Literary Translation (Latin American Spanish)
NOTE: This section is about Spanish literary translations. If you wish to know about localization of videogames, apps, or any other kind of software, visit the tab "Localization".
Literary translation of fiction and non-academic texts into Latin American Spanish includes:
- Novels
- Short stories
- Flash fiction
- Screenplays
- Advertisements
- Blog and magazine articles
- Popular science essays
- Among others.
Starting rate is $0.12 USD per word, however the final cost will depend on three aspects: Length, complexity, and deadline.
- Length: The larger the text, the more difficult it will be to check, proofread and maintain it (for instance, consistency in translation of special terms throughout it).
- Complexity: The use of special terminology (common in science fiction and fantasy), numerous word games, uncommon language (Thou shalt receive great reward, and whatsoever ye shall pillage will be thine own), or other literary devices might increase the difficulty of a faithful translation.
- Deadline: Rush jobs or jobs with severe time constraints will have a higher cost.
Before being able to provide a quote I need to check the text that will be translated. This process doesn't have any cost.
Trajectory
Spanish native speaker from Mexico City. I have been an ESL (English as a Second Language) teacher for 7 years, teaching kids, teenagers and young adults of all ages, in public and private schools. I have the TDC (Teachers Diploma Course) that certifies me to teach levels ranging from A1 to C1 in the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages). I am highly interested in linguistics, specially in how languages work and how they are interpreted and transmitted.
In 2014, I was one of the two leaders in the translation and localization project of the visual novel "Katawa Shoujo" into Latin American Spanish. It was a big project with a team of more than ten members, and close to 300 thousand words to be translated from English (about the size of "the Lord of the Rings" trilogy).
Additionally, I have translated manuals and other documents asigned by the language institute I taugh at for many years. As an independent contractor I have translated machinery manuals, software for different companies, websites, children's books and some video games.
My projects include the translation of instruction manuals and tasks for the DefinedCrowd company, and being in charge of proofreading and validating the job done by their workers once tasks were completed.
I was commissioned by Mega Cat Studios for the translation and localization of the game "Coffee Crisis" into Latin American Spanish.
Some other games I have translated include "Coyote & Crow", "Party Panic" and "House Party"
I have also participated in proofreading and editing projects of all kinds of documents and files. I have read over 1000 books, and written two more, which has allowed me to improve my writing and has made me more than capable of proofreading any kind of file.
Games and Software Localization (Latin American Spanish)
NOTE: This section is about videogames, apps and software localization. If you wish to know about Latin America Spanish translation of articles, novels or any other literary text, please visit the tab "Translation".
Localization of software into Latin American Spanish includes:
- Videogames
- Applications (Android, iOS, etc.)
- Complements or widgets (for browsers, websites, etc.)
- Websites
- Software in general
Starting rate is $0.12 USD per word for two iterations. In other words, a first translation is sent and later on a fixed one is added, if necessary, to comply with interface space constraints or changes in the software.
Final cost will be based in four aspects: Length, complexity, deadline and number of iterations.
- Length: The larger the text, the more difficult it will be to check, proofread and maintain it (for instance, consistency in translation of special terms throughout it).
- Complexity: Use of special terms (common in software), available context ("Move" could be translated different ways, without context the translation process will be slower or more iterations will be necessary) and the provided format for its manipulation (A spreadsheet compared to a script hosted at Git which needs to be properly updated, for instance).
- Deadline: Rush jobs or with severe time constraints will have a higher cost.
- Iterations: Number of times a new version of the translation will be rolled due to changes in the software or interface limits.
Before being able to provide a quote I need to check the software or text that will be localized. This process doesn't have any cost.
Proofreading in Latin American Spanish.
If you are learning Spanish as a Second Language, or if you are about to publish a new novel, short story or even a publicity campaign and you want to avoid mistakes in the final product, my services as a Latin American Spanish proofreader will help you prevent:
- Typographical errors
- Spelling errors
- Punctuation errors
- Capitalization errors
- Wrong use of language
- Grammatical errors
Starting rate is $0.06 USD per word. However, the final cost will be based in four aspects: Length, complexity, deadline and quality of the source text.
- Length: The larger the text, the more difficult it will be to check, proofread and maintain it (for instance, ensuring the consistency of your spelling, punctuation and capitalization).
- Complexity: The use of special terminology (common in science fiction and fantasy), or uncommon language (scientific terminology) could increase the necessary time to proofread it.
- Deadline: Rush jobs or with severe time constraints will have a higher cost.
- Quality of the source: If the number of errors in the source text is high, more time will be needed to ensure no mistakes are left.
Before being able to provide a quote I need to check the text that will be proofread. This process doesn't have any cost.
