How to sell a real life story

This is a question we often hear. We have written a comprehensive explanation of how to sell your real life story to a magazine or newspaper.

Once you have made contact with us we will be able to tell you straight away if we think we can help you sell a true life story. It all begins with a…

Chat

We will talk about what your real life story is and which magazines might consider running your feature. You can ask us any questions you like before deciding whether to proceed. We’ll ring you, to save money on your telephone bill, and we’ll only arrange calls at a time convenient to you.

Photos

Magazines and newspapers are always more interested and will pay more money for real life stories if they can be illustrated with great photos. We will discuss which ones are available and which you are happy to use.

Placement

Once we have done the interview, we will pitch your real life story to the media. A ‘pitch’ is an outline of your story, illustrated by the photographs you have provided. We will liase with numerous editors to ensure you get the best offer and the most money guaranteed.

Readback

Once we know which publications you will appear in, we will then have a second, more detailed interview, based on the brief that the magazine gives us. We take a lot of pride in making sure that we reflect what you want to say. Before we send the finished feature to the publication, we read it back to you so you can make any last-minute changes.