As part of our environmental responsibility, by recycling, reusing, reducing and educating, we are protecting and restoring the Earth’s resources. Do your part to help make Earth Day last all year long! Enter my "Green Week" contest.
To enter, meet me each week to donate as many used books and magazines that you can find to recycle! Attach your name, contact information and the week's Green Blog topic to your donation. The person that donates the most will win their choice of a FREE writing coaching session, FREE editing or a FREE writing project!
Meet me in Dallas each Wednesday at TBAAL (The Black Academy of Arts & Letters), located on the corner of Akard and Canton between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. Or, meet me in McKinney each Thursday at the Starbucks on the corner of Custer and Eldorado between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. (Disclaimer: TBAAL and Starbucks are not affiliated with this contest.)
April 1st marks the beginning of Earth Month, and April 22nd, Earth Day. I hope that you spent the entire year making small lifestyle changes that will make a huge, positive impact on Planet Earth.
Are you embarrassed by your lack of effort? Are you proud of the small, but significant effort you put forth? Did your small deeds turn to big deeds until eventually they became part of your lifestyle? Who else did you try to educate? Are you eager to do more?
Whatever you did, there are so many more ways to help save our planet. Writer's especially need to be more aware of their green habits (or lack thereof) because we use a lot of paper. There are several ways we can all be greener. As a booster, I've made a list to get you started or keep you advocating:
Think Before You Print. Reading and editing content on your computer screen exclusively is challenging at first. But with practice, it gets easier and much more convenient, and you'll save a lot of paper.
Economize on Paper Usage. Use half sheets instead of whole sheets whenever possible. Create lists on your laptop, computer or cell and delete or file them when completed. Use post-its when you can instead of pads, notepaper instead of notebooks.
Reuse Paper. If there is printed material on one side, write on the other side. Use double-sided printing whenever possible.
Recycle Printer Cartridges and Toner Tubes. When you purchase a new cartridge or tube, use the box to dispose of the old ones properly.
Recycle Shredded Paper. If you don’t own a personal shredder or use a local shredding service, join other business owners to arrange a pick up at networking or association meetings and share the costs.
Recycle Books and Magazines. Instead of tossing them out, either resell them, trade them or donate them to other writers or organizations that want or need them.
Try to Query Electronically. When you can, submit queries online. It's faster, more convenient and definitely cheaper.
Don't Buy It. Find it Online. Instead of buying lots of books, or using gas to travel to workshops or other writing classes, find them online! There are tons of e-books, reference books, workshops and writing courses online that can cut out the need for buying books and gas.
Get Active. Write Green!
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