Pitching a story with little to no area relevance?

Question

I'm writing a story on a musician that I knew in school, and I want to put the story out to as many papers as possible. However, it has little to no area relevance.

Anybody have any ideas on how I can sell it?

Answer 1

It has huge area relevance - it has your interest, and you are presumably from this area. Write your voice up as much as possible and describe it as your experience of art rather than a potted biography of an artist, it will come across as much more interesting and easier to sell.

Answer 2

Well, you can search for publishers or literary agents online. Usually they'll look at your work and tell you what you can expect as far as marketing. Good luck!