Sell a Story – Requests 14/06/2010
Monday, June 14th, 2010
LATEST STORY REQUESTS
The Folowing Stories are Urgently Wanted…. (see story requests below).
Just go to www.FamousFeatures.co.uk to tell us if you would like to get paid to be in any of these real life stories or features. Send us your details by filling in our online form (located at www.FamousFeatures.co.uk).
Also – please get in touch if you have any other stories that you would like us to consider. We are looking for new story ideas every day. Your real life experiences and true stories could earn you cash; sell a story now.
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Person or Story Wanted: Looking for an upbeat/quirky/usual real-life stories.
Where the Story/Article will Appear: Daily Newspaper Story.
More info: We are looking for a real life story for next week’s paper but looking for early ideas.
Person or Story Wanted: A woman who can talk about her experience of domestic violence.
Where the Story/Article will Appear: Women’s Magazine Article.
More info: We’re looking for a woman who was a victim of domestic violence. We want the story to have a positive ending though – maybe, after finally leaving their ex, she went to get a good job and meet a new man.
Criteria: She needs to be aged between 35 and 55.
Person or Story Wanted: Woman whose success has prevented her from having a relationship.
Where the Story/Article will Appear: Daily Newspaper Article.
More info: Woman who is very successful, attractive and single. Because of her success she hasn’t been able to hold down a relationship.
Criteria: Women aged late 30s, early 40s.
Person or Story Wanted: Single dad real life stories.
Where the Story/Article will Appear: Daily Newspaper Story.
More info: Looking for a strong story about a single father for a spread.
Criteria: British.
Person or Story Wanted: A woman who fell in love with a fella on holiday -but he was using her for a visa into the UK.
Where the Story/Article will Appear: Women’s magazine article.
More info: We are putting together a feature on different holiday horrors a woman might encounter while abroad and as part of that we are looking for a woman who fell head over heels for one of the local guys on holiday, thought he was ‘the One’, were planning on setting at home together in the UK and then it turned out that he was only using her for a passport into the UK.
Criteria: I am looking for a woman aged between 25-55.
Person or Story Wanted: Ever been stalked by a friend?
Where the Story/Article will Appear: Daily Newspaper Story.
More info: Looking for women – and men – 25 to 50, who have tried to break it off with a friend but the friend hasn’t got the message. They may bombard you with emails, texts, or calls or demand to know why you don’t want to see them anymore when you’ve tried to be polite and/or ignored their attempts to get in touch. Did this get out of hand and, if so, how did you stop it?
Criteria: 25-50, living in UK.
Person or Story Wanted: Human-interest stories (preferably involving a woman or family).
Where the Story/Article will Appear: Daily Newspaper Story.
More info: Interested in hearing any human interest stories which have NOT been in the national press yet or any first person pieces from female writers who have been through an experience or are planning on trying something new – ie dating after divorce, therapy etc etc.
Person or Story Wanted: Woman who had a no-strings attached holiday fling and is now regretting it deeply.
Where the Story/Article will Appear: Glossy magazine story.
More info: We are putting together a feature on holiday horrors women may encounter on their hols and as part of that I am looking to interview a woman who picked up a foreign lover for cheap holiday thrills but now has real emotional regret over the affair. For example – just got a divorce and wanted to boost her confidence by having no-strings holiday sex with a gorgeous local – but back home now feels cheap, degraded and really stupid for putting herself at risk from STD’s, pregnancy etc.
Or maybe, you did become pregnant as a result.
Criteria: The woman should be aged between 25-55.
Person or Story Wanted: Victims of lonely-hearts scams.
Where the Story/Article will Appear: Daily Newspaper Story.
More info: I am looking for victims who have been duped out of money by fraudsters from abroad via online dating sites and in lonely hearts columns.
Criteria: No age limit. Must be British victims.
Person or Story Wanted: Woman who caught an STI/ STD on holiday after a holiday fling…
Where the Story/Article will Appear: Magazine Story.
More info: We are writing a piece about different holiday horrors a woman might encounter on holiday and as part of that we are looking to interview a woman who is willing to speak openly about having a holiday fling and catching an STI/ STD as a result.
Criteria: Woman aged between 25-55 – but ideally if she is an older divorcee that would make the story a lot stronger and relevant to our readership but whatever the story is please don’t hesitate to get in touch.
Person or Story Wanted: A man who did something drastic for his wedding – eg. lost weight/had plastic surgery.
Where the Story/Article will Appear: Sunday Newspaper Magazine Story.
More info: We want to speak to a guy who is aged 20-40 who wanted a big wedding while his bride wasn’t so bothered. In order to make his day perfect he either lost a lot of weight, had surgery to improve his looks or even had a gastric band for quick-fire weight loss.
Criteria: Must have before and after pictures.
