Looking for Work Looking for a Chinese Danmei novel to translate

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  1. Blue Watermelon

    Blue Watermelon Member

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    I'm just starting out as a translator would like to be able to try translating. I'll be using the help of MTL and would like a recommendation of a Chinese Danmei novel to translate.

    I'd prefer if the novels were:
    -100 chapters or less
    - Novels with less difficult terms
    - No smut (maybe some fluff?)
    -Not being translate by others currently

    Please and thank you very much!
     
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    purple_mangosteen Well-Known Member

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    Hello~
    I have tried looking back at bl novels that I mtl before.
    Less than 100 chapter criteria is very rare to find. Almost all novel I found have more than 100 chapters. The easy term and fluff with happy ending novel are all picked up by the other.

    I will try looking for more.
     
  3. Blue Watermelon

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    Thank! Anywhere around 100 chapters is fine as well!
     
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    https://forum.novelupdates.com/threads/the-generals-cat-always-wants-to-climb-into-my-bed-bl.63024/ This one is complete at 69 chapters.

    Or, maybe you could translate a modern story arc from a fast transmigration/system novel? That should be relatively easier and shorter than translating an entire novel.

    Or, the vocabulary for the fluffy and cute beastkin story arc in this novel was pretty simple if you want to try this one. It starts near the ending of chapter 58 on page 63 of danmelilia http://www.danmeila.com/book/20180122/1903920.html
    Here's the link for spoiler page for it. https://forum.novelupdates.com/threads/after-the-cannonfodders-rebirth-bl.57717/
     
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    Thank you very much! I'll check them out!
     
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    Hi, it looks like no one from our discord has poached you yet....we have a bunch of TLers that you will likely recognize from the NU BL world and help each other out and chat a lot, also probably could throw some recs your way!! I will message you an invite if you are interested in joining.
    I, personally, also MTL a few titles and it helps a lot because sometimes MTL is just not adequate and so we have people who will help you figure out what something means.
     
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    I recommend this one: https://forum.novelupdates.com/threads/greatly-touched-bl.61680/
    81 chapters, fluffy, no smut. Or else find @alexfilia somewhere and take a look at her signature. She has a ton of untranslated BL novels in her signature and links to the spoiler threads--from there you can read to see if you like the sound of the story and go to the raws to see how many chapters.
     
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    Thank you for the offer! I appreciate it and will think about it!
     
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    Hi, I wished to know if you have a basic understand of chinese characters? Are you able to translate a chapter without relying much on MTL?
     
  10. Blue Watermelon

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    I have a basic understanding but it doesn't go too in depth. I still rely on MTL for a lot of help.
     
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    Corensi Maiden of Purity

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    Do you want to join me in translating Rebirth in a perfect era? I could use the additional help and it could help with your understanding of chinese?
     
  13. Blue Watermelon

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    I appreciate the offer but it’d prefer trying to work alone for now.
    Thank you very much tho!