I do my best work...

I would like to have been the first translator of

If I were to write a book on "How to Be a Successful Translator", the first chapter would be on:

Writers get writer's block; do you ever get "translator's block"?

To how many professional translator associations do you belong?

Do you find reading translation theory useful for your professional practice?

Have you ever tried to teach your native language (formally / informally) to someone else?

Are the “Favorites” of your Internet browser well organized?

Do your first impressions of a new client generally prove to be correct?

The secret of my success in finding translation work is:

Working from home as a freelancer, do you care about your appearance as much as before?

When I speak my second language, my accent

What size jobs / projects do you prefer?

When do you make an LWA entry for an outsourcer?

Where does the majority of your work come from?

With the new year, did you introduce any new services?

Do you recommend colleagues you know when you're too busy to accept a job?

The last book I read (not work related) was

Have you made any professional resolutions for 2008?

Looking back on the year 2007 professionally, I think my expectations were

Did you end up working on Christmas Eve/Day?

When I travel to a foreign country, it's generally to

Do you plan to raise your rates for 2008?

Do you receive season's greetings from your clients?

Will you be working over the holidays?

How many projects have you worked on in 2007?

As a freelancer, what is your main wish for 2008?

My favorite quote / famous saying

What has been the most common cause of the incorrect, unfair revision of your translations?

Are direct clients more difficult / demanding to work with than agencies?

What kind of music do you listen to while working?

Knowing that maybe the best option is to use all of them at some point, I prefer…

What's your average monthly output?

Is being open-minded an essential prerequisite for being a translator?

If you could afford a gap year, you'd...

Do you have your own business cards?

How long does it take you to proofread a 250 word page?

The most times I've ever read the same book for enjoyment was

When you write a personal e-mail, which of these do you let slide the most?

An interesting subject for a long-term study of issues affecting translators would be their:

I have been working for my oldest client for:

The longest it's ever taken me to translate a difficult word/term was...

If not otherwise specified, what's your personal definition of “urgent"?

To keep up in my second language (s), I mainly:

Would you cringe now if you looked at some of the first work you produced as a translator?

What do you give most importance to when you receive a job offer?

Clients tend to treat freelancers more like ...

By how much have CAT tools increased your daily productivity?

Do you think of yourself firstly as a business person?

Do you ever think of funny, literal & obviously wrong translations of words while translating?