Do you Want to know where to find exclusive stories or how to Generate endless ideas? keep reading!

I’m Punteha van Terheyden, a UK journalist, editor and ghostwriter. Unlike the majority of news and features agencies and freelancers in the UK, I don’t need to chase a single story in the newspapers.

Instead, I generate an endless stream of feature ideas and know exactly where to find exclusive stories that will sell multiple times.

My comprehensive and expert journalism handbook, The Story-Finding Manual, reveals my unique three-pronged approach to generating story ideas, showing you how to sell more stories and articles to commissioning editors than ever before.

This book is perfect for freelance or student journalists, or for those working in PR and other media-adjacent industries who want to turn their writing side-hustle into a full-time career and reliable, liveable income.

The Story-Finding Manual ebook is packed with:

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In-depth industry knowledge on the way editorial teams generate stories in-house and how you too can emulate that process.
What commissioning editors want to see from freelancers (and what they don’t).
How you can turn daily news stories into an endless stream of story ideas.
Where exactly to look for and find real-life and news exclusives.
How to do a Forensic Analysis on any publication you want to sell stories to so you can perfectly format your story ideas.
How to get editors coming to YOU for commissions.

The Story-Finding Manual is for you if:

You see articles written by freelancers you admire, in publications you love and want to know how and where they found those stories and generated those ideas.
You’re a journalism student, freelance journalist or junior staff writer wanting to supercharge your story finding/generating skills.
You’re working hard, but you’re not bagging juicy commissions or finding stories that blow your editor’s hair back.
Commissioning lulls make you want to quit freelancing.
You want a clear method for regularly finding stories or generating a liveable freelance income.
You’re not on staff and don’t want to cut your teeth on a regional agency/paper or national, or you’re finding it very hard to get your foot in the door.
You want to bridge the gap in your journalism knowledge that a practical, hands-on news or features job might have brought you.
You want to work part-time around illness, disability, your family, travelling etc. Or, you want to shake off the shackles of working a 9-5 and be your own boss!
You want editors to come to you and commission you to write for them instead of spending your days spinning lots of plates and pitching endlessly.

This book might not be for you if:

You’re not interested in writing for national newspapers and magazines.

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So, why should you listen to ME?

Easy!

I have 14 years’ experience writing, commissioning and editing news and features for the biggest-selling national newspapers and magazines, both on staff, and as a freelancer.
I’m a Sunday Times bestselling non-fiction ghostwriter with Penguin and author of the most comprehensive journalism pitching book out there: The 10-Point Pitching Plan.

I’m founding editor of ethical digital true-life platform Lacuna Voices and have spent my career learning just about everything there is to know about finding great stories, generating ideas and getting them published.

96% of my story ideas sell.
If all that doesn’t convince you, read what the editors of the biggest UK publications, journalism lecturers, freelance and student journalists have to say about me.