I apologise for the long absence from this blog. This is attributable to many distractions in my professional and personal life, including marriage, Brexit, and an overwhelming workload. I hope to resume this more actively when I feel I have something worth saying and the time to say it.

I will not be participating in translation groups or attending any get-togethers, conferences or other events until mid-2018 at the earliest.

The vindication that came to me three times in the final quarter of 2016 was long awaited, and it has been gratifying to see so many eyes opened on these three separate issues. I no longer feel like a crazy old woman, more like an eccentric soothsayer who people are now admitting had a point all along... If the translation community learned one thing in 2016, it should be to look very carefully when money is changing hands.

Many rifts have healed, but I have come to see that vindication is not the end of the story, especially not for those who have been abused and hounded for consistently telling the truth all the way along.

What I need now is time to repair the trust and good feelings that were lost through plagiarism, fraud, slander, threats, abuse, and rumour. Thank you to those who have offered support or expressed sadness at my decision to withdraw. I hope you can respect my decision to focus on the more important things in life for the rest of 2017 and in all likelihood 2018.

If you would like to get in touch with me during my 'sabbatical', please see the contact page for details.

May you all achieve the success you deserve.

Rose

I apologise for the long absence from this blog. This is attributable to many distractions in my professional and personal life, including marriage, Brexit, and an overwhelming workload. I hope to resume this more actively when I feel I have something worth saying and the time to say it.

I will not be participating in translation groups or attending any get-togethers, conferences or other events until mid-2018 at the earliest.

The vindication that came to me three times in the final quarter of 2016 was long awaited, and it has been gratifying to see so many eyes opened on these three separate issues. I no longer feel like a crazy old woman, more like an eccentric soothsayer who people are now admitting had a point all along... If the translation community learned one thing in 2016, it should be to look very carefully when money is changing hands.

Many rifts have healed, but I have come to see that vindication is not the end of the story, especially not for those who have been abused and hounded for consistently telling the truth all the way along.

What I need now is time to repair the trust and good feelings that were lost through plagiarism, fraud, slander, threats, abuse, and rumour. Thank you to those who have offered support or expressed sadness at my decision to withdraw. I hope you can respect my decision to focus on the more important things in life for the rest of 2017 and in all likelihood 2018.

If you would like to get in touch with me during my 'sabbatical', please see the contact page for details.

May you all achieve the success you deserve.

Rose