English to German freelance translator, native German speaker

miriam neidhardt
graduate translator
english . russian . german
quote@translatorknightheart.com

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9. April 2020 by Miriam Neidhardt Leave a Comment

How are the costs of a literary translation calculated?

In contrast to technical translations, whose prices are usually calculated by line (usually 55 characters including spaces) in German and by word in English (and many other languages), literary translations are charged by the page. During typewriter times, a page consisted of 30 lines, with a full line having exactly 60 keystrokes. However, incomplete lines […]

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6. March 2020 by Miriam Neidhardt Leave a Comment

Translating for self-publishers: how I proceed

Whenever I translate a book for a self-publisher from English into German, the project includes significantly more than mere translation, as would be done for a traditional publisher—I offer a complete service package. First of all, the author benefits: usually, authors do not have a strong command of German and have already experienced enough difficulties […]

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6. February 2020 by Miriam Neidhardt 1 Comment

Translations for self-publishers: tips for authors

Self-publishing—that is, publishing books without the backing of a publishing house—is booming, and it’s a prejudice that self-published books are essentially junk. After all, if they were any good, they would have found a publisher, wouldn’t they? Even Harry Potter was rejected by multiple publishing houses. Tastes vary, including those of publishers and readers. However, […]

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I am Miriam Neidhardt, an English to German translator. Please contact me for the translation of your novel into German!

 

Miriam Neidhardt

Graduate translator
Translator authorised by the State Court of Hanover to provide certified translations in German, English and Russian

D-26129 Oldenburg

Email: quote@translatorknightheart.com

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  • Translating for self-publishers: how I proceed
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Als Übersetzer für Englisch, Deutsch und Russisch erstelle ich Übersetzungen aus dem Englischen und Russischen ins Deutsche, nicht nur in Oldenburg, sondern auch Bremen, Edewecht, Delmenhorst, Jever, Nordenham, Aurich, Bad Zwischenahn und umzu.