£100 - £1,000 for your interesting stories!!!

mia100max


Joined: 19/03/2008
Posts: 404

Message Posted:
01/02/2011 15:21

Hi,

I am looking for people who have an interesting story to tell, be it about overcoming a major health crisis, a relationship issue or something that you have done and are very proud of!

Your article could be featured in a leading British magazine and earn you between £100 to £1,000!

Please email me a brief description and I will contact you if I think the subject is suitable, I will then submit it to my editor for approval. You will be provided with a final proof reading of the article before publishing.. So no suprises!

mia100max@googlemail.com

MsGarnet


Joined: 04/01/2009
Posts: 989

Message Posted:
01/02/2011 16:27

The words "could be........." are germane - who would send a total stranger the most private details of their life - with no further information to back up where the story could end up - bar "leading British magazine" which is about as vague as one could get. Let alone the fact £100 is peanuts. Thirty years ago I was paid £500 for giving an interview about something I experienced (I was approached, not vice versa) and although promised editorial control - poetic licence was indulged in AFTER I had read through and agreed the content, plus a photograph of me was doctored and not a word said to me about it - until I saw it in the magazine - too late then to do anything about it............

mia100max


Joined: 19/03/2008
Posts: 404

Message Posted:
01/02/2011 17:48

Hi, publications are listed below.

Woman's Own, Bella, That's Life, Now, Closer

I would of obviously informed anyone that emailed greater details. The publishing house would then get in touch with them to verify themselves.

As I have said, the fee is from £100 - £1,000

I do not need "The most private details" of a person's life, just a general outline of the story.

Hope this puts your mind at rest!

CarrieRBag



Joined: 23/12/2008
Posts: 1374

Message Posted:
01/02/2011 17:50

I submit stories to some of these magazines and there is no need for a third person as it can generally be done from the magazine website directly.

mia100max


Joined: 19/03/2008
Posts: 404

Message Posted:
01/02/2011 17:52

Hi, yes, you can submit directly and it would be me that called you back for more details!

CarrieRBag



Joined: 23/12/2008
Posts: 1374

Message Posted:
01/02/2011 18:06

Then why didn't you explain that. Sounded decidely like a scam without proper details. Thought you were in Lapta did not know these mags outsourced.

Pugwash


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Posts: 1797

Message Posted:
01/02/2011 18:07

The first person to get some decent money please post

CarrieRBag



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Posts: 1374

Message Posted:
01/02/2011 18:09

What do you call decent money Pugwash?

yenibob


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Posts: 1203

Message Posted:
01/02/2011 18:09

Carrie, are you that woman from Bella with 23 children and 4 husbands? The picture is very similar.

CarrieRBag



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Posts: 1374

Message Posted:
01/02/2011 18:10

LOL, thank god I am not! Not published in Bella. Oh and one husband is all I need.

Maz


Joined: 29/03/2009
Posts: 1924

Message Posted:
01/02/2011 18:31

So Mia...., do you get commission, and would we get more if we went directly to the magazine - as most of them carry adverts for people to send in their stories.



And what does one have to do to get the £1000? £100 would keep me in coffee for a week, but £1000 could give me a week in Paris. I know which I prefer!



So, why you? And why are you living in Lapta and not in the swinging capital of U.K, - and just one more small thing, what is with the 'would of' - don't you mean 'would have?'



And yes, I need the money, but what in my life could possibly be salacious enough to be of interest to readers of those mags, I wonder.

Scoty


Joined: 23/05/2010
Posts: 846

Message Posted:
01/02/2011 18:42

Mia - read through the posts on the board and then ask the poster if you can use them. Should make a few quid. Some really are out of this world. Just a thought!

deputydawg


Joined: 30/03/2010
Posts: 1727

Message Posted:
01/02/2011 19:07

I also like coffee more than Paris so can save £900 !

pollymarples


Joined: 08/08/2010
Posts: 1778

Message Posted:
01/02/2011 19:21

mia obviously acts as an agent/introducer and if she gets a little kick back, good for her.

Maz


Joined: 29/03/2009
Posts: 1924

Message Posted:
01/02/2011 19:33

I am sure Polly would like a couple of bob for the many tales she can tell. Go for it, Polly M!

mia100max


Joined: 19/03/2008
Posts: 404

Message Posted:
01/02/2011 20:12

I am an agent/introducer. I am sorry for the grammatical error but you will be relieved to hear that I do not write the actual article that appears in the magazine!

YFred


Joined: 06/05/2009
Posts: 1471

Message Posted:
01/02/2011 20:22

Can I tell you about my GR and Oracle, they have suffered terribly in the past and is a bit of an animal love story? GR is a pure bread Cypriot dog called Shillo and Oracle is Greek/Cypriot mongrel bitch, but they have a very tragic story.

mia100max


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Posts: 404

Message Posted:
01/02/2011 20:30

Hi yfred, if you email me an outline of the story that would be great.

YFred


Joined: 06/05/2009
Posts: 1471

Message Posted:
01/02/2011 20:37

But being an animal story, would I be paid more for it? especially as it is Greek Tragedy and all that.

mia100max


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Posts: 404

Message Posted:
01/02/2011 21:09

lol, I am sorry but I have no say on the amount you are finally paid for the story if it is used.

mia100max


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Posts: 404

Message Posted:
02/02/2011 13:08

I am still looking for stories for publication if anyone is interested?

Kibris


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Posts: 372

Message Posted:
02/02/2011 13:12

Does it have to be true?

Rottolover



Joined: 21/06/2009
Posts: 519

Message Posted:
02/02/2011 13:47

YFred, as much as your work is entertaining, stop winding the poor woman up....

mia100max


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Posts: 404

Message Posted:
02/02/2011 13:51

Yes, I'm afraid it does need to be true!

YFred


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Posts: 1471

Message Posted:
02/02/2011 14:50

Ian, how do you know this person is poor?

marcosthechef



Joined: 30/11/2009
Posts: 646

Message Posted:
03/02/2011 03:22

my life is full of great stories, have you not been reading my blog



http://www.marcosthechef.com

adkdundee


Joined: 01/08/2010
Posts: 86

Message Posted:
03/02/2011 09:37

Mia,

What's your email address. I don't have enough posts to see it.

mia100max


Joined: 19/03/2008
Posts: 404

Message Posted:
05/02/2011 15:40

Hi,

email address is:

mia100max@googlemail.com



Interesting stories still needed!

mia100max


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Posts: 404

Message Posted:
07/02/2011 17:41

Thank you so much to the people that have submitted stories so far but can I just point out that everyday romances etc are not really what we are after.

My editor requires stories that will be of interest to UK female readers. Take a look at the current articles featured in magazines like Bella, Take a Break, Closer etc.

Many thanks and keep those stories coming, you can earn £100 - £1000 if published!

Woodspeckie


Joined: 25/01/2009
Posts: 2263

Message Posted:
07/02/2011 17:47

Just reading the cover page is enough for me not to buy those magazines.

scootex



Joined: 03/03/2009
Posts: 908

Message Posted:
07/02/2011 19:55

Mia I could write you a story about all the negative posters on a forum web site but apart from that how about a funny true story about me ,the wife and easyjet checkin checkin how many words do you want

Maz


Joined: 29/03/2009
Posts: 1924

Message Posted:
07/02/2011 22:59

Sorry, Mia, another question or two. Who actually writes these stories? And would we get to see them before published to check their accuracy? Could there be the possibility that the truth could be exagerated to make exciting reading, or owuld the mags be happy for the people within the story to comment on accuracy? A wrong angle could distort the truth and that would never be worth £1000 (if it is meant to be fact and not fiction)

mia100max


Joined: 19/03/2008
Posts: 404

Message Posted:
12/02/2011 15:52

Hi Scootex, just a brief outline so I can get the jist is enough!

mia100max


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Posts: 404

Message Posted:
12/02/2011 15:55

Hi Maz, the story is edited by the editor and you would get to see the final draft before publication. I think it is written in a way that would appeal more to the readers but I do not think the truth is distorted!

hattikins


Joined: 17/02/2008
Posts: 2793

Message Posted:
12/02/2011 16:27

I think it is written in a way that would appeal more to the readers but I do not think the truth is distorted!



Just like the UK newspapers then !

Geoff


Joined: 25/06/2008
Posts: 1370

Message Posted:
12/02/2011 16:31

How does one know if a story has in fact been used?

Geoff

mia100max


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Posts: 404

Message Posted:
12/02/2011 16:50

I would inform the sender and the editor would then get in touch with them. They would give them the intended publication date.

pollymarples


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Posts: 1778

Message Posted:
13/02/2011 08:17

Look on North Cyprus Free Press, some of the blogs there are quite amusing, even actionable!!!