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Ádám Sárpátki
@adamsarpatki.com
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📚 Literary translator, editor, typesetter | 📝 Knitting tech editor | 🐶 dog-lover and 🎲 TTRPG player | Fantasy cartographer @ flightlessmanticore.com | He/him | #namethetranslator
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Ádám Sárpátki @adamsarpatki.com · Oct 16
Hi everyone! I'm Adam, a literary translator/editor. You might know me as the Hungarian translator of the Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson, but I've also worked on books by Jenn Lyons, Scott Lynch, and Christopher Buehlman among many others. 😊 I also love knitting, TTRPGs, and drawing maps. 😎
A fantasy map of an idyllic place between the mountains with lots of trees and two lakes. An absolutely massive fantasy continent map with tons of locations. The title in the bottom left reads "The land of Gorlassar and its surroundings". A fantasy city map, heavily inspired by Venice, Italy. The title in the top right corner reads "Scallyburg".
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Preorder up for my ultimate weird horror collection! (Hungarian, but we'll try to seek a publisher for the English translation.)

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August 13, 2026 at 10:02 AM
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Important video by The Welsh Viking about generative AI, highly recommended.👇
You Really, Really Don't Need Generative AI
YouTube video by The Welsh Viking
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July 12, 2026 at 8:15 PM
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Here are my thoughts on Sony killing the disc:

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Why You Should Care About the PlayStation Disc (Even If You’re a Digital Native)
It’s been a few days since Sony dropped the bombshell announcement that from 2028 onward all PlayStation games (all of them) will only be released in a digital format. There is the usual medi…
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July 4, 2026 at 7:29 AM
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(cw: bugs/insects)
Just received my copy of the Hungarian edition of The Works of Vermin by @hironennes.bsky.social. This was one of the best and toughest jobs I've had as a translator in recent years. I really hope I did the book justice, because I loved working on it. 😊

#booksky #mutimitolvasol
My left hand holding up the Hungarian edition of The Works of Vermin by Hiron Ennes. The cover shows a circle that is actually a coiled centipede, with leaves and other nature-like elements. In the background, a bookcase is visible, full of books.
June 18, 2026 at 12:11 PM
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June 9, 2026 at 12:01 AM
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Star Trek Voyager scene. We see a small, lone shuttlecraft fllying through a cloudy sky. Closed caption reads, "(screaming)"
January 8, 2026 at 1:58 AM
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Tördelés (gyakorlás), a szórakozást pedig a rendszerváltás biztosítja. ✨
A wide-format LG monitor on a wooden desk displays a Hungarian-language document, The Count of Monte Cristo, in Adobe InDesign, with several passages highlighted in yellow. The desk is cluttered with everyday items, including a coffee cup, a lip balm, a pencil holder mug and a Mac Mini visible in the background. A keyboard sits in the foreground, and blue curtains are partially visible behind the desk.
May 9, 2026 at 9:44 AM
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👇

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Kézbe vehetjük, elolvashatjuk, de ezekre a rettenetekre nincs magyarázat
Sötét és nyomasztó történetek a lovecrafti hagyomány egyik kortárs követőjétől, végre magyarul is.
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April 28, 2026 at 3:37 PM
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The Hungarian translation of @lairdbarron.bsky.social's The Imago Sequence and Other Stories is up for preorder. Translations by @adamsarpatki.com, @brainoiz.bsky.social and me!

(I'll update this thread when I learn the name of the cover artist.)

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Az Imágó szekvencia és más történetek Two identical light/dark characters intertwined
January 29, 2026 at 7:26 PM
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Valaki igazán fejleszthetne egy plugint a Wordhöz, ami kiemeli a szóismétléseket.
January 12, 2026 at 10:07 AM
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One of my new tech edits, the Christmas Stocking pattern by Brianna Leigh is available now on Ravelry: www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib... Latvian braid, short-row heel, and stranded colourwork - it's a perfectly cozy project. 😊 #knitsky #knitweardesign
Red, green, and white Christmas stockings hang on a mantle. They each have a name stitched into their upper sections: one is David, the other is Brianna.
December 4, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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Wikipédia, at its best. :D Forrás: hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tims%C3...
A screenshot of the Hungarian Wikipedia page for alum. Two lines discussing a supposed etymology are struck through. Below them is an all-caps warning reading ‘Don’t write bullshit!’ The final line corrects the false etymology.
November 19, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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I've recently edited a wonderful pattern for Christmas stockings, and there's an open call for test knitters right now. ☺️ The due date is 2025-12-02, but it's a flexible deadline. See more info on Yarnpond: www.yarnpond.com/pattern_test...
#testknitting #knittingdesign #knitsky
Two colorful Christmas stockings hang on the mantle in front of the fireplace. They are knit with stranded colorwork, and use green, white, and red colors. The stockings have names on them: one is Brianna, the other is David. The motifs on the stockings at the top are reminiscent of hollies, while on the lower parts are similar to snowflakes. The sections of the stockings are separated by Latvian Braids.
October 28, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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I'm way behind on the TKGA's tech editing course, but I finally have time to work on Lesson Two. I'm checking some of my changes, and wow, what the heck was I thinking. 😂 #knitsky
October 26, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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MS Word: recommending a bunch of nonsense words to fix my spelling
Me:
a woman with long black hair and red lips says " do it again "
Alt: Morticia Addams, a woman with long black hair and red lips says "do it again"
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August 27, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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Yesterday, I started restructuring the tech editing page on my website, to streamline it a bit, and to update the pricing. (Instead of an hourly rate, I will have a rate per word.) I love tinkering with the site, but boy, it's a lot of work. 🫠

#knitting #knitsky #knitwear
July 28, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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I'm making some headway with one of my knitting projects: the sampler pattern from "Knitting Ganseys" by Beth Brown-Reinsel. I'm reading the book for my tech editing certification course at TKGA, and I'm also learning a lot about sweater construction and DPNs. So all in all, it's great fun. ☺️
A work-in-progress sweater sampler lying on a wooden surface. The sampler is knit on wooden double-pointed needles. It has a garter edge and a stockinette body, and the body has the letter A knit with purl stitches on it. A spare needle is resting above the sweater, and above that, a ball of yarn.
July 16, 2025 at 7:44 AM
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Well, I guess that's it. Let me show you the heinous and abhorrent comment for which my account was first suspended, then disabled. I got Meta Verified (ugh, I know) to reach support, and while they seemed helpful people, and I'm sure it wasn't up to them, ultimately it wasn't worth the cost.
The image is of the sign-in page of a disabled Facebook account. The text reads as follows: We've disabled your account. We've reviewed your account and found that it still doesn't follow our Community Standards on cybersecurity. You cannot request another review of this decision. To learn more about the reasons why we disable accounts, visit the Community Standards. You may have the right to challenge our decision in your country's courts, or refer our decision to a certified dispute settlement body. The first button at the bottom is "Download Your Information", and the second is: "Read more about cybersecurity." The image is of a Facebook comment before posting, and it reads: Hi everyone! I'm Adam, a tech editor, and I would love to work with knitwear designers of all skill levels. I really enjoy patterns with colourwork or textures. (I'm currently working through "Knitting Ganseys" by Beth Brown-Reinsel, and it's brilliant.) As an editor, I'm focusing on accessories, and I'm especially interested in making patterns accessible for beginners. I can help create your charts and schematics as well. Feel free to reach out through Facebook or by email: hello@adamsarpatki.com. Check out my website for more information and testimonials: https://adamsarpatki.com/knitting-technical-editing/
July 15, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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I've contacted Meta Support three times now about my suspended account, and all three agents have thanked me for being so patient and calm during our chat. I mean, they were genuinely helpful, and it's not their fault Meta is such a shitshow. 😐
July 13, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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I'm writing a blog post about what it takes to be a good translator, and I likened us to chameleons. Now I found an interview with my teacher from university, titled: "Translators are chameleons." Oh well, what a surprise. 😅
July 5, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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Nem mintha meglepne, de érdekes, hogy pont ma délelőtti cikk. (Az előzményekért lásd az előző posztomat.)
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A Metát akkor sem érdekeled, ha fizetsz nekik
Az egyenlőség jegyében a Facebook pont ugyan annyira tesz mindenkire, akár fizetünk a szolgáltatásaikért, akár nem.
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July 4, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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REMEMBER: All the "Don't use em-dashes" "don't use rule of three" advice because it makes your writing "look like AI" is because they stole actual writers work, and their "predict the next thing" stuff just simulates what WE FUCKING DO. Keep writing well. Use every style and trick you have. Fuck AI.
July 3, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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So apparently, anytime I post a comment in the Tech Editor Hub's Facebook group, Meta just decides to suspend my account. Who knew knitting was such a controversial thing 😂
July 1, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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Now that's how it's done. 😊
dozygay.bsky.social valentine @dozygay.bsky.social · Jun 28
Hungary banned anything that “promotes homosexuality,” which means Pride.

However, today over 500,000 people in Budapest told the government to fuck off. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
June 29, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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Csütörtökön kijött egy könyvbemutató YouTube-on, amiben én is beszéltem a Drizzt legendája: Képes útmutatóról. Ennek apropóján írtam egy blogbejegyzést a könyv fordításával kapcsolatban. Ímhol. Kommentelni ér, de csak itt, mert az oldalamon nem lehet.
Drizzt legendája: Képes útmutató | A kulisszák mögött
Így készült a Drizzt legendája: Képes útmutató -- fordítói kihívások és könyvbemutató
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May 24, 2025 at 1:37 PM