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Laurel A. Rockefeller
- Apr 12, 2017
- 4 min
Language Switching and why I do it so much
If you are a fan of the Legendary Women of World History biographies or period dramas, you have no doubt noticed that I tend to bounce around languages a great deal, sometimes at the expense of being directly understandable in a given point in the book. So why do I do it and why will I not simply put the whole damn thing in English like normal people do? In a word, PARALINGUISTICS. Paralinguistics is a social science term for the parts of verbal communication that are not i
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Laurel A. Rockefeller
- Jan 17, 2017
- 4 min
Language switching and “Empress Matilda of England”
As Matilda prayed King Henry quietly slipped into the chapel, “You are still in mourning, Matilda.”
Matilda turned to him and bowed her head respectfully, “Mein König!”
“You are not empress and this is not Germany.”
“Ja, mein König.”
“Stop calling me that and speak English, Matilda,” growled King Henry sternly.
“Pourquoi?”
“Parce que je suis le roi d’Angleterre et vous êtes ma fille!”
“Oui, sa est ta fille, Henri,” confirmed Queen Adeliza as she strode out from behind one of
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Laurel A. Rockefeller
- Jun 30, 2016
- 4 min
Babelcube beware: what authors need to know before signing a Babelcube contract
The German edition of Boudicca was beautifully translated by Christina Loew. Thanks to frequent communication and Ms. Loew’s professionalism, the translation process was smooth and easy — exactly what most authors are looking for when joining Babelcube. If you subscribe to this blog you know that in 2016 I took my books deeper into the global market. After an exasperating fore into the Chinese market via Fiberead, I had high hopes for Babelcube, a platform for translation th
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Laurel A. Rockefeller
- Apr 18, 2016
- 5 min
Going Global: A Look at Translation Options for Independent Authors
One of the best pieces of advice I ever received as an author was to publish as many books in as many places as possible and to sell on as many websites as possible. The writing profession is a numbers game. To win it (meaning making a living as a writer) you need to be where the customers are and sell what they want to read. You cannot achieve it with a single kindle book sold exclusively on Amazon. It won’t happen — or perhaps it could but your chances of winning the lo
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