Profile overview

This blog was updated on October 10, 2009.

Freelance writer and German translator, Durga Walker has plied her trade on both sides of the Atlantic, working for agencies and direct customers in Europe and the United States.

With experience in both the business and creative fields, Durga's happy to do the writing you don't want to do. Whether you're looking for company newsletters, reports, promotional material, or articles to market your services on the Internet, you're in the right place.


Sample articles can be seen below in separate blog posts.

Writing credentials

Durga's own Internet articles can be found on such sites as The Creativity Portal and The Artrepreneur, and she's been published in popular art trade journal ArtCalendar. She is the author of an e-book entitled The Day Job Survival (and Escape) Kit, is completing her first novel (for the young adult market), and starting on her second (for a general readership). Her personal blog on the trials and tribulations of being an artist with a day job can be found at The Artful Day-Jobber.

Below in separate blog posts are sample articles that were originally written for the Internet and edited for the purposes of this profile.

Translation credentials

Durga has worked as a freelance German translator and copyeditor for the last 13 years. She learned her craft over 15 years in Switzerland and works with agencies in Zurich, translating and editing for customers like UBS, LGT Lichtenstein Bank, ABB Universität Zürich, ETH Zürich, Swiss Reinsurance Company, and many more.


Specialties include promotional material, marketing and business reports, all nontechnical texts, and websites. She excels in polished brochures and advertising that must be print-ready, and in cases that require delicate linguistic handling.

Contact

Please e-mail with your initial inquiry. If necessary, phone calls can be set up by appointment.

Rates

Fees are paid via PayPal or bank wire. For new clients, one-third of the fee must be paid up front. For all clients, the balance is due upon approval of the copy by the client.

Translation:    $   3.00 / line (one line = 53 characters)

Copyediting:  $ 35.00 / 3 pages (one page = 25 lines)

Writing assignments begin at a minimum $ 50, depending on length and complexity.

Terms and conditions will be agreed by both parties before work begins. The more background and source material the client submits, the greater the reduction in research time and, consequently, the price.

Durga Walker has an M.A. in Communication Arts. She was an English teacher in Switzerland, a composition evaluator for McGraw-Hill CTB in Monterey, and has designed business English courses to meet qualifications of the Swiss Federal examination system. A creativity coach for several years, Durga is currently focusing on her own writing, both fiction and nonfiction, and handcrafts.