Two Hearts and One Braincell: Cassidy Carson & JT Hume Amateur Hour

Hello from Carson City, Nevada, and if this is your first experience with the "CC & JT Amateur Hour," welcome and glad to have you along.First: Please vote for Two Moore Books, LLC in the Nevada Appeal's "Best of Carson City 2026" contest. Winners get huge local exposure. Scroll down to "Community" and "Most Unique Business." You can vote once a day until June 28. Thank you!Next: CC's next book is available for preorder! Haunt Season is the second book in the "Restless Spirits" series and it is live on Amazon right now. We're posting it on the other platforms this week. Preorder your copy today!In the last week, we've done three book signing events and all were an adventure unto themselves. We talked about the lessons learned here:June 6: The Sierra Arts Bookfest in Sparks, Nevada was a gathering of local authors who are members of the Sierra Arts Foundation. We spoke to many people, which is the fun part, and we experienced Mother Nature in her full, wind-blown glory. We're looking forward to next year!June 12: Bub's Bookstore in Carson City opened! We were privileged to participate in their ribbon-cutting ceremonies and chat with our fellow authors, notably Jacci Turner (buy her books!). If you're in the area, please go to Bub's early and often. We need to support our local bookstores!June 13: Nevada Pride at the Brewery Arts was hot and fun! We had a booth right in front of the stage, and we enjoyed live music all day. Everyone was happy and smiling and dancing. We're sticking a pin in this annual event. Appearances:- July 10: I'll be reading "Sheriff" to the residents at Atria Summit Ridge.- July 11: We'll be on a writers panel at Hollow and Quill in Reno, Nevada.– July 18: We may be back at the Reno Public Market.- July 19: CC will be reading to the residents at Atria Summit Ridge.- September 19: We may be at Reno Pagan Pride Project at Idlewild Park.– August 25: CC will be doing an author talk at the Churchill County Library.- September 20: We may be at the Carson City Airport Aviation Festival.– October: many events. More information as we get closer.Manuscript Status:– CC is also digging into Battle Born Bride. She talks about fast-drafting it.– The sequel to Finding Salvation is with me. Release date to be determined.A reminder: If you are adverse to big box websites (*cough* Amazon), we have a handy little online bookstore of our own. We earn the largest percent of profits from this store, so please consider it. If you’re in the Carson City-Reno-Douglas-Dayton area, we will refund the shipping fees and meet you in the public location of your choosing. If you are outside that area, we will refund you the difference on the shipping fees once we get a final number.That’s all for now. Take care of you. LYL!You can also hear this podcast on Spotify!+++Cassidy Carson and JT Hume (“CC & JT”) are independent writers, publishers, and co-owners of Two Moore Books, LLC out of Carson City, Nevada, USA. Our human-authored book catalog can be found on our bookstore and the major platforms. Our podcast, “The CC and JT Amateur Hour,” has recorded hundreds of episodes, and our mission is to “help writers write.” We support the Nevada Author Network with the Sierra Arts Foundation out of Reno, Nevada.Our Website: ⁠www.carsonhume.com⁠Who We are: ⁠https://carsonhume.com/about/⁠Our Books: ⁠https://carsonhume.com/books-2/⁠Our bookstore: https://carsonhume.square.site/Our Business: ⁠https://twomoorebooks.com/⁠For those who listen on their way to work, we are on these fine podcast platforms: ⁠Spotify⁠, ⁠Apple⁠, ⁠Pocket Casts⁠, and ⁠Radio Public⁠.Note: Two Moore Books, LLC does not receive financial compensation for promoting third-party businesses and websites. We are speaking to our specific experiences. Your mileage may vary.Buy us a cup of coffee ♥️VenmoPayPal

For this episode of the "CC & JT Amateur Hour," we discuss the tools of the writing trade. During our professional experience as authors, we've seen a few things, as the saying goes. CC and I took typing classes back in the day, and we've seen and used all flavors of PC word processors up to and including the most recent version of Microsoft Word.We had the recent privilege of interviewing two writers who, in their own ways, represent the yin and yang of the modern set of writing tools and technology. Arnie Bernstein uses typewriters to create his manuscripts, and Kendall Brown uses virtual reality and ChatCGT to support her creative process.CC and I discuss these methodologies and technologies, noting that each has their strengths and weaknesses. We also make clear we do not advocate the illegal use of AI to infringe on the literary artist's creative works. We do try to predict the future which may include platforms like Amazon and Google imposing their technologies and policies on self-published writers.It's a complex issue, and we encourage you to check out Arnie's, Kendall's, and this podcast before flaming us. 😄 Upcoming book releases, all in 2026. These are working titles:March: “Finding Salvation the Book.” This is the compilation of the novellas outlining what happened on Earth when the Salvation departed the solar system. The first novella in on Amazon for 99 cents.April: “Restless Spirits Book 2.” The sequel to #passionrestored, this book will involve new characters in the same setting as Book 1.June: “Restless Spirits Book 3.” More details to follow.July: The next “Finding Salvation” book. What happened to the people who were left behind on Earth?October: Two books will be released on Nevada Day (October 31) because they are both set in Nevada. CC will release “Battle Born Bride” and I will release the fourth book in the “A Sheriff in Nevada” series. More details to follow.We hope that you enjoy these and other podcasts, and we thank you for following along. LYL!+++Cassidy Carson and JT Hume (“CC & JT”) are independent writers, publishers, and co-owners of Two Moore Books, LLC out of Carson City, Nevada, USA. Our human-authored book catalog can be found on our bookstore and the major platforms. Our podcast, “The CC and JT Amateur Hour,” has recorded hundreds of episodes, and our mission is to “help writers write.”Two of our books were “Finalists” in the 2025 Independent Author Network Book of the Year Awards. We received the 2024 Women in Podcasting Award in the “Best Authors and Books Podcast” category from the Women Podcasters Network. We support the Nevada Author Network with the Sierra Arts Foundation out of Reno, Nevada.New and current newsletter subscribers can receive a free epub or PDF of “Finding Salvation Part One” by subscribing to our newsletter! Reach out to us via our Contact Page for more information. You can also read our books for free through your local library.Our Website: ⁠www.carsonhume.com⁠Who We are: ⁠https://carsonhume.com/about/⁠Our Books: ⁠https://carsonhume.com/books-2/⁠Our bookstore: https://carsonhume.square.site/Our Business: ⁠https://twomoorebooks.com/⁠For those who listen on their way to work, we are on these fine podcast platforms: ⁠Spotify⁠, ⁠Apple⁠, ⁠Pocket Casts⁠, and ⁠Radio Public⁠.Note: Two Moore Books, LLC does not receive financial compensation for promoting third-party businesses and websites. We are speaking to our specific experiences. Your mileage may vary.⁠please buy us coffee!

Our mission here at the "CC & JT Amateur Hour" is to "help writers write," and part of our madness is to publicly examine our creative motivations. In this episode, we dive into why we write and don't write about graphic sex.This is not then general, ten-thousand-foot view that we've done in previous episodes. We talk about our motivations, challenges, and prejudices about our characters having sex in our books. We go deep and, as always, CC and I learn something new about each other, even after 40+ years of intimate monogamy.We ask our fellows writers to chime in on the subject: how far do your character go, and why or why not do you go there? Add your comments below. +++We send our thanks to Mr. Bill Brown for organizing the writers event at the Reno Public Market on Saturday, December 6. We had a lot of fun and managed to sell books. Win-win!If you want to us catch in person:Saturday, December 13: Nevada State Museum in Carson City.Sunday, December 14: Sierra Arts Foundation, Riverside Gallery, in Reno.CC is writing the sequels to her successful #PassionRestored novel with hopes of both books being released in 2026. The prequels to the “Serving Salvation” series that encompasses three novellas are being edited. Target release date: Valentines Day 2026. (Related: Finding Salvation Part One placed as a finalist in the Nov categories in the 2025 Independent Author Network Book of the Year Awards.)We dropped the price of these e-books to 99¢ on Amazon, Apple, B&N, Google, and Kobo:A Sheriff in NevadaFinding Salvation Part OneFrom Tundra to TiaraHope Knocks TwiceLove and Death on I-80 West#PassionrestoredServing Salvation Book OneThe links to these magnificent works of literary art can be found on our Books page. This price change applies to the e-books only. If you’d like an autographed paperback, check out our online bookstore.Enjoy our podcast and, as always, thank you for your support.+++Cassidy Carson and JT Hume (“CC & JT”) are independent writers and publishers and are the co-owners of Two Moore Books, LLC out of Carson City, Nevada, USA. Our human-authored book catalog can be found on our bookstore and the major platforms. Our podcast, “The CC and JT Amateur Hour,” has recorded hundreds of episodes, and our mission is to “help writers write.”Two of our books were “Finalists” in the 2025 Independent Author Network Book of the Year Awards. We received the 2024 Women in Podcasting Award in the “Best Authors and Books Podcast” category from the Women Podcasters Network. We support the Nevada Author Network with the Sierra Arts Foundation out of Reno, Nevada.Our Website: ⁠www.carsonhume.com⁠Who We are: ⁠https://carsonhume.com/about/⁠Our Books: ⁠https://carsonhume.com/books-2/⁠Our bookstore: https://carsonhume.square.site/Our Business: ⁠https://twomoorebooks.com/⁠For those who listen on their way to work, we are on these fine podcast platforms: ⁠Spotify⁠, ⁠Apple⁠, ⁠Pocket Casts⁠, and ⁠Radio Public⁠.Note: Two Moore Books, LLC does not receive financial compensation for promoting third-party businesses and websites. We are speaking to our specific experiences. Your mileage may vary.⁠please buy us coffee!

Before we dive into the meat of the podcast, we completely forgot to mention that Zoey and Finding Salvation Part One placed as finalists in their respective categories in the 2025 Independent Author Network Book of the Year Awards. To say this recognition is an honor is an understatement. We send our sincerest thanks to our creation team of our fabulous Beta readers, Teri Case and Red Adept Editing. Thank you to everyone who was involved.While we were doing a book signing at Comma Coffee this week, I found that A Sheriff in Nevada received a 1-star written review from a local reader. I like 1-star reviews because it tells potential readers that someone who doesn't know the writer read the book. This particular review gave CC and me a chance to talk about reviews in general. Spoiler: yeah, I pushed back a little.We dropped the price of these e-books to 99¢ on Amazon, Apple, B&N, Google, and Kobo:A Sheriff in NevadaFinding Salvation Part OneFrom Tundra to TiaraHope Knocks TwiceLove and Death on I-80 West#PassionrestoredServing Salvation Book OneThe links to these magnificent works of literary art (😉) can be found on our Books page. This price change applies to the e-books only. If you’d like an autographed paperback, check out our online bookstore.If you want to meet up with us, we'll be at the Nevada State Museum in Carson City for their holiday fest on Saturday, December 13, and the Sierra Arts Foundation in Reno on Sunday, December 14. We're working on a possible third December date, too. More details to come.If you are a member of the Sierra Arts Foundation and have books in their bookstores, we invite you to join us on the Nevada Author Network. If you are a writer looking to publicize your books on an award-winning podcast with tens of followers, reach out to us through our Contact page.Enjoy our podcast and, as always, thank you for your support.+++Cassidy Carson and JT Hume (“CC & JT”) are independent writers, publishers, and co-owners of Two Moore Books, LLC out of Carson City, Nevada, USA. Our growing book catalog can be found on our bookstore and the major platforms. Our podcast mission for “The CC and JT Amateur Hour,” is to “help writers write.” We received the 2024 Women in Podcasting Award in the “Best Authors and Books Podcast” category from the Women Podcasters Network. We also support “The Nevada Author Network” with the Sierra Arts Foundation out of Reno, Nevada.Our Website: ⁠www.carsonhume.com⁠Who We are: ⁠https://carsonhume.com/about/⁠Our Books: ⁠https://carsonhume.com/books-2/⁠Our bookstore: https://carsonhume.square.site/Our Business: ⁠https://twomoorebooks.com/⁠Note: Two Moore Books, LLC does not receive financial compensation for promoting third-party businesses and websites. We are speaking to our specific experiences. Your mileage may vary.⁠please buy us coffee!

In this episode of our award-winning podcast, we are yet again recovering from an outdoor writing event. We set up a booth at the Nevada Day Parade, and we met with diverse personalities and passionate writers, and we managed to sell books. We talk about things we’ve learned from outdoor writing events, including be prepared for all kinds of weather. Our mantra is: "We sold more books here than if we stayed home and sold zero."We talked about one of the best World Series that wasn’t the Cubs 2016 series, and our hats are off to both teams who played their hearts out. Darn shame one team had to lose.This week we joined friends and colleagues as we bid farewell to Guy Rocha, a personality who needs no introduction if you’re a true Nevadan.If you want to meet us, we will be at the Reno Barnes and Noble on Saturday, November 8. Come on down and buy a lot of books.Finally, our devious plan to point attention at our books is working. People are snatching up the first in the below series now that they’re priced at 99¢ on Amazon:A Sheriff in NevadaFinding Salvation Part OneHope Knocks Twice (The Emma Parks CPS Novels)Love & Death on I-80 West (The Tucci Chronicles)Serving Salvation Book OneThank you for following along and please reach out if you have questions or suggestions.+++Cassidy Carson and JT Hume (“CC & JT”) are independent writers, publishers, and co-owners of Two Moore Books, LLC out of Carson City, Nevada, USA. Our growing book catalog can be found on our bookstore and the major platforms. Our podcast mission for “The CC and JT Amateur Hour,” is to “help writers write.” We received the 2024 Women in Podcasting Award in the “Best Authors and Books Podcast” category from the Women Podcasters Network. We also support “The Nevada Author Network” with the Sierra Arts Foundation out of Reno, Nevada.Our Website: ⁠www.carsonhume.com⁠Who We are: ⁠https://carsonhume.com/about/⁠Our Books: ⁠https://carsonhume.com/books-2/⁠Our bookstore: https://carsonhume.square.site/Our Business: ⁠https://twomoorebooks.com/⁠Note: Two Moore Books, LLC does not receive financial compensation for promoting third-party businesses and websites. We are speaking to our specific experiences. Your mileage may vary.