wonders aloud whether she has all her skills in place for the change. Aunt Eva, who has already had several of her proverbial nine lives, offers a few basic suggestions.
Dear Aunt Eva:
Tiring of... more
July 1, 1998
SWET Newsletter, Number 81
Summer Party 1998 [announcement and map]
Retirement/Healthcare Planning Seminar (CY) [report]
Speakers: Chris Lovering, Banner Overseas Financial Services; Alison Pockett, Magellan Tresidder Tuohy; Meredith Enman Maruyama, co-author of Japan Health Handbook
Dear Aunt Eva (DS) [advice to the neophyte proofreader-rewriter]
Japan Style Sheet celebrated [report: launch of revised edition]
Spreading the JSS Word [Japan Style Sheet availability details]
1998 SWET Book Fair [report]
Book Review... more
April 20, 1998
Suddenly Dropped
by Doreen Simmons
What do we do when we are suddenly given the cold shoulder by a client or told that we aren’t needed after a long and mutually beneficial relationship? It can be infuriating or deeply traumatic. It helps to know that there is more than meets the eye, and not to lose faith in ourselves. Kindly Aunt Eva has... more
April 1, 1998
SWET Newsletter, Number 80
Coming Soon! New SWET Publication [announcement]
Publication: Japan Style Sheet
Retirement Planning Seminar [announcement]
Speakers: Trevor Reynolds, Greg Mulcahy, Joelle Livnat of Banner Overseas Financial Services; Alison Pockett of Magellan Tresidder Tuohy; Meredith Enman Maruyama, co-author of Japan Health Handbook
Dear Aunt Eva (DS) [defending/rebuilding one's professional reputation]
Performance and Perseverance (LER) [report: lecture]
Speaker: Juliet Carpenter, literary translator
Cyberjargon Corner... more
March 18, 1998
Moving to Computer and Internet
by Doreen Simmons
Aunt Eva, that dear wired-up old tabby, turns her benevolent gaze upon the question of upgrading: do we or don’t we?
Dear Aunt Eva:
All my friends (editors, translators, copywriters) are turning in their pencils and fax machines for computers and e-mail. It looks like an expensive change, with a serious learning curve. Is this necessary?... more
March 15, 1998
SWET Newsletter, Number 79
Annual SWET Book Fair
SWET Kansai Relaunched [lecture announcement]
Speaker: Juliet Carpenter, literary translator
Calling All Translators: IJET-9 (FMU) [announcement: international conference
Map to Temple University Japan for SWET Book Sale]
More Kansai Events
April SWET Kansai event [demonstration of dictionaries and other electronic tools for Mac-based translators]
Demonstrator: Richard Sadowsky
Of Professional Interest [industry show]
Event: Japan Print '98 Printing... more