About me
Characters are the essence of our stories!
A few personal lines for those who would like to know more about the person behind the translations.

My Story
I've always been a bookworm and a regular client of our local village library. Foreign languages have fascinated me from an early age on. When I was only ten years old, I loved listening for hours to the language courses (on audio cassettes!) my mum had bought for learning French and Italian.
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However, I chose a more "traditional" career first and did my degree in economics and management. As I'm good with numbers, I spent the first years of my professional life working as an accountant.
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Since I've always been learning foreign languages on the side, I eventually decided to turn my passion into a living. After completing my master's degree in translation studies at the University of Innsbruck, Austria, I moved to the southwest of France and started my business as a freelance book translator for indie authors.
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Only a few months later, I met my now-husband Andy and I followed him to Munich, Germany, where we set up our home. Since 2021, I'm the proud mum of our son Felix - a future avid reader, judging by the bite marks in his picture books! ;)
My Reading Habits
Personally, I love traditional murder mysteries - ideally with a good riddle to solve and an intriguing setting - like an English country house (which is beguiling for a mountain girl like me!). I also greatly enjoy novels with a historical connection.
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For me, the most fascinating part of reading a book is to mentally travel to a certain place or time and dive into the world the author has created.
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My favourite author of all times is Agatha Christie. I've started collecting the "Murder on the Orient Express" in different languages. Among my treasures are translations into Slovene, Norwegian and Basque!
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Writing & Publishing
For me, translating a book is not only the transfer of individual sentences from one language into another but the re-creation of an existing story in a new language - as beautifully written as the original version.
Translators and authors pursue the same goal: Creating the best possible reading experience for their audience.
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Therefore, it is important for me to constantly foster my writing skills. As an indie author, I write cosy crime mysteries and I regularly partake in writing and editing courses.
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Coming from the corporate world, I have a special interest in the entrepreneurial side of writing and the publishing industry.
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I'm a member of the Selfpublisher Verband ("Selfpublishers' association") and the Mörderische Schwestern ("Murderous Sisters") as well as a partner member of ALLi (Alliance of Independent Authors).
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Recently, I've also published articles for Mystery People (highly recommended for mystery fans!). The articles have also been published on the Promoting Crime Fiction blog. Happy Reading!