Jim Freeman - Writer and Editor

As a political commentator, Jim Freeman’s op-ed pieces have appeared on the pages of The New York Times, Chicago Tribune, International Herald-Tribune, CNN, The Jon Stewart Daily Show, The New York Review and a number of magazines. He is the occasional Cnetral European correspondent for Progressive Populist magazine.

The author of three novels, a sizable poetry collection and nearly a thousand opinion columns, Jim has never suffered the agonies of the blocked writer. In this, he agrees with a writer friend that being 'blocked' is merely taking yourself too seriously.

Jim lives with his Czech wife, Misha, in Prague, where they collaborate in the translation and editing of various works from the Czech to the English language. In their work together as professional editors, copy editors and copywriters, that collaboration last year included;

• a 750 page presentation to the Czech Ministry by a collaboration of scientists applying for funding from the European Union. The work was undertaken for the largest pharmaceutical research organization ever to apply for a grant of this size from this country. It was a major project from multiple contributors, in this case including translation from Czech to English and was accomplished, including editing, within a 10-week time frame.

• a 500 page history of the Liechtenstein and Deitrichstein dynasties over the period of their influence in Europe, from the 11th century to current times. This also included a translation from Czech to English and was commissioned by His Highness, Prince Hans Adam II of Liechtenstein. It was completed in six weeks.
• a 335 page technical publication, The Definitive Guide to NetBeans Platform, concerning itself with the open-source platform called NetBeans. The document was provided for me in translation from the German edition. The schedule was somewhat elastic, due to widely spread contributors. Yet the final edit (under a certain degree of panic) met the publisher's due-date.

Part of what makes writer Jim affordable is his location in an affordable country, but his value derives from a love of language and those who use it. A writer himself, he is drawn to writers.

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