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By Tracey E Edwards

 Continued growth in the women’s periodic publication market, together with heightened demand from national newspapers for human interest stories, means there is now more scope than ever before for people across the UK to earn money by selling their own stories.

The question on everyone’s mind however is how do they get their story to the publication, and, more importantly how will they get paid, and will they get a good deal, In Short How do I Sell My Story?

One way of doing it is to use an agency that will advise and help both you, and the publication, in an ‘everyone wins’ method.

Founder, of such a website (Talk To The Press) Natasha Courtenay-Smith explains, “Story-selling isn’t limited to just the ‘kiss-and-tell’ market as you might imagine, in fact, newspapers are increasingly seeking genuine case studies to illustrate the latest trends such as cosmetic surgery, as well as topical issues like MRSA and the credit-crunch. Women’s magazines continually hunt for inspirational tales from ‘normal people’, ranging from surviving an affair to dealing with addiction.”

“The market for honest stories and authentic case studies is continuing to expand,” continues Natasha, “but many people don’t know where to begin when it comes to talking to the media. Indeed, simply picking up the phone to a journalist can feel like a frightening experience. That’s where the middleman comes in: advising people on whether they have a story which may be of interest to the national media, helping them decide which publications to aim for and managing all their contracts and fees.”

Many stories that have been helped in this way include: a woman trying to find a sperm donor; a man who has survived breast cancer; a woman who discovered she was the secret love child of a sixties rock star; a wronged-wife who underwent ?5,000-worth of cosmetic surgery after her husband left and a self-confessed sex addict. All received payment for their interviews and, most importantly, achieved their personal goal of talking to the media.

“For many, just having their say and getting their story out there meets a deep-seated need,” explains Natasha. “This is either because they raise awareness about a subject close to their heart, raise money for charity or they quite simply get the opportunity to set a record straight. Some people talk to more than one publication, in fact I know of one woman who’s been a mistress for the past decade and has talked about it to numerous magazines - and why not? She has a fascinating tale to tell and magazines are willing to pay her to talk about her experiences which will doubtless be of interest to their thousands of readers.”

Natasha estimates that the savvier story-seller can top up their income by as much as ?5,000 per year if they appear in just one magazine or newspaper per month.

So if you are one of those people who read other peoples stories, and think ‘My story is like that (or better)’ or if people tell you that you should sell your story, then listen to them, and take action, it could make you some money!

Talk to the Press deals with a vast range of stories and can also help individuals who wish to keep a crime in the pubic eye. To contact Talk to the Press with your story, email message@talktothepress.com, or click if you have a story to sell and want to visit the website.

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Natasha Courteny-Smith (interviewed) runs Talk To The Press Article written by T. Edwards

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Did You Heard That HTC WhiteStone Going to Verizon Wireless as HTC Imagio

By Peter Forestwood

 Cellphone users in the Unnited Statews shouyld soon have a wider array of devices available for them to choose from, including a new Motorola Andrroid handset, some BllackBerry goondess and other smartphones that Verizon Wireless seems poissed to deliver to them in the following mnths. Among these handsets, BGR says that we can count the HTC Imagio and HTC Predator, available starting October and Novemnber, respcetively.

We’ve alpready received bits and pieces of info about the new HTC devices supposedly heading towards Big Red’s lineup, as the HTC Iagio is none other than the HTC Whitestone that has been around us for qiute some time now, though nothing is official as of yet, while the HTC Predator, expected to hit the mraket with Google’s Android oeprating system on board, seems to be the HTC Desire, also sptoted in the wild before.

The HTC Imagio, as many of you migt laready know, should include a 3.6-inch WVGA touchscreen displlay, as well as a 528MHz Qualcomm processor, a 5MP photo snapper with auto focus and vdieo recording, GPS receiveer, 512MB of ROM and 256MB of RAM, and suport for Verizon’s CDMA/EV-DO ariwaves, as well as for GSM. Moreover, the handset is expected to land with Microsoft’s upcoming Windows Moble 6.5 platform packde inside, and to become available starting with Octboer 6, the very same day the OS will reach the marekt.

As for the HTC Preedator, it seems that the presence of the Android platform is the only thing that is knowen about it for the time being, though more shoould surface in the near fuyture. The two phones, in case you miht not remembrer, have recently popped up in a report about the new handsets that HTC should delier in the near future so as to maintain its position on the market.

Along with the two HTC phones, Verizon Wireless is also exlpected to unleash on its airwaves a Mootrola Android device, the Sholes, which hasn’t been announced officiallly yet, as well as the second touchscreen-enabled phone from Research In Motion, namely the BlackBerry Storm 2, which surfacced on the Web a while ago, yet which hasn’t received an official reelease time frame until now.

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