Valentines Stories – Alex McGowan’s Blog 02/02/2010

February 2nd, 2010

Love is in the air

Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone. Well, nearly. The big day is approaching, and it’s an event that divides everyone into two groups.

Firstly, the Smug Marrieds and Taken – those of you happily in love with your partners, laughing at the rest of us who are single and lonely.  We want to hear your stories of love and romance – week-long extravaganzas of gifts and serenading, as in the case of Britain’s most romantic man, Andrew Nellis.  He took girlfriend Jodie away on a series of surprise trips, a helicopter ride and even a ride on a Venetian gondolier to propose.  He spent £13,000 making it the perfect romantic week, and we sold his story to Pick Me Up magazine and Your Life in the Daily Mirror.

But what about those Valentine’s Day stories that go wrong?  We’ve heard of girls going to the hairdresser’s for the day, determined to become peroxide for the big Valentine’s date, only to have a hair-dye disaster.  Losing your hair as you eat a romantic candle-lit meal? Doesn’t sound too amorous from where we’re standing. But we would still like to hear your stories.

Valentine’s is also a day to put pressure on relationships. Massive pressure from the media to have a ‘perfect day’ with your loved one often outs problems you’re having as a couple into sharp focus.  We’ve listened to girlfriends who moan that their fellas spend all day every day on the internet, not paying them any attention in the slightest.

Then there’s the ladies who get their revenge – dumping their men on Valentine’s Day by sticking up posters of them in their cities, advertising to every unsuspecting woman that their ex is a love rat to avoid.

We want to hear all your great Valentine’s Day stories, whether they’re happy, sad, or just plain crazy. Any special marriage proposals? Did your man dress up in your clothes to get down on one knee? Or did you catch him in bed with your best mate?  Selling your story to one of the top national magazines or newspapers is the best way to get your story across effectively, in the way that you want.

On a sadder note, there are also some tragic Valentine stories out there. Sons who died in car crashes, hours away from delivering their presents to their girlfriends the following day.  Telling your story can help spread a message – whether it’s to stop people from speeding, or get revenge on a cheating boyfriend who broke your heart.

We negotiate the best fee for your story, and tell it in the way you want it to be told.  So get in touch, and share your February stories with the Famous Features team.

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Appear one of these newspaper articles and earn cash: 27/01/2010

January 27th, 2010

Earn cash for appearing in any of these magazine or newspaper articles and features. All you have to do is visit www.FamousFeatures.co.uk to send us your details and let us know which story you are interested in taking part in.

You can also let us know if you have any other stories to sell.  We are looking for all kinds of different stories to publish.  There couldn’t be an easier way to make cash! Sell a story today.

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Person or Story Wanted: We are looking for a woman who discovered her partner’s cheating through text messages.

Where the story will appear: Daily Newspaper Story.

More info: We are looking for a case study who discovered their partner was cheating by pretending to be the man and texting the mistress – just like Elin did to Tiger Woods.

 

Person or Story Wanted: A British woman/couple adopting an orphan from Haiti.

Where the story will appear: Daily Newspaper Article.

More info: Seeking British couples or single women who are in the process of adopting a child from Haiti. No age limit. Fee of up to £1000 to case study on publication.

 

Person or Story Wanted: Women, 19-35, who met their partner as a result of a tragic event.

Where the story will appear: Glossy Women’s Magazine.

More info: For a feature on couples that met during what might be described as one of the worst days of their lives, we are looking for women, aged 19-35, who met ‘the One’ as a result of a tragic event. Perhaps they were both involved in an earthquake, a fire, a bombing, a flooding, etc., working as a volunteer and tending to the injured, or else they lived through the event itself.

 

Person or Story Wanted: Teenage Girls Addicted to Surgery

Where the story will appear: Glossy Women’s Magazine.

More info: We are looking for mums whose teenage daughters are obsessed with plastic surgery. Ideally they need to be desperate to transform themselves – they might want a boob job / nose job / face lift by the time they turn 16 and be saving up their pocket money for plastic surgery.

Criteria: The girls need to be 16 and under and the mums aged around 21-40.

 

Person or Story Wanted: Family of a woman who has died from gynaelogical cancer (NOT CERVICAL)

Where the story will appear: Sunday Newspaper Article.

More info: We are issuing one last request for the family-husband, sister and daughter ideally-of a woman who passed away recently from gynaelogical cancer (but not cervical cancer).

This is for a feature on the other victims of cancer-the family, who are often forgotten about.

We want the woman who died to have been no more than 45 approx when she passed away, and her family, sister and daughter to all be under that age too (approximately).

 

Person or Story Wanted: Women who spent money on alternative “fertility boosting” products/practitioners .

Where the story will appear: Daily Newspaper Story.

More info: We are looking for women who have spent time and money on alternative fertility aids eg fertility statues, vitamins, spells, chinese herbs etc etc and they did not fall pregnant as a result (they could have fallen pregnant later though or on IVF). Ideally they would feel they had wasted money or been conned but they may feel the optimism was worth it.

 

Person or Story Wanted: A three generation family living together in one house.

Where the story will appear: Glossy Women’s Monthly

More info: We are looking for a female case study to feature in our next issue. It’s for a piece about three generation families so I’m looking for a couple who have pooled their finances with their parents/in-laws to buy a bigger property that they all live in together, or which has an annex attached. Can you help at all?

Criteria: They must be over 35 They must be living with their children and BOTH their or their partner\’s parents They must have bought the property within the last six years.

 

Person or Story Wanted: Three generations of women who will all talk about love/relationships through the years.

Where the story will appear: Sunday Newspaper Article.

More info: We’re looking to interview a gran, mum and daughter about their experiences of dating and relationships and how they’ve changed through the years.

Criteria: Gran, mum and daughter with a wide range of relationship experiences.

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Generous Fee Paid for Appearing in Magazine Articles: 26/01/2010

January 26th, 2010

Get paid a generous fee for appearing in any of these magazine or newspaper articles and features.  Simply visit www.FamousFeatures.co.uk to send us your details and let us know which story you are interested in taking part in.

You can also let us know if you have any other stories to sell.  We are looking for all kinds of different stories to publish.  What an easy way to make cash!

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Person or Story Wanted: Couple willing to try relationship therapy.

Where the story or article will appear: Women’s Magazine Story.

More info: I’m looking for a long term couple aged between 35 and 55 who would be willing to have a session of relationship therapy and then talk about how it has helped in a women’s weekly magazine. The case study will be paid and you will be able to read the copy before publication.

Person or Story Wanted: A family who refuse to have the Internet at home, and a family who are hooked on the web.

Where the story or article will appear: Daily Newspaper Story.

More info: Following news about the broadband tax, I\’m looking for two families from opposite ends of the broadband spectrum.

1) A family who refuse to have the Internet at home, not for financial reasons, but because they don’t believe it’s a good thing. They prefer to get their kids doing sport or other activities rather than spending hours scouring the web.

2) A family who couldn’t live without the Internet. Mum might use it for shopping, dad might rely to his emails, while the kids are hooked on spotify and facebook.

We would need to picture them at home today and a quick chat on the phone. We can pay them for doing this.

Person or Story Wanted: Case studies of women who have used diet pills with negative side effects.

Where the story or article will appear: Daily Newspaper Story.

More info: After a recent study says that a quarter of women use diet pills, I need several case studies of women who have used them with unpleasant side effects. One Alli case study is fine, but we’d like a couple of other diet drug examples as well and it would be good if they bought them online.

Person or Story Criteria: Age bracket pretty broad (20-60 years old).

Person or Story Wanted: Valentine real life stories.

Where the story or article will appear: Daily Newspaper Features.

More info: Love stories with a twist for a Daily Newspaper’s 14th February issue.

Person or Story Wanted: Mail order brides.

Where the story or article will appear: Men’s magazine story.

More info: We are looking to do a piece about a man who has married what is known as a “mail order bride”

Person or Story Criteria: It has to be a British man between the ages of 18 and 30.

Person or Story Wanted: Desperately seeking: An obese patient forced to EAT MORE in order to have NHS weight loss surgery.

Where the story or article will appear: Women’s Magazine Story.

More info: The Royal College of Surgeons claim obese patients are being made to eat more and gain weight so they can have weight-loss surgery on the NHS.  We’re looking for a strong case study of a patient who deliberately gained weight after being told they did not qualify for surgery because they weren’t fat enough. We’re particularly keen to hear from patients whose health suffered as a result – for example, suffering diabetes, stroke, heart problems etc etc.  The more extreme the weight gain the better, especially if it was over a short period of time.

Person or Story Criteria: Ideally, the patient should be under 30 and female but we’d be happy to hear about any case studies.

Person or Story Wanted: a funny crime story involving an animal.

Where the story or article will appear: Women’s Magazine story.

More info: We\’re looking for a funny crime story involving an animal in some way. Anything like a pet who was killed that turned into a bit of a whodunnit or someone who was beaten up by someone dressed up as an animal.

Person or Story Criteria: We need to be able to tell it from a woman aged between 18 and 35.

Person or Story Wanted: We are looking to speak to a woman who became a mum in her 50s or older.

Where the story or article will appear: Woman’s Magazine Article.

More info:  It doesn’t matter if she was already a mum or if this was her first baby. It also doesn’t matter whether the baby was conceived naturally or through IVF. Ideally the baby would need to be about a year old. We are looking for someone who hasn’t appeared in any other women’s magazines.

Person or Story Wanted: Chemical peels gone wrong.

Where the story or article will appear: Daily Newspaper Story.

More info: We are looking for three women who each had bad experiences of chemical facial peels – did it leave your face scarred, seriously swollen, in a lot of pain, or requiring further treatment to repair damage done by the peel? Phone interviews and pics required. Generous payment offered.

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Appear in a Magazine or Newspaper and Earn Cash Today

January 20th, 2010

We are looking for the following stories right now.  If you, or anyone you know, fits the profile – simply let us know by filling out our online form at: www.famousfeatures.co.uk

You can also let us know about any other real life stories that you would like to publish in a magazine or newspaper. You can sell a story today.

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Story or Person Wanted: Mums with high blood pressure or diabetes and their daughters aged 18-35.

Where the story will appear: Woman’s magazine feature.

More info: Reveal magazine are putting together a health feature based on mothers and daughters.

We’re looking for mums who has had high blood pressure or diabetes who both have a daughter aged 18-35; both mums and daughters need to be able to attend a photo shoot and interview in London one week day in early Feb.  Expenses and payment available.

Case study criteria: Mums can be any age but daughters must be 18-35.

 

Story or Person Wanted: A woman who divorced her hubby and then married him again.

Where the story will appear: Woman’s magazine story.

More info: For a Valentine’s Day feature on love second time around.

Case study criteria: Up to age 45 or a young-looking 50.  Needs to be available for interview this week.

 

Story or Person Wanted: Looking for a case study who has had a divorce party to give a quick five minute interview.

Where the story will appear: Newspaper article.

More info: We are running a piece on the changing face of divorce, we are looking for a female case study aged 18-45 who has had a divorce party and is happy to talk to us for five minutes about it and provide a pic of themselves.

 

Story or Person Wanted: I am looking for a woman whose house was burgled.

Where the story will appear: Glossy magazine story.

More info: I am looking for a women who’s house was burgled and the robbers took off with whatever they could find while she hid/didn’t confront them for fear of being attacked etc.

Generous fee to case study paid – must be aged 22-40.

 

Story or Person Wanted: Any real life story, involving a young woman aged 19-35, who is available for pics/interview by Thur.

Where the story will appear: Glossy women’s magazine.

More info:  We’ve got a last-minute hole in our schedule that needs filling by Thursday lunchtime (eek!). So, we are looking for any first person real life stories involving young women aged 19-35, where either good pics already exist; or the woman concerned is available to be shot in the next 24 hours. Any suggestions welcome!

 

Story or Person Wanted: Female chef that lost weight despite working with food.

Where the story will appear: Glossy women’s magazine story.

More info: We are looking for a female chef who lost a lot of weight despite working with food.  They will need to be able to attend a photo shoot in February.

 

Story or Person Wanted: Case studies of girls who’ve had underage sex.

Where the story will appear: Woman’s magazine feature.

More info: We are working on a feature about under age sex and looking for case studies as young as possible. They need to have had sex young and be willing to talk about their experiences – do they regret it / has it ruined their body / did they get pregnant etc?

Case study criteria: They can be aged up to 35.

 

Story or Person Wanted: Gay man turned straight.

Where the story will appear: Daily Newspaper Story.

More info:  There was a piece in the Times earlier this week in which Patrick Muirhead wrote about how he’s going straight after years of being gay as he wants a wife and family. On the back of this story we are now looking for a man who also went straight after years of a homosexual lifestyle and now has a wife (and ideally a child as well).  Phone interview required and ideally a photograph too although we are flexible on this given the sensitive nature of the feature. Payment upon publication. 

 

Story or Person Wanted: Woman or man who wants to propose to their other half in the Newspaper on Valentines day.

Where the story will appear: Sunday Newspaper (News of the World).

More info: We are looking for men and women who want to propose to their other half in the magazine’s Valentines issue.  Make it a super-special proposal, and we may even be able to throw in a free diamond ring from a top jewellers.  This must be a genuine proposal!

Case study criteria: Men/Women Aged 19-40

 

Story or Person Wanted: Female stalking victims.

Where the story will appear: Sunday Newspaper Story.

More info: We are URGENTLY looking for female victims of stalking. We’re particularly interested in speaking with a victim of cyber stalking, ie through facebook/My Space etc…but are open to other options.  This is for an issue going to press imminently so please contact us asap if you know anyone suitable.

Case study criteria: Female 18-40.

 

Story or Person Wanted: Girls aged 18-25 who have taken mephedrone to talk about their experience.

Where the story will appear: Sunday Newspaper magazine supplement.

More info: We are putting together a news report on the rise of new ‘legal high’ drug mephedrone (known as bubble and meow meow) and am hoping to speak to a couple of female case studies who have tried it to talk about what it was like.  We will need them to be identified (named and pictured) and there would be payment involved.

Case study criteria: They need to be aged between 18-25, be female and willing to be identified

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These stories wanted. Earn Cash Today. 15/01/2010

January 15th, 2010

Would you like to feature in a magazine article and earn cash today? Get paid to appear in any of these magazine & newspaper articles (see requests below), or send us your own story ideas. Sell a story today.

Visit www.FamousFeatures.co.uk to let us know if you are interested.

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Person or Story Wanted: Women who can tell us how Facebook ruined their lives.

Where the article will appear:  National Newspaper Story.

Criteria: Must be under 35 with good stories about being stalked, bullied, privacy invaded, or marriage/relationship broke up due to Facebook

Person or Story Wanted: “Love against the odds – they said it would never work”

Where the article will appear: Glossy Women’s Magazine Story.

More info: We are looking for women (aged 21-29) who are in successful relationships that people said would never work.  Perhaps they have successfully held down a long distance relationship, fell pregnant very early on in the relationship and made the relationship work, fell in love with someone their family initially disliked or met ‘the one’ on the rebound from another relationship.

We would need to photograph both you and your partner at a photo shoot and can pay a fee, plus your travel expenses.

Person or Story Wanted: Someone who became addicted to antidepressants and who suffered extreme side effects.

Where the article will appear: Glossy Women’s Magazine article.

More info: We are looking for a woman who, after being on antidepressants, has suffered extreme side-effects – anything from death to massive strokes or suicide attempts, which can definitely be linked back to the antidepressants.

Criteria: Women aged between 18 and 35

Person or Story Wanted: Husband/sister/children of woman who died of a gynaelogical cancer.

Where the article will appear: Sunday Newspaper.

More info: We are looking for the families of a woman (aged no more than 45) who died of gynaelogical cancer. We want to speak to her husband/fiance/partner and her sister, and photograph them with her children. This is for a feature on the forgotten victims of cancer-the family.

Criteria: All case studies and the deceased to be no older than 45 approx.

Person or Story Wanted: I am looking for a woman, who decided to abort her child when she found out it would be disabled.

Where the article will appear: Women’s Weekly Magazine.

More info: We are looking for someone who took the decision to abort a baby knowing that it would be disabled and therefore would have a bad quality of life. It would good to find two women, one who stands by her decision and one who regrets it.

Criteria: The women would have to be happy to be identified and pictured. Also, they have to be exclusive to us.

Person or Story Wanted: A woman who has been attacked by another woman/women, eg mugged, targeted on night out.

Where the article will appear: Sunday Newspaper Story.

More info: We are putting together a report on the rise of female violence and looking for a woman aged 20-39 who has suffered violence at the hands of another woman or women.

This could be a random attack on a night out, walking past a group of girls who start being aggressive, or an attack in a bar or club, but something that was totally unexpected (as well as totally undeserved).

We would want to interview her about what happened, and photograph her.

Criteria: Case study must be female, aged 20-39, live in the UK.

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Karma – A good reason to sell a story: Alex McGowan’s Blog

January 15th, 2010

Karma, karma, karma, karma…come on and sell your story!

We all know what karma is, don’t we?

What goes around comes around…what comes up, must come down and all the rest of it.

Basically, it means that whatever you do comes back to you somehow. So, if you cheat someone, betray them or hurt them, somehow the bad luck will come back to you.

We marvel at karma in this office, where we sit selling your stories to the national magazines and newspapers. You wouldn’t believe the amount of karma stories we get though the door. Take Sinead McNamee, whose story will be published in Take a Break Specials magazine in March. She gave everything she had to her boyfriend when he told her he had no money. She covered his rent, paid for his share of a holiday to Kenya and didn’t pressure him to pay her back.

One day, however, she logged onto her online banking site and discovered he’d gambled away nearly £2,000 of her money on internet poker sites.  We won’t spoil the rest of the story for you, but needless to say, the rogue boyfriend was convicted of fraud and theft. And Sinead has now moved on with her life.

Sinead decided to share her story to warn others about the conmen lurking out there. And you could say that’s HIS bad luck is coming back to haunt him!

It’s exactly the same when a rape victim comes forward and tells their story. It’s not about the money, it’s not about ‘selling your soul’ – it’s making sure these people don’t get the chance to hurt anyone again.

Have you got a Valentine’s story from the past? Someone who hurt you, someone you’d like to expose? Famous Features is the way to put a story forward sensitively and in the way you feel comfortable with.  Or what about Easter? The family get together, still seething from the Christmas rows you had, and tempers flare. Have you had a fallout with someone in your family?

Selling your story could be the perfect way to get the story across to the people you want to reach out to, without changing any of the facts or breaking any laws.  Our journalists are all experienced and talented in the field of real-life features, and want to help you get the biggest and best deal for your story.

So email or call – we are waiting to hear your amazing yarns and help you sell your story!

Tell us your story here:  www.FamousFeatures.co.uk

Or call us on 0845 83 88 555

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Magazine & Newspaper Story Requests: 12/01/2010

January 12th, 2010

Earn cash today. Get paid to feature in any of these magazine & newspaper articles, or send us your own story ideas.  We also have requests from TV companies today.

Visit www.FamousFeatures.co.uk to let us know if you are interested.

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Person or Story Wanted: Women aged 20-32 who have a ’surrogate’ mum figure in their life.

Where the story or feature will appear: Women’s Magazine Story.

More info: The feature is called ‘You’re like a mum to me’. We’re looking for 3-4 case studies of girls who have a different/surrogate mother figure in their life. Maybe their real mum lives abroad and their boss acts as a surrogate mother figure, or they’ve sadly lost their mum and their mum’s best friend has stepped into the breach. Maybe it’s a best friend or a sister who acts as a mother figure for them. Or just a real mentor – someone who’s helped them set up a business, or offered loads of support for it. There are lots of different possibilities for it.

Special criteria: Aged between 20 and 32, female.

 

Person or Story Wanted: Television Production Company are looking for Teenagers who have an extraordinary body for their age.

Where the story or feature will appear: Television.

More info: Maverick Television the makers of hit programmes such as how To Look Good Naked, Ten Years Younger and Embarrassing Bodies are looking for teenage contributors who feel they have an extraordinary body, in particular teenagers who have an extraordinary body for their age.

We are looking for a wide range of possible contributors, some examples of the sorts of people we are looking for are: transgender teenagers, obese teenagers who perhaps are having or have had a gastric band, teenagers that have a facial disfigurement, burn victims and pregnant teenagers.

If you feel that you have a contributor that we could work with please do get in touch with www.FamousFeatures.co.uk as soon as possible.

Special criteria: Must be teenagers, must have an extraordinary body story, would help if their age was a main factor in their story.

 

Person or Story Wanted: Women aged 25-35 who discovered their partners were leading a secret life.

Where the story or feature will appear: Women’s magazine story.

More info: Looking for five women to give an interview about finding out their husband/boyfriend was leading a double life. Examples include discovering he had a secret second family, that he was gay, that he had cheated with lots of women etc.

Special criteria: Aged 25-35 and British.

 

Person or Story Wanted: We are URGENTLY looking to speak to a woman whose boyfriend won her back after he was unfaithful.

Where the story or feature will appear: Women’s magazine story.

More info: We are looking for a girl whose boyfriend cheated on her, but won her back by making big romantic gestures. He might have sent her flowers everyday, called non-stop, bought her expensive presents, or just sent romantic letters. The bigger the gesture, the better!

She’d be invited to a photo shoot where we’d do her hair, make-up and pick out some fab outfits. The shoot is PAID and she can keep a copy of the professional pictures we take on the day.

Special criteria: Female, aged 20-28, ideally still with the boyfriend and available on Wednesday.

 

Person or Story Wanted: Woman between 35 and 50 addicted to OTC painkillers such as Nurofen Plus.

Where the story or feature will appear: Women’s magazine story.

More info: This piece is a smart, investigative piece about the increasing number of women in the UK who are addicted to or dependent on over-the-counter painkillers such as Nurofen Plus. It looks at how and why these dependencies occur and what women in that situation can do.

Special criteria: Must be aged more or less between 35 and 50 years old. Must be able to provide head shot. Must be female.

 

Person or Story Wanted: Mum and daughter for photo shoot and interview for Reveal, must be of an ethnic background.

Where the story or feature will appear: Women’s magazine story.

More info: We are putting together a health feature on mothers and daughters and their health (e.g if they have any of the same health problems, if they are concerned about passing any ailments on genetically).

We are looking for a daughter aged 18-35 (the mother can be any age), from an ethnic background to take part in a shoot and interview at the end of January.  All expenses will be paid for, and mother and daughter will both get hair and make-up as well as some great pictures.

Special criteria: Must be a mother and daughter. Daughter must be 18-35. Both to be from an ethnic background.

 

Person or Story Wanted: a have-a-go hero who was subsequently cautioned by the police because of their actions.

Where the story or feature will appear: Glossy women’s magazine.

More info: Based on the news reports that Myleene Klass waved a knife at intruders and then was cautioned by the police herself, we are looking for have-a-go heroes who were then cautioned by the police. Their actions need to have been reasonable and not too aggressive.

Special criteria: Women aged between 18 and 50.

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Earn Cash: We are looking for these stories right now… 11/01/2010

January 11th, 2010

Gat paid to feature in any of these magazine & newspaper articles, or send us a different story idea.

Visit www.FamousFeatures.co.uk to let us know if you are interested.

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Person or Story Wanted: A young woman who’s looking after her siblings.

Where the story will appear: Sunday Newspaper Story.

More info: We’re urgently searching for a young woman who is now caring for her siblings after her parents have died or are otherwise unable to look after them.

Criteria: Must have been granted custody of her siblings and allow them to be named and pictured. Ideally aged 18-25.

 

Person or Story Wanted: Obesity related case studies.

Where the story will appear: Women’s Magazine Story.

More info: We are working on a feature about obesity and how the problem is spreading into funerals – bigger coffins / larger burial plots etc. We need to speak to anybody who’s buried a relative that was largely overweight and how the funeral was affected by their size.

Alternatively, I would like to speak to anyone who’s severely overweight and worried about the problems their size could cause to a funeral and the affect this could have on their family.  Bit of an odd request I know! But if anyone has any obesity related stories at all, we’d be interested in taking a look at them.

 

Person or Story Wanted: Teen boy who has Botox injections.

Where the story will appear: Daily Newspaper story.

 

Person or Story Wanted: Sex and the City lookalikes.

Where the story will appear: Woman’s Magazine Article.

More info: We are looking for lookalikes of Miranda, Charlotte and Samantha from the show, Sex and the City. It would be great if they had a story but the looks are obviously more important for this feature.

 

Person or Story Wanted: Valentines Stories.

Where the story will appear: Women’s Magazine Story.

More info: Looking for any really romantic proposal stories for a Valentines day feature.

Criteria: Case studies must be between the ages of 18 and 35.

 

Person or Story Wanted: A mum who’s child took part in the strangling game with friends and hurt themselves.

Where the story will appear: Women’s magazine story.

More info: There is a new internet craze, which shows teenagers strangling each other in order to give themselves a high. We are looking for a case study of a mum who’s daughter took part in this and really hurt themselves.

Criteria: The mum must be aged between 18 and 35.

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Easy Cash in the New Year: Story Requests 6/1/2010

January 6th, 2010

Earn easy cash in the New Year.  We are looking for the following people to appear in newspaper and magazine articles. Simply read the requests below and then visit: www.FamousFeatures.co.uk to send us your details or sell another story to the press.

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Person or Story Wanted: Weekend dad

Where the story will appear: National Newspaper.

More info: We are looking for a dad who is separated from his kid’s mum and only sees them at the weekends and during the holidays ie he is a Weekend Dad.  Most importantly his ex must give permission for the children to be photographed and identified. This is essential.

Special criteria: Male 20-45.

Person or Story Wanted: A family on benefits

Where the story will appear: National Newspaper.

More info: We’re looking for a family who are all on benefits to feature in a piece for The Sun where we give them advice on how to get a job, get fitter and healthier and reduce the amount they claim from the state. Ideally we’d need a mum and dad, and children of working age, along with any other family members who want to take part. We will pay a fee to them.

Person or Story Wanted: A woman who fell in love with her housemate.

Where the story will appear: Glossy woman’s magazine feature.

Story Info: We are looking for a woman who lived with her husband/boyfriend as housemates (maybe at college or university), before they got together.

Case Study Criteria: She must be 21-29.

Person or Story Wanted:  Young(ish) women who’ve lost weight and ditched their men.

Where the story will appear:

Story Info: A line-up piece featuring three women who dumped their blokes after losing weight and gaining confidence. It could be the best thing they ever did – or something they’ve lived to regret.

Case Study Criteria: Ideally in 20/30s but could stretch to early 40s. Must be able to provide before and after pics of weight loss.

Person or Story Wanted: A woman who knew her husband/boyfriend as a friend before they got together.

Where the story will appear: Glossy woman’s magazine feature.

Story Info: We are looking for a woman who knew her husband/boyfriend as a friend before they got together. Ideally, he would have been her best friend’s brother/ brother’s friend or they would have known each other when they were very little.

Case Study Criteria: She must be 21-29 and preferably will be married or engaged.

Person or Story Wanted: My boyfriend\’s a cross-dresser.

Where the story will appear: Glossy Woman’s Magazine.

Story Info: We would like to find a girl in her 20s who discovered her boyfriend was a cross-dresser and she’s still with him.

They will both need to be pictured and we’ll need a chat with both of them.

Case Study Criteria: Aged between 20-29

Person or Story Wanted: Gay parents (preferably dads).

Where the story will appear: Glossy Woman’s Magazine.

Story Info: We are URGENTLY looking for two gay parents (preferably men but will consider female case studies) for a positive feature on modern families in 2010.   They must have had the child together as a couple (ie we do not want case studies who have children from a previous heterosexual marriage).

Both parents must be identified but we can conceal the child’s face through photography if they do not wish for them to be identified.

Case Study Criteria: Male or female 20-45

Person or Story Wanted:  Single woman who conceived through sperm donation.

Where the story will appear:  Sunday Newspaper.

Story Info: We are URGENTLY looking for a single mother who conceived through sperm donation for a positive feature on modern families. She must be identified but we can conceal her child’s face through photography if she does not wish for them to be identified.

Case Study Criteria: Female aged 20-45

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Easy Cash in the New Year: Story Requests 5/1/2010

January 5th, 2010

Earn easy cash in the New Year.  We are looking for the following people to appear in newspaper and magazine articles. Simply read the requests below and then visit: www.FamousFeatures.co.uk to send us your details or sell another story to the press.

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Person or Story Wanted: Woman age 18-35 (approx) who dumped long term partner after losing weight & regaining confidence.

Media outlet: National Newspaper Story.

More info: The weight loss must be substantial. Strong before and after pics are a must.

 

Person or Story Wanted: Woman whose marriage ended in divorce because of Facebook.

Media outlet: National Newspaper Story.

More info: Urgently need to find a woman aged between 20 and 40 whose marriage ended in divorce because she discovered her partner indulging in flirtatious behaviour – or she indulged in flirtatious behaviour herself – on Facebook.

 

Person or Story Wanted: Couples who met on what might be described as the worst day of their lives.

Media outlet: Woman’s Magazine Article.

More info: For a fun and in-depth feature on relationships, we are looking for couples who met on a day that might be described as one of the worst days of their lives.  Perhaps they were involved in the same car accident and later fell in love.  Or perhaps he/she went to hospital where he/she met and fell in love with his/her doctor. Or the day he/she lost his/her job was the day he/she met ‘the One’. Or he/she was caught in a snow blizzard and his/her future partner rescued her/him.

Profile: Women aged 19-38

 

Person or Story Wanted: A couple who are divorced and happy

Media outlet: Sunday Newspaper Magazine Article.

More info: We’re looking for a man and a woman who were once married, but who have divorced amicably and are both happy they made the decision to split.  We’d need them both to speak about why it was the best choice for them and how they’ve kept their relationship friendly since. 

  

Person or Story Wanted: Couples giving love a second chance.

Media outlet: Woman’s magazine article.

More info: We are looking for two case studies.

1) a couple who were together, then split up, and then got back together to give it another go and it’s working out.

2) a woman who split up with her partner but tried again and sadly it didn’t work out the 2nd time either.

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