Your Breakout Book
Welcome to Your Breakout Book, the podcast that helps authors like you write, publish and prosper. Hosted by Dana Kaye, founder of Kaye Publicity, Your Breakout Book is a combination of live audio trainings and expert interviews, providing everything you need to launch your own breakout book. If you’re looking to implement long-term, sustainable strategies that ensure your readers will come back for every book you write, then you, my friend, are in the right place.
Episodes
34 episodes
Systems and Tools for Creativity
As an author, you’ve probably heard people tell you, “Wow, you’ve written a book? I could never do that.” The idea of creating something so big out of nothing, writing and revising for months, and eventually putting it out in the world, feels o...
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Episode 21
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12:21
Systems and Tools for Financial Success
Historically, the intersection of art and money was infrequent and in poor taste. If you were an artist, you were expected to solely focus on your craft and not worry about compensation or financial security. Hence the stereotype of the starvin...
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Episode 20
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33:44
Systems and Tools for Marketing Your Book
You’ve written a book, that’s step one. Step two? Get that book into the hands of thousands of readers. That means, you have to promote.But you didn’t become an author because you love marketing and publicity. You became an author becau...
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Episode 19
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39:38
Systems and Tools: Project Management
Albert Einstein famously said, “Everything must be made as simple as possible. But not simpler.” When I think about that quote, I visualize stripping away aspects of my life and business until everything is clear and straightforward, stop...
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Episode 18
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21:04
Writing for Readers: Live Training Sneak Peek
Today is the last day of our April theme: Writing for readers. All month long, we’ve been exploring how authors like you can leverage their writing skills to secure more readers for their books. But this podcast isn’t the only place we’ve been ...
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Episode 17
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22:15
From Articles to Book Deals with Tori Telfer
All month long, we’ve been exploring how authors like you can leverage their writing skills to secure more readers for their books. Today’s we’re looking at a different aspect of writing for readers: freelancing and podcasting.Now, you m...
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Episode 16
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40:27
A New Approach to Shameless Shilling with Mystery Author Ellen Byron
For today’s guest, Ellen Byron, writing frequently and on a deadline is not a challenge. She began her career as a playwright before moving to LA and transitioning to sitcom writing. As she says in this...
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Episode 15
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45:19
Elevate Your Emails with Eman Ismail of InkHouse
For most authors, email marketing is a four letter word. They cringe at the idea of growing an email list and writing a newsletter, thinking they’d be treated as spam and wondering who would be interested in what they would have to say.P...
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Episode 14
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52:29
How I Used My Writing Skills to Launch a Literary PR Agency
Did you know that when I started Kaye Publicity in 2009, I had zero PR experience? If’ I’m being honest, I don’t think I fully grasped the difference between publicity and marketing, or what the broader pu...
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Episode 13
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27:25
April Theme: Writing for Readers
This month’s theme is Writing for Readers. So many authors complain and lament about all the promotional responsibilities falling on their shoulders, throwing up their hands and saying, “But I’m not a marketer! I’m just a writer!”...
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2:04
The Village That Launched a Book with Lainey Cameron
Dig the well before you’re thirsty.That is something that has been told to me several times over the years and is the perfect philosophy when it comes to creating a community.We’ve all been in situations where someone from high sc...
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Episode 12
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48:00
Online Communities That Serve Both You and Your Audience
When I speak with authors about the importance of creating a community, I’m often met with this reaction: "Oh great, one more thing I have to do!" You’re already creating social media content, writing newsletters, pitching yourself to review, a...
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Episode 11
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48:21
All About Facebook Groups with book designer Melinda Martin
This month, we’re focusing on communities: why we need them and what it takes to cultivate them. Last week, I shared a few different ways auth...
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Episode 10
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41:41
Let's Talk Online Communities
All month long on Your Breakout Book, we’re focusing on cultivating community: why we want to, how to do it, and what pitfalls to avoid. Today, I’m taking you on a deeper dive into online communities. First, I’ll address why online communities ...
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Episode 9
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36:40
March Theme: Cultivating Community
It’s March 1st, which means it’s time to introduce this month’s theme: Cultivating Community. As humans, we all want to feel seen and understood. Whether it’s your monthly book club, moms group, professional organization, or religio...
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2:22
How E.A. Aymar Networked His Way to Media Coverage
All month, we’ve heard from the experts about how to secure media coverage for your book. You’ve learned how to craft a pitch, find the right podcasts, work with editors and build relationships.Today’s guest,
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Episode 8
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48:43
Book Influencers with Ashley Hasty of The Hasty Book List
Around 2009, book bloggers emerged as the next big thing in books coverage. Today, blogs may be taking a back seat to #bookstagram #booktwitter and #booktok, but the concept is the same: any fan has the potential to cultivate an online audience...
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Episode 7
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42:13
Go Pitch Yourself to Podcasts with Angie Trueblood
Over the past few years, podcasting has exploded. According to a study by Infinite Dial, in 2019, 169 million people in the US alone, reported to have listened to a podcast i...
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Episode 6
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49:31
How to Work with Online Editors and Reviewers with Sharifah Williams
Having a breakout book requires reaching people outside of your circle, and one of the best ways to do that is through media coverage. When you or your book are featured on podcasts, websites, or TV shows, you’re introduced to a whole new audie...
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Episode 5
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49:05
February Theme: In The Media
Today is February 1st, which means it’s time to announce this month’s theme: In the Media. All month long, we’re exploring what it takes to secure book reviews, features and interviews in and on a variety of media outlets. I speak with S. Zaina...
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2:55
The Full Time Author: Lessons from the Your Breakout Book Conference
All month, we’ve been learning about what it takes to become a full-time author. Here are the two big takeaways: there’s no one way to do it and success does not equate to writing full time. You can be successful and still work a 9-5, as long a...
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Episode 4
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28:44
Choosing Not to Be a Full-Time Author with Gigi Pandian
This month, we’re focusing on what it takes to quit your day job and become a full-time author. We learned how Rachael Herron us...
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Episode 3
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45:31
How Ghostwriting Helped Keir Graff Write Full-Time
When you think about life as a full-time writer, it might seem like a solitary practice. But for today’s guest, it was actually his extensive network of publishing people that helped him smoothly transition out of the 9-5.
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Episode 2
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48:11