Sounds About Write

Leigh Weingus is a freelance writer living in New York City. She has bylines in so many publications that when I try to list them out loud I lose my breath. Just to name a few, she's written for: HuffPost, Well+Good, Tinder, Elite Daily, mindbodygreen, Prevention, NBC News, Goldman Sachs, and more. She's also help editorial positions at HuffPost, Elite Daily, and mindbodygreen.

We talk about her journey into writing (Hello teen entertainment writing and Justin Bieber!), her approach to pitching publications, her creative process, and more.

Stacey began her career in book publishing, but after a couple of years and over ten months backpacking around South America, she found herself in the wonderful world of digital publishing, where writing at breakneck speed became both a skill and an impetus to find the Next. Best. Thing. A job at Refinery29 gave her a chance to work across all verticals—and truly flex her editing muscles. Fast forward several years later, and Stacey has come full circle in her role as a senior travel editor at CNN. Now she gets to report amazing travel stories and edit brilliant writers' fantastic travel stories. It's all basically a dream come true and yet feels exactly how it was all supposed to happen.

Chris Thomas Devlin is a screenwriter from Pennsylvania who got his start in the film industry working as an assistant at a production company in Los Angeles and now lives in Brooklyn, New York. He's known for Cobweb, The Wretched Emily Derringer and Dr. Harvey or: How I Stole Einstein's Brain and Lost My Mind. We talk about the logistics of screenwriting, struggles that Chris has faced during his screenwriting journey, what happened *right before* he almost ran out of money, and more.

Jessica Lawlor is the founder and CEO of content management and PR company Jessica Lawlor & Company (JL&Co). She's an accomplished writer, speaker and personal branding expert in the Philadelphia area. We talk all about why she left a job she didn't enjoy, how she built her dream job, what she looks for in writers, and more.

Kate Gardner is a writer who has been published in Teen Vogue, SELF, Bustle, Girlboss, and USA Today. Locally in Maine, she's been published in several magazines and newspapers. She's also...my friend! We talk about how she got into writing, her time working at the school newspaper, her creative process and first novel, and more! And, fun fact: There's some Gilmore Girls talk in this episode.

Lindsay Kellner is a freelance writer and creative advisor, consulting for individuals, startups, and brands on editorial direction and content strategy. She's the co-author of Spirit Almanac, a book about the role of ancient ritual in modern self-care, and produces her own podcast and newsletter (Well Aware). We talk about wellness writing, the beauty industry, naked yoga, and a whole lot more.

Lindsay Kellner

Alli Hoff Kosik is a full-time freelance writer and editor based in Brooklyn, NY. We talk about her love for writing, her transition from book publishing to the freelance life, the projects she's currently working on, and more! (Oh, and her dog Irv, too. Duh!)

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