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Mumsnet Discussions: Media / non-member requests : Your real life stories wanted - www.talktothepress.com (12 messages)

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From MEDIA: Natasha Courtenay-Smith placed on Mon 31-Mar-08 15:49:37

Your real life stories wanted - www.talktothepress.com

www.talktothepress.com is a new agency helping ordinary people who want to see their stories in print.

We're interested in all real life stories, from fertility and baby stories, to relationship, health, cosmetic surgery and crime stories. We work with all the women's magazines, baby magazines and the newspapers.

At the moment, I am particularly looking for case studies of
- women who have had a baby using a frozen egg (Fabulous magazine)
- women who have had cosmetic surgery downstairs following childbirth (Love it magazine)
- women who have become addicted to shopping online (Daily Mail)
- women who have experienced stalking (Red magazine)
- a woman who could write a diary of her experiences of rehab (Eve magazine)

And all other stories are of interest too! If you would like to see your real life story in print, then get in touch with the details.

Many thanks

By MacMac123 on Thu 15-May-08 20:26:46

website is http://www.talktothepress.com

By RubySlippers on Thu 15-May-08 20:28:48

have had cosmetic surgery "downstairs"

DOWNSTAIRS - FGS use the proper terminology - it is a serious subject

By FrannyandZooey on Thu 15-May-08 20:32:10

oh I thought she meant like in a bungalow or something

wink

reminds me of the time a doctor said to me "I hear you're having a little trouble in the ladies department"

hmm

I'm not fricking Debenhams

By nickytwotimes on Thu 15-May-08 20:35:42

"...helping ordinary women who what to see their stories in print."

OR: "helping the meedja find sensationalist stories from vulnerable people and getting a few quid in the process."

By beaniesteve on Thu 15-May-08 20:37:06

OMG is this how they get their stories? shock

I always wondered!

By MacMac123 on Fri 16-May-08 11:03:56

There are plenty of people with really interesting stories who find it cathartic to talk about. Let's face it we all read these stories, whether in the paper or in weekly mags. Personally i find them really interesting.

By Piffle on Fri 16-May-08 11:05:59

I've been stalked and stuff. Last thing I'd ever fricking do is tell my story to national mag/paper.
I really want him to find out stuff about me
d'oh

By blinkingthreetimes on Fri 16-May-08 11:09:10

You could use me

once in rehab I was on ebay and saw a cheap ad for fanjo surgery I gave him a ring unfortunatley the surgeon was a bit weird and ended up following me around for a while .

--sorry -

By zippitippitoes on Fri 16-May-08 11:13:34

doctors do say that stuff

its like that just a little porick or just a scratch nonsense they teach them in medical school

can just see the interactive board lighting up with the womans anatomy class

keep it simple folks women have no brains when they have their nickers off

this is down below/downstairs/nether regions if you want to get spooky

By Tommy on Fri 16-May-08 11:17:10

Franny - you just made me snort with laughter grin

By unknownrebelbang on Fri 16-May-08 11:26:51

WTF would I want to talktothepress?

Oh, that's right, I have no interesting story to sensationalise, do I?

And erm, we don't all read the stories in papers or magazines.

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