The email came out of the blue. It was titled, “DeafMom Tweets.” It was from Amy Alderman, a staff reporter and producer from the Chicago Tribune TribLocal.
“Dear Karen,” she wrote. “I just wanted to write to say I really enjoy your tweets. By any chance, are you based in the Chicago suburbs? I work as a reporter and producer for the Chicago Tribune’s TribLocal online and print news, and I’m looking for new bloggers for our sites.”
Would I be interested?
I love when new opportunities like that pop up. So I said yes. I was a little scared to take on more work at a time when I was completely overwhelmed, but writing for the Chicago Tribune TribLocal has been fun. I have been writing online and in print for various publications for years, but there’s something about being able to pick up the newspaper on a Thursday morning and see an article in there that I’ve written–well, that just puts a smile on my face.
This week, I wrote about how Facebook and Twitter have brought me many wonderful opportunities to meet people online and face-to-face. I had a blast barefooting with Dan Tanis and Jeff Hoekstra on Cedar Lake:
Here are the three articles printed so far:
Karen Putz Debuts on TribLocal
Barefoot Water Skiing with a Senior Citizen
Adventures with Facebook and Twitter
More to come!