Adapting to Change: Journalist Kells McPhillips on Freelance Writing in Today's Media Landscape

Pitchin' and Sippin' with Lexie Smith

Kells McPhillips is a health and wellness writer whose journalism has appeared in The New York Times, Well+Good, Fortune, Runner’s World, Outside, Yoga Journal, and others. Kells also holds an MFA in Creative Writing from The New School in New York City. In 2022, her short fiction was shortlisted for The Masters Review Summer Short Story Award for New Writers, and she is the 2023 recipient of theOffice fellowship in Santa Monica. She’s hard at work on a novel in the early mornings.

In this episode, hear how Kells got to her place as a freelance writer and her many different positions held at the highly regarded wellness magazine, Well + Good. Hear her thoughts on the world of freelance writing and how the world of journalism and media is changing now more than ever.

Here’s What You’ll Learn:

• Kells McPhillip’s journey into freelance journalism
• Kells McPhillip’s beats and favorite things and topics to cover
• The difference between a staff writer and news writer on an editorial team
• Kells McPhillip’spreferences on lead times for pitches
• Her personal pitching preferences
• How her time at Well + Good as a staff writer shaped her work today
• Her favorite aspects of writing and journalism
• Her perspectives on the world of media today and how it’s evolving
• And more!

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