No.  The Only Question Podcast only owns the performance rights specifically for the podcast.  Writers who appear on The Only Question Podcast retain the publishing rights to their work.

Writers selected for The Only Question Podcast pay a production fee of $350.  This fee covers the writer’s editing, audio production and contribution to marketing the podcast. 

We feature emerging, independent fiction writers and we position their writing in a way that features their unique voice and perspective.  Local flavor and our emphasis on individuality also separate The Only Question Podcast from other podcast content. 

Many independent writers have never worked with a professional editor.  Issues ranging from cost to relinquishing control keep many promising writers from taking this important step.  The experience of working with an editor to perfect a short story for The Only Question Podcast can drastically improve a writer’s process and experience.  The editing experience alone is worth The Only Question Podcast’s production fee.

Whether you are published or unpublished, you are responsible for marketing and promoting your work unless you are in the established, bankable less than 1% of writers.   Today’s mediums and technologies make it easier than ever to find an audience and market your work.  These conditions have given rise to a generation of independent authors and writers.  The Only Question Podcast helps its writer’s independent efforts to find their audience by creating a collective presentation and marketing of our writers’ work.  Dozens of writers working together for exposure is more productive than one writer working alone.

Your brand is what identifies you as being unique as a writer.  Your brand can be your style, your image, your persona or simply yourself. Your work (stories, novels, screenplays, etc) is your product.  People buy products from brands.  It is easier to market a brand than a product because brand loyalty or affinity can be created with one good experience, even a laugh on an ad or free sample.  So, when we get a reader to listen to your short story on The Only Question Podcast, the chances of them following you or ordering your work increases greatly.

If you need more than the two editor passes built into your production fee, you may purchase additional late-stage editor sessions on our web site.

No.  Our writers must use a designated audio production facility from our network.  Consistent production quality elevates the value of the podcast.

Yes.  Our editors are professional editors and they are trained to help writers develop stories suitable for the podcast. 

Of course, direct your traffic off The Only Question Podcast web site any way it creates benefit for you.

Yes, and that is outlined in the Terms & Conditions you sign before paying your production fee.

Yes, just make sure the story answers the prompt about the character.

The collective marketing and production fees are locked when we launch production on a season, so no, production fees are not refundable.  In that event, we will replace you on your scheduled podcast and schedule you to perform in a future episode.