Blogging &Media &Travel 19 Nov 2008 04:41 pm
New web writing gig with EcoSalon
As a freelance writer I’m very interested in new media since I believe it will be a big part of my future. It’s not just a case of print publications moving online, it’s also a case of the internet throwing up new types of businesses. Educating myself about this is a large part of the reason why I blog at Roaming Tales and The Gooseberry Fool – and use social media tools such as Twitter.
I have some exciting news to share – I’m joining EcoSalon as a regular contributor. I’ve been asked to write two posts a week, one on green travel and one on green tech and lifestyle.
My first post last week was on eco-holidays in Cornwall and today I’ve written about 5 creative ways to be a green bookworm.
The theme of EcoSalon is about going green without sacrificing style and this is something that really strikes a chord with me. I am a passionate environmentlist but I also believe that people need inspiration and a reason for hope. We shouldn’t hide from the immensity of the challenge – but if we focus on doom and gloom, we risk generating despair rather than the committed and focused action the planet needs. Despair is just as destructive to the environment as denial.
I’m pleased to be blogging for EcoSalon because the blog is committed to the environment but with an aim to empower and inspire people rather than hector or scare them. There’s enough troubling environmental news out there – the question is what we can do about it.
I fully intend to keep my own sites and my blogging duties at EcoSalon are as well as, not instead of, what I already do. It’s a paid gig so this properly falls into my day job as a freelance writer and is probably a sign of things to come in my profession.
on 21 Nov 2008 at 6.35 am 1.Bob Williamson said …
Well done Caitlin. Both on the new gig as you call it, and the power you see in creating environmental change with positive messages. I have long found that I can inspire action to environmental change, on a one to one basis or in groups. In my book http://www.strategicbookpublishing.com/ZEROGreenhouseEmissions.html I have found it is also possible to inspire and engage action. The difficulty is that as environmentalists we often find ourselves singing to the choir. What I have and believe, I will succeed in doing with ZERO Greenhouse Emissions – The Day the Lights Went Out – Our Future World is to engage and inspire every mother and father – every grandparent, as it is their children, mine and yours that are in harms way; to be the the growing parade of concern that our global politicians will wish to walk in front of.
Best wishes
Bob Williamson
Chair & Founder
Greenhouse Neutral Foundation