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!
Comments
2 responses to “Writing for the Chicago Tribune TribLocal”
That looks like a lotta fun!
Congrats on the new opportunity to write more articles. No one could accuse you of being idle in life, that’s for sure. I’m impressed with how you seem to tackle life head-on and enjoy every moment as much as you can. 🙂
Congrats. It’s really a pleasure to do something what we love doing.