BlueHeaven70Mar 17, 20222 minTwenty is the new EightyGen Z and their perception of the passing of time It’s my daughter’s birthday this month. She texted me a few days ago to say it just...
BlueHeaven70May 12, 20212 minThe solitary art of translationI’ve always thought that there are many similarities between being a writer and being a literary translator: we all deal with words,...
BlueHeaven70Jan 1, 20211 minNew Year's Resolutions: rain check!The start of a new year always feels like a blank slate to me, as I'm sure it does to many of you. It's a new beginning when anything...
BlueHeaven70Oct 24, 20203 minHow the Pandemic changed my reading habitsAnd not necessarily for the better! I've always been an avid reader. As a child, I used to read everything, literally. Growing up, I...
BlueHeaven70Oct 7, 20203 minRomance and me: how I became a translator of romance novelsWhen I graduated from the School for Interpreters and Translators of Rome in... many moons ago, I had big plans. Those plans crashed...
BlueHeaven70Sep 24, 20202 minWhy, where and whenIt seems that every story should start by identifying a few key points. I've chosen the why, where and when. When – six months into a...