Posts Tagged ‘stories’

Three generations all on the dole

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

Do you know three generations of one family on the dole?

A Sunday newspaper is  looking for three or more generations of one family who are all on the dole and who have been made redundant during this recession and want to find work. 

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

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

Also, do you know someone who has been an absolute inspiration to you in 2009. Maybe for their bravery, their kindness, their loyalty ?

A weekly women’s magazine would love to hear about them.

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

Did you call off your wedding at the last minute?

Monday, November 16th, 2009

wedHave you called off your wedding at the last minute? You’d picked the dream dress, the venue was booked, the guests were invited . . . and then you got cold feet. Tell us about it, and earn yourself some cash. There’s a tabloid newspaper’s magazine interested in hearing your story.

They’re looking for women aged 19 to 38 who called off their wedding as close to the date as possible. If you have a story like this, call Angela or John on 0161 660 9404 or email info@sellthatstory.com

Or what about these? Do you fit the bill?

• A weekly women’s magazine is looking for funny pantomime stories – where something really mad happened – from women aged  18 to 35.

 • Do you have three generations of young mothers from in the same family – grandma, mother and daughter – who can all talk about having children in their teenage years and about being brought up by a young mother? For a women’s weekly magazine.

• Are you aged 15 to 20? Would you like to tell a women’s weekly magazine what it’s like to be the oldest sibling in a family of six children or more – particularly if you loved or hated being the oldest.

If you’d like to tell us your story, just call Angela or John on 0161 660 9404 or email info@sellthatstory.com

Do you fit the bill for any of these stories?

Sunday, November 15th, 2009

shoplifterEvery week newspapers and magazines contact us about particular stories they want to pursue for their pages. If you fit the bill for any of these please do let us know, and we`ll be able to sell your story for you. You can call us on 0161 660 9404 or email info@sellthatstory.com

A selection of this week`s requests: 

PUBLICATION: Middle market women`s magazine

REQUEST: Case study for a feature about a middle-class shoplifter, female, aged 25 – 55.

Preferably happy to be named and photographed, although if the story is good enough they may be prepared to preserve anonymity.

PUBLICATION: Weekly magazine

REQUEST: Any stories with a new year angle. They can be happy, sad, traumatic, funny – the only requirement is that they have something to do with new year (past or present). 

PUBLICATION: Middle market tabloid newspaper

REQUEST: The paper is planning a feature on woman aged 18-40 who have had breast surgery that has gone wrong. They`ll also want pictures, so may not be one for the faint hearted. 

If you fit the bill and would like us to help you sell your story, you can call us on 0161 660 9404 or email info@sellthatstory.com

All you need is love

Monday, November 9th, 2009

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There are a couple of great  heart-warming stories in this week’s women’s magazines.  They’re about people who’ll do literally anything for those they love.

First up is Pete Winters, who gave his partner Pat the best gift imaginable – a kidney! The couple tell their story in this week’s Pick Me Up (12 November) or click here to read it and see pictures.

Pat was on dialysis. Pete insisted he’d manage with one kidney and give her the other.  She returned the favour with a Leap Day marriage proposal.

Then there’s the remarkable story of Jaci Dalenberg who, aged 56, gave birth to her own grandchildren – triplets!

This week’s Real People (12 November) tells how her daughter Kim couldn’t have children because of a hysterectomy, so she got doctors to “turn back the clock” and offered herself as a surrogate.

So she’s not just mum to little Gabriella Claire, Carmina Ann and Elizabeth Jacilyn. She’s also their grandma.

These are both stories to inspire.  Maybe something’s happened to you that would give others that same sense of  “all you need is love”. Something remarkable, something heart-warming.

Let us know at Sell That Story and we’ll show you how easy it can be to get that story into print, and earn yourself some cash.  You can email info@sellthatstory.com or phone us on 0161 660 9404.