Okay, folks... I've got one thread going asking people to write in to Oprah's "story idea" website since I've gotten a lot of questions about writing in to that particular show lately.
Now what I want from you all are ideas of other places we can write or call. They can be TV shows, radio shows, magazines ... anything you can think of. Let's make the biggest list we can and then organize ourselves so that we can get letters out!
For example, I plan on submitting a "query letter" to Good Housekeeping magazine. That means I am going to write in with the idea to write about my IC struggle, but I am going to offer to write the article myself so they don't have to pick a reporter. They take articles about women who have been through a long medical drama, and I hope to get my idea accepted and my story published. It's aiming really high, but setting big goals is just part of me.
PLEASE REALIZE YOU DO NOT HAVE TO DO THAT MUCH. You can just post a suggestion here about somewhere you think we should contact, and if you have a specific idea to sell, let us know. You can also watch this thread and if you see something you'd like to work on, you can go for it. All you need to do, for example, is write a quick letter to, say, the Dr. Phil show with the suggestion to do a show on IC.
We have written to many of these places before, but sometimes it takes multiple tries to get your story heard... let's just go for it. We've all been too quiet in terms of PR for IC-- Jill has done a LOT, but we all can get involved too.
Just want to let you know that you CAN get yourself heard.
Okay -- let's get the ideas out here
Now what I want from you all are ideas of other places we can write or call. They can be TV shows, radio shows, magazines ... anything you can think of. Let's make the biggest list we can and then organize ourselves so that we can get letters out!
For example, I plan on submitting a "query letter" to Good Housekeeping magazine. That means I am going to write in with the idea to write about my IC struggle, but I am going to offer to write the article myself so they don't have to pick a reporter. They take articles about women who have been through a long medical drama, and I hope to get my idea accepted and my story published. It's aiming really high, but setting big goals is just part of me.

PLEASE REALIZE YOU DO NOT HAVE TO DO THAT MUCH. You can just post a suggestion here about somewhere you think we should contact, and if you have a specific idea to sell, let us know. You can also watch this thread and if you see something you'd like to work on, you can go for it. All you need to do, for example, is write a quick letter to, say, the Dr. Phil show with the suggestion to do a show on IC.
We have written to many of these places before, but sometimes it takes multiple tries to get your story heard... let's just go for it. We've all been too quiet in terms of PR for IC-- Jill has done a LOT, but we all can get involved too.
Just want to let you know that you CAN get yourself heard.

Okay -- let's get the ideas out here

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