Posts Tagged ‘sell that story’

Sex discrimination, ghosts, online dating scams

Sunday, October 2nd, 2011

Another day and another raft of requests from magazines and papers looking for stories. Remember, we’re here to help you sell that story. So check out some of the latest must-haves from the top national reads……

* “We are looking for women who have taken employers to tribunal for unfair dismissal and/or sex discrimination in the past year, probably after being selected for redundancy in the downturn ahead of their male colleagues.”

Email  info@sellthatstory.com or call us on 0161 660 9404

* “We’re looking for a ghostly story from a woman’s point of view that’s not just spooky but bloody scary!”

Email  info@sellthatstory.com or call us on 0161 660 9404

* “We are looking for women who fell prey to online dating scams and handed over large sums of money to men online who fooled them. Under the age of 45 preferably, will consider others. Recent stories that haven’t featured in any other magazines. Willing to be interviewed and pictured.” 

Email  info@sellthatstory.com or call us on 0161 660 9404

* “We need a mum with smallish children who are busier than she is with a million extra-curricular activities and who has to run around like a mad thing to keep up with their hectic schedule.”

Email  info@sellthatstory.com or call us on 0161 660 9404

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Do you fit the bill?

Wednesday, January 5th, 2011

1. We are putting together a report on Christmas debt. Are you a woman in your 20s/30s and in a lot of debt? Maybe with a mortgage problems or credit card debts. We can offer advice on how to best get out of their situation and pay a fee for taking part.

Fit the bill? Email info@sellthatstory.com

2. We are looking for an anonymous case study of a girl who fell pregnant at 10 years old and most likely was given an abortion. The interview could be with her family about what the experience was like and how it happened.

Fit the bill? Email info@sellthatstory.com

3.  Looking for a former obese or very overweight child who is now a healthy weight after losing weight.  The case study can have appeared in a magazine before, but not a national newspaper. Can be male or female, but must be 16 years old or under. Must have collect photos of them pre-weight loss. They must also be willing to be photographed now.

Fit the bill? Email info@sellthatstory.com

4.  A woman aged 35-50 who has spent time in care but has since made a success of her life. We’re looking for a positive story of a woman who has become successful after a difficult start in life. It will be part of a bigger feature. She must be 35-50 and must have been in care for some of her childhood. Ideally she will have a family and children of her own.”

Fit the bill? Email info@sellthatstory.com

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How many partners?

Tuesday, March 16th, 2010

A national newspaper is looking to interview a woman in her early 20s who’s had a lot more sexual partners than her mum.

 The mother was probably a child of the Swinging 60s, but a poll has shown that the majority of women of that generation probably only had a couple of partners before  the age of 24. 

Today’s early 20-somethings have had nearly five times that number.  Both would need to be photographed and talk about their attitudes to sex.

“I want sell my story”  . . . . it’s just a click away at SellThatStory.com

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Snapshots from My Daughter Grew Another Head . . .

Friday, March 5th, 2010

epstein-cutting-edge5epstein-cutting-edge9epstein-cutting-edge3epstein-cutting-edge7epstein-cutting-edge4epstein-cutting-edge2The many faces of Angela as she appears on that programme we keep going on about (available here if you missed it). Much better than Tuesday’s attempt by the BBC to do exactly the same thing, and not just because it had SellThatStory.  We didn’t mind the gently mocking narrator and the arty camerawork.  We felt it was an honest account. And the fact that the daughter who grew another head - who gave the programme its title – barely appeared was both clever and ironic.  After all, as the programme made clear, sometimes the headline is stronger than the story.

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Miracle marigolds saved my sight

Sunday, December 13th, 2009

macularAs a retired optician Harry Marsland knew that the eye condition he had meant only one thing: He would lose his sight.

Every single eye expert was in agreement.  What he had – age-related dry macular degeneration – was untreatable.

And yet Harry, 73, is adamant that he has proved them wrong – and that an extraxt from marigolds has restored his vision to near-perfect.

Before he started taking the tablets he needed his wife to guide him as he walked in the dark.  Now he can drive a car.

If you’ve defied the docs, if you believe you’re a medical miracle, we want to hear from you.  Harry’s story was in the Daily Mail, the Daily Telegraph and the Daily Express this week.

If the question’s “How do I sell my story?” then the answer’s just a click away.

Email us at info@sellthatstory.com or call John or Angela on 0161 660 9404.

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Has a diet changed your life?

Monday, December 7th, 2009

tape-measureAt this time of year many of us worry about piling on the pounds.
But if you`re a woman aged 20 to 35 who has lost weight through diet and exercise and transformed your life in the process, then a Sunday newspaper wants to hear from you.
Perhaps you were able to conceive that long-awaited first child, or you landed a dream job through being slimmer.
Whatever the inspirational story, please let us know.

If the question’s “How do I sell my story?” then the answer’s just a click away.

Email info@sellthatstory.com or phone John or Angela on 0161 660 9404

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Wedding sensation: Did your groom run off with a man?

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

men-hold-handsYour wedding day is supposed to be the most memorable day of your life . . . for the right reasons.

But if you found your husband to be was having an affair – with a MAN – around the time you were supposed to tie the knot you might prefer to forget the whole thing.

A terrible experience. But a daily tabloid newspaper looking to run a feature based on this and will pay good money.

If the question’s “How do I sell my story?” then the answer’s just a click away.

If it’s happened to you, call Angela or John on 0161 660 9404 or email info@sellthatstory.com

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Have you got over your first love?

Saturday, November 28th, 2009

Holding_handsSeems love is in the air, as lots of newspapers and magazines are looking for stories about relationships this week. 

A Sunday tabloid supplement wants to know if you’re a woman in her twenties who finally got over her first love.  A lot of people take a long time to do this, but they’re looking for someone who managed to get past that first romantic hurdle and is now happy with their partner. 

On a saucier note, a weekly women’s magazine is looking for couples under 40 who have done ‘unusual’ things to spice up their love life. Need we say more … ?

And finally, a Sunday newspaper is looking to interview a polygamous family for a real-life feature to tie in with the law change. 

If you think you might fit the bill or know someone who does, call Angela or John on 0161 660 9404 or email info@sellthatstory.com

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Trapped in a coma for 23 years

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

Once in a while there’s a story so amazing that it goes worldwide. 

It doesn’t matter where it happened because nobody on the planet could read it and fail to react.

The story of car crash victim Rom Houben is a perfect example.

For 23 year doctors were convinced he was in a coma.

In truth he was completely conscious.  He was totally paralysed but he his brain was unaffected, he could see, he could hear.

“I screamed, but there was nothing to hear,” he told German magazine Der Spiegel.

Medics finally realised he wasn’t in a persistent vegetative state after all.

Now he can communicate with a specially-adapted computer and he says he feels like he’s been re-born.

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How was it for you?

Friday, November 20th, 2009

new-year-fireworksSo how has 2009 been for you? Was it the year you found love, made money from a great new business, finally started a family, were reunited with long-lost relatives or lost shed loads of weight?

If 2009 has been a great year then a women’s weekly magazine want to hear from you. You’d need to be available for a photo shoot before December 4th and have to be aged 19-35.

What a great way to cap a great year – and make some money out of it too.

Call Angela or John on 0161 660 9404 or email info@sellthatstory.com

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