A script is not the same as an outline. The most typical mistake in this area is buying the wrong one. An outline is intended to keep a conversation flowing while allowing flexibility to the host so they can do whatever they want.
This is how a production of the show gets written. It includes the sections for coverage that have to happen in what order, and the kinds of prompts to use when a guest gives a 2-word answer. The host takes charge of the conversation, and the page scripts just help them avoid losing the thread of the conversation.
The test for an outline is whether a host can glance at a line and then say it in their own words without pausing. A prompt written as prose fails that test, because the eye takes in a full sentence and the mouth repeats it word for word. Short, unfinished lines keep the host improvising, which is the entire point.
Outlines only contain headers. Let me give you some more context regarding your guest, and let me just cut straight to the point, which is toward the end of your email, regarding their current work. Outlines, in your case, are actually worth something due to the one specific question that receives a detailed answer. That, however, depends on the guest reading and analyzing their work themselves.
Users research the guest or the topic. The writer then breaks the episode down into segments with allocated minutes and provides opening prompts, two or three talking points, and a prompt to move on as needed.
The outline is one page you can read on a phone or tablet without having to scroll mid-sentence. The margins include timings. You’ll also find a checklist of key points. This allows you to see which sections you have not yet covered. There are a couple of exit lines to provide you with some closure to the segment without the need to track for them.
One rate, whatever the format: $10 per 100 words. You are paying for the writer’s time and judgement, so the price scales with the words rather than with a package tier.
| Typical podcast outline | Words | Writing | Fee (1%) | You pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Episode outline (25 min show) | 500 | $50 | $0.50 | $50.50 |
| Interview outline (with questions) | 800 | $80 | $0.80 | $80.80 |
| Season plan (eight episodes) | 2,000 | $200 | $2 | $202 |
The writer receives 100% of the writing price. Our 1% fee is added on top of it, and 0.5% is donated to tree planting. Full pricing breakdown.
Yes. Send the template, a previous example, or the structure you are required to use, and the writer works inside it. If a required section does not fit the material honestly, they will flag it rather than pad it out.
Ask on the contact page and a person will answer, usually the same working day. For a live order, reply to your confirmation email and it reaches whoever is handling it.
You are paying per word regardless, so an outline will always be the cheaper option. A twenty-five minute interview will take around 500 words of outline and close to 3,200 words when fully scripted. Most interview shows are better saved for outlines.
That’s most of the work, really. Once the writer has gone through what the guest already said, they identify and work around the questions/topics that have been over-asked and over-answered. Send whatever info you have about what the guest has said and what they have available to say.
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Reviews from completed, paid orders in this category.
Our audience left before 40 seconds because it was too slow. The section after the two minute mark is very good. A colder open was requested and we delivered and the drop off on the retention graph finally flattened where it use to be a steady decline.
I described my vision of a happy ending. Now, I have their version in return which is quieter and more sad. They included an explanation, a reasoning behind their choice, and a way for me to have it my way by writing a different (happy ending) version if I prefer. I kept their original.
My novel took four years, and the back cover took three sentences and had me stumped for six weeks. The writer must have read the full manuscript (instead of the synopsis) which I know because the copy references a scene from chapter fourteen.
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