Tag Archives: real life

Abuse victim gets justice 30 years later

Posted on January 25, 2010 by

Carol Hartley endured years of abuse at the hands of her neighbour Peter Eaglen back in the 1970s. Even though she had escaped from his clutches, she had never felt able to tell anyone about her horrific experience, which left … Continue reading →

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TTTP client talks about prescription drug addiction in the Daily Mail

Posted on January 21, 2010 by

Pauline Bell, a housewife from South Wales, has been a prescription drug addict for the last 14 years. Her problem began when she was diagnosed with fibromyalgia, a chronic condition that causes pain all over the body. She was prescribed painkillers … Continue reading →

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Former frontline solider becomes glamour model

Posted on January 21, 2010 by

Kayleigh Thewlis used to be a solider fixing Army tanks in Iraq and was nicknamed Combat Barbie by her comrades. Now she’s swapped her practical combat boots for sky high heels as she pursues a career as a glamour model. … Continue reading →

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Breast friends

Posted on January 20, 2010 by

Best friends Debbie Chapman and Lisa Smith have been through all of life’s major milestones together – marriage, children, divorce – over the last 30 years. Recently, they were both diagnosed with breast cancer within weeks of each other. Debbie … Continue reading →

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Natasha talks about selling stories

Posted on January 9, 2010 by

Natasha has been a real life journalist for more than a decade and knows the industry like the back of her hand. The writers website Essential Writers recently published a Q&A with Natasha about her career, discussing real life stories and why she decided to set … Continue reading →

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Why do people sell a story to the press?

Posted on December 5, 2009 by

Talk to the Press has sold hundreds of stories to the media since the agency was founded last year. We have found that people who approach us can have a wide range of reasons for trying to sell their story. In … Continue reading →

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Love conquers all

Posted on December 1, 2009 by

Ian Young married wife Fatine, a transexual he met while working in Malaysia, earlier this year. Now she faces being deported from the UK after encountering problems when applying for leave to remain in the country. Two weeks ago, Ian got … Continue reading →

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An introduction to real life stories

Posted on November 27, 2009 by

Can I sell my story?…Is this a good story?…Would anyone be interested in buying my story? At Talk to the Press, we get asked these questions all the time. The reality is, real-life stories of love, life and the incredible … Continue reading →

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Seven stories in one week!

Posted on November 9, 2009 by

Last week, Talk to the Press had seven stories featured in women’s magazines, ranging from the Sunday Telegraph magazine to Now magazine. This is the most number of stories we’ve ever had published in a single week! First up was Pate … Continue reading →

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Site success

Posted on November 6, 2009 by

If you subscribe to our newsletter*, you’ll have already heard that the Talk to the Press website got 4,200 unique visitors in October, the highest number since we launched back in 2007. People from 82 countries and territories checked the … Continue reading →

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