Cassidy Carson and JT Hume are longtime partners, readers, and independent writers who bring their decades of experience to the podcast world. We start with writing tips, techniques, and challenges, and goes on to explore the interesting world and univers
In today's episode of our award-winning podcast, we discuss our emotional and financial investments in our independent writing and publishing careers (high level), and the results of our energy (low to non-existent). It's hard to spend thousands of hours to write, edit, and publish a book, only to drop it into the vast nothingness called "sales." We talk about this emotional hurdle along with our plans to circumvent it.+++In an obvious attempt to get you to read my books, I've dropped the prices of the first books in all of my series. These e-books are 99¢ on Amazon, so load up on them while the price is right.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 One+++Our Upcoming AppearancesOctober 11, 2025 – All Day: Sierra Arts Foundation Bookfest, Sparks, Nevada.October 18, 2025 – All Day: Mark Twain Days, 449 W King St, Carson City, Nevada.November 1, 2025 – All Day: Nevada Day, Carson City, Nevada (Location TBD).November 8, 2025 – 1:00pm: Barnes & Noble, 5555 S. Virginia Street, Reno, Nevada.Other events are in the works. Dates will be added as they're confirmed.+++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/please buy us coffee!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.
For the Nevada Author Network, we interview Jade Griffin who explores the intricacies of her writing processes, the challenges of marketing, and the personal experiences that shape an author's journey.Jade shares insights into her creative process, her inspirations, and the importance of community in the literary world. The discussion also touches on the balance between writing and personal life, as well as the joys and struggles of being a author. She acknowledges that writing is a solitary process, and she finds that community feedback is invaluable, noting that community and collaboration are essential for writers.You can learn more about Jade at her website https://jadegriffinauthor.com/You can find her on Facebook and BluSky.You can find her books at the Sierra Arts Foundation Depot Gallery and Bookstore, and on Amazon.You can learn more about the Sierra Arts Foundation at https://sierraarts.orgYou can contact Two Moore Books, LLC via their main website at https://www.carsonhume.com
"The CC & JT Amateur Hour" welcomes northern Nevada author Angela Laverghetta who shares her journey into writing modern and historical fantasy. She discusses her books, the influence of Arthurian legend on her work and how she blended it with Carson City landmarks, and her experiences with self-publishing and marketing.The conversation delves into the challenges of book cover design, the lessons she learned from her mother about presentation at book events, and personal experiences that have shaped her writing. Angela also answers insightful questions about her writing process, role models, and the impact of her life experiences on her creativity.Angela's website is https://angelalaverghettabooks.comHer books can be found on her website, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and other platforms.Her social media links include BlueSky, Instagram, Threads, TwitterX.This podcast is also available on Spotify.+++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/please buy us coffee!For those who listen on the way to work, we are on these fine podcast platforms: Spotify Apple Pocket Casts Radio PublicNote: 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.
In this episode of the Nevada Author Network, we interview author Gavin Black who shares his journey from a sickly child to a successful writer and, just maybe, a Hollywood success story.Gavin discusses the influence of science fiction on his writing, his novel “The Friend Exchange,” and the transition from prose to screenwriting. He also touches on personal experiences with family and Alzheimer's, and shares insights on the writing process and the importance of storytelling. He shares important advice for those wishing to screenplays for the silver screen.You can learn more about Gavin on his website https://gavinblackwrites.com/"The Friend Exchange" is available on Amazon.You can find him on Facebook. You can learn more about the Sierra Arts Foundation at https://sierraarts.orgYou can contact Two Moore Books, LLC via their main website at https://www.carsonhume.com
In today's episode of our award-winning podcast, we discuss our experiences as independent authors, focusing on the challenges of book marketing, the fear of success, and the psychological factors that influence our writing journey.We share our personal stories about being recognized in public, the pressures of visibility, and the importance of finding a balance between comfort and ambition. Our conversation also touches on strategies for overcoming the fear of success, and the significance of marketing in the independent publishing landscape.We have a book release this week along with a free giveaway, and you'll be able to meet us in person at book signings in October and November. We hope you check us out. TIA LYL!+++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/please buy us coffee!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.
In this episode of the “CC and JT Amateur Hour,” we interview British writer and teacher Anthony Addis. He discusses his experiences living and teaching internationally, his writing journey, and the inspirations behind his novels.Anthony shares insights into his creative process, the challenges he faces as a writer, and the impact of personal experiences on his storytelling. He also offers advice for aspiring writers and reflects on the significance of travel and childhood experiences in shaping his work.He also speaks to his experience on our podcast here. We appreciate his kind words and professionalism.Anthony's website can be found at https://anthonyaddis.co.uk/His books can be found on Amazon, He is on TikTok, BlueSky, Threads, Twitter/X.+++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/please buy us coffee!For those who listen on the way to work, we are on these fine podcast platforms: Spotify Apple Pocket Casts Radio PublicNote: 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.
In this episode of the Nevada Author Network, Cassidy Carson interviews J.T. Hume, author and Air Force veteran. They discuss Hume's background, his writing journey, and the importance of crafting strong female characters.Hume shares insights into his genre preferences, particularly his love for sci-fi and the authenticity of rural Nevada in his writing. The conversation also touches on Hume's future projects and his philosophy on writing, emphasizing the passion and dedication required to tell compelling stories.You can learn more about JT at https://www.carsonhume.comYou can find him on BlueSky, Facebook, and many other social media platforms.You can find his books at the Sierra Arts Foundation Depot Gallery and Bookstore, his online bookstore, and on several platforms.You can learn more about the Sierra Arts Foundation at https://sierraarts.orgYou can contact Two Moore Books, LLC via their main website at https://www.carsonhume.com
For episode 232 of our award-winning podcast to help writers write, we talk about book signings.If you're like me, writing and publishing a book is the easy part when compared to marketing. But sales promotion is essential to create that connection between you and your audience. That means you have to make an effort to put your voice, face, and body in the public arena.In this podcast, we talk about book signings: preparing your supplies, banners, swag, and yourself.We thank our colleagues at the Sierra Arts Literary Community for the inspiration for this podcast. Angela Laverghetta will be doing a deeper and more professional dive into this subject at our next Sierra Arts Foundation meeting in September. If you're a writer in northern Nevada, please join us at the Riverside Gallery across from the Pioneer Center. Along those lines, here is our tentative book signing schedule:October 11: Sierra Arts Foundation BOOkfest in Sparks, NV October 18: Mark Twain Days in Carson City, NVNovember 8: Barnes & Noble in Reno, NVNot confirmed: Nevada State Museum and Reno Public Market in December.CC released “#passionrestored” in July and Serving Salvation Book Three will be released on August 26.Thanks for following along and, as always, please leave feedback on how we can improve. Much appreciated!Good night, Ryne Sandberg, wherever you are.+++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/please buy us coffee!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.
Cassidy Carson and JT Hume welcome Alice Osborn to the Nevada Author Network. She outlines the intersection of poetry, songwriting, and the historical narrative of the Donner Party. She draws on her experiences of being a published poet for over twenty years with four books of poetry, and her three CDs, with her latest focusing on the women of the Donner Party.Alice shares her journey as a poet and musician, expands on her fascination with the Donner Party's legacy, and how her personal experiences as a mother influence her writing. The discussion also touches on Alice's perspective as a newcomer to Nevada and the vibrant literary community she is a part of.Anne's books can be found at https://aliceosborn.com/Her music can be found at https://aliceosbornmusic.com/You can find her on YouTube, Facebook and Instagram.You can find her books at the Sierra Arts Foundation Depot Gallery and Bookstore, and on Amazon.You can learn more about the Sierra Arts Foundation at https://sierraarts.orgYou can contact Two Moore Books, LLC via their main website at https://www.carsonhume.com
We welcome Justin Eger to the "CC & JT Amateur Hour" who shares his journey from journalism to fiction writing, discussing the challenges of self-promotion and the inspiration behind his latest book, "The Witness." He reflects on the impact of the pandemic on his writing, the thematic elements in his work, and the joys and dreads of being a writer.Justin also shares personal anecdotes and insights into the writing process, offering advice for aspiring authors, and he describes collaborating with artist Andrew Varenhorst to create the cover for "The Witness." Justin's website is in development.His books are on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Goodreads.He can be found on BlueSky.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/please buy us coffee!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.
Cassidy Carson and JT Hume from the Nevada Author Network interview Jade Griffin, a multifaceted creator known for her horror adventure novels and contributions to tabletop role-playing games.They explore her creative process, the development of her characters, particularly Lacey Moore, and the unique challenges of merging writing with visual art. Jade shares insights into her inspirations, the importance of community in creative work, and her future projects, including a new game system and the Jade Griffin journals. She describes how her daughter collaborated with her to create “Dearpy Designs."You can learn more about Jade at her website.You can find her on Facebook and BluSky.You can find her books at the Sierra Arts Foundation Depot Gallery and Bookstore, and on Amazon.You can learn more about the Sierra Arts Foundation at https://sierraarts.orgYou can contact Two Moore Books, LLC via their main website at https://www.carsonhume.com
For episode 231 of our award-winning podcast, it's our "July Wrap-Up" show with a return to our podcast's basic mission statement.CC published "#passionrestored" on July 24, and she did a media blitz that included a live interview on KOLO8 in Reno, Nevada. Release Week was a roller coaster.Here's that interview.We posted writer interviews in July through the "CC & JT Amateur Hour" and the "Nevada Author Network." Every one of these professionals are bright and articulate. We are learning so much!Jacci Turner, July 2Dr. Deb Kossman, July 6Lynda Bailey, July 9Cassidy Carson, July 16Joel Flanagan-Grannemann, July 20Dr. Danny Nielsen, July 23Jade Griffin, July 30We did a book signing at the Reno Public Market (thank you, Mr. Bill Brown!), and we're looking forward to do more in October (Mark Twain Days) and November at Barnes & Noble in Reno.We have three books in the editing process. Finding Salvation Part Two is with our fabulous creative editor Teri Case, and the third A Sheriff in Nevada is at Red Adept Editing. On top of that, Serving Salvation Book Three is also at Red Adept.For this podcast, we got back to our basic mission statement: "Helping writers write." Using the above graphic by Steve Peha (copyright protected), we illustrate how to write a book by building a house. We metaphorically start with a usable framework and progress to customizing the fixtures. We hope we made sense.All this and Moore! TIA LYL!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/please buy us coffee!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.Steve Peha's graphic "Good Writing" is a protected copyright.
For the Nevada Author Network, Cassidy Carson and JT Hume interview Dr. Danny Nielsen, a postdoctoral researcher and author of “Straight Flossin' and Other Stories of the American West.”Dr. Nielsen discusses his background in ecology and conservation biology, his writing journey, the challenges of memoir writing, and the profound influence of Nevada's landscapes on his work. He shares insights on his creative process, the beauty of the night sky, and offers advice for aspiring writers.You can learn more about Dr. Nielsen at his website.You can find him on Instagram, Threads, and Twitter/X.You can find his book at Whistling Rabbit Press, the Sierra Arts Foundation Depot Gallery and Bookstore, and Amazon.You can learn more about the Sierra Arts Foundation at https://sierraarts.orgYou can contact Two Moore Books, LLC via their main website at https://www.carsonhume.com
We welcome Joel C. Flanagan-Grannemann to the “CC and JT Amateur Hour.” Joel is an award-winning fantasy author known for his series “Servants of the Moon and Sun.” He shares the inspiration behind his books, his journey back to writing after a break, and the collaborative process with his wife and editor, Jay-Jay Flanagan-Grannemann.Joel also discusses the joys and challenges of writing, the influence of life experiences on his storytelling, and the importance of having a story to tell. The conversation also touches on the impact of social media on authors and the unexpected aspects of Joel's life that shape his writing.Joel's writer website is ServantsoftheMoonandSun.comHis books are on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Goodreads.He can be found on BluSky and Twitter/X 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/please buy us coffee!For those who listen on the way to work, we are on these fine podcast platforms: Spotify Apple Pocket Casts Radio PublicNote: 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.
For the Nevada Author Network, Cassidy Carson discusses her new book '#passionrestored', a paranormal romance featuring later-in-life characters. She shares insights into her writing journey, the innovative research techniques she employed, and the challenges faced during the cover design process, including navigating the use of AI. The discussion also touches on her collaborative writing experience with JT Hume and how listeners can find her work online.You can learn more about Cassidy and her books at https://www.carsonhume.comHer book can be found on Amazon, Apple, B&N, Google, and Kobo, as well as her online bookstore. She is on BluSky, Twitter/X, Facebook, TikTok, and Instagram.You can learn more about the Sierra Arts Foundation at https://sierraarts.orgYou can contact Two Moore Books, LLC via their main website at https://www.carsonhume.com
For episode 230 (not 229) of our award-winning podcast to help writers write, we're giving ourselves a pep talk.We are rapidly approaching another book release, and as CC says, we're on a rollercoaster of emotions. We try to answer the Big Question: why do we keep doing this to ourselves? Bottom Line: If you're a writer, don't minimize publishing a book. It's a fantastic achievement.We've kept busy:CC's Virginia City romance #passionrestored will be released on July 24. It's available for presale across the platforms, and CC is getting a lotta love for the cover. CC will be interviewed on the Nevada Author Network on Wednesday, July 16.I have a couple of Book Three's going to editors this week:-Serving Salvation Book Three completes the series and will be released in late August or early September. The prequels will be released in late 2025 and early 2026. -The third A Sheriff in Nevada novel, my most popular series, will be released on October 31.We've enjoyed several rewarding interviews with our colleagues around the world and through the Nevada Author Network, including Lynda Bailey, Dr. Deb Kossmann, Jacci Turner, Suzanne Morgan Williams, and Rich Moreno.Coming up: Cassidy Carson, Alice Osborn, Joel Flanagan-Grannemann, Justin Egar, and many more.All this and Moore! Check us out. TIA LYL!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.
Cassidy Carson and JT Hume from the Nevada Author Network welcome spicy romance author and theater major Lynda Bailey to discuss her journey in writing, the appeal of small-town settings, and the importance of happily-ever-after (HEAs) in romance. They explore common misconceptions about romance writers, the balance of language in spicy romance, and the value of expert coaching in writing. Lynda shares her insights on the complexities of writing erotic romance and the significance of passion in storytelling. And the team provides viewers with ideas and inspiration on starting your own writing career.You can learn more about Lynda and her books on her website at https://authorlyndabailey.comHer books can be also found on Amazon.She is on Twitter/X, Facebook, TikTok, and Instagram.You can learn more about the Sierra Arts Foundation at https://sierraarts.orgYou can contact Two Moore Books, LLC via their main website at https://www.carsonhume.com
"The CC & JT Amateur Hour" is honored and humbled to host Dr. Deborah Derrickson Kossmann who discusses her memoir 'Lost Found Kept,' which explores her complex relationship with her mother and the impact of hoarding on their family dynamics. The discussion delves into the themes of loss, discovery, and the emotional journey of writing a memoir. Dr. Kossmann shares insights on the writing process, the challenges of dealing with hoarding in families, and the importance of community and support for writers. She reflects on her personal journey as a writer and the validation she found in sharing her story. You can learn more about Dr. Kossmann on her website at https://www.lostfoundkept.com"Lost Found Kept" can be found on AmazonDr. Kossmann is on Facebook, Instagram, and BluSky.You can learn more about the "CC & JT Amateur Hour" via their website at https://carsonhume.comAre you a writer and want to be on our podcast? Here you go: https://carsonhume.com/writers
In this episode of the Nevada Author Network podcast, we are joined by Jacci Turner, a prominent figure in the Northern Nevada writing community. We discuss Jacci's journey as an author, her experiences with writing for different age groups, and the influence of her background as a marriage and family therapist on her work. The conversation also delves into the themes present in her books, including "Cracker" and "Love Virus," and her transition into fantasy writing with "Tree Singer." Additionally, they explore the importance of place in storytelling, the process of applying for literary grants, and Jacci's upcoming projects.You can find more information about her catalog at https://www.jacciturner.comYou can reach out to her through Facebook, TikTok, and BluSky.You can learn more about the Sierra Arts Foundation at https://sierraarts.orgYou can contact Two Moore Books, LLC via their main website at https://www.carsonhume.com
For episode 229 of our award-winning podcast, we had a great June with so much fun.Starting off, CC finally got to do our title and cover reveal of #Passionrestored, years in the making. She received love for the cover, and the book is getting preorders on Amazon. We'll get it up on the other platforms this week.On the same day of the reveals. June 26, we went to Virginia City--the setting of CC's book—to get an old-timey photo. That was a fun little adventure.We're still depressurizing from our book selling event at Barnes and Noble, and we're gearing up for another book event at Reno Artown. We'll be part of Author's Day, their literary event, on July 5th with 30-something local authors. Come on by the Reno Public Market and say hi! Our thanks to Bill Brown for cat herding us!Aside from #Passionrestored,-Serving Salvation Book Two is out. It's available on most platforms and our online bookstore.-Serving Salvation Book Three will be released in August.-The A Sheriff in Nevada series continues to be our most popular books. The third one is still being editing and is scheduled for release on the real Nevada Day.Finally, the most fun we've been having lately are the interviews with other writers. We are learning so much. If you want to join in, check out our Writers page. In June, we spoke to a bunch of smart, fun people, and we'll do it again in July.All this and Moore! Check us out. TIA LYL!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.
In this week's engaging podcast episode for the Nevada Author Network, JT Hume, Cassidy Carson, and Suzanne Morgan Williams delve into Suzanne's writing journey, including her notable works "Bull Rider" and "Sierra Blue." From the time Suzanne wrote her first book, "Made in China, Ideas and Inventions from Ancient China," to the present, her work has taken her into classrooms to connect with students, to universities and museums to work with experts, and to communities to share experiences. Suzanne shares her experiences as a writer and teacher, the inspiration behind her books, and her upcoming work "Seeing Daylight." The conversation highlights the importance of supporting independent authors and the literary community in Nevada.You can find Suzanne on her website at https://www.suzannemorganwilliams.comYou can also find her on Facebook.You can learn more about the Sierra Arts Foundation at https://sierraarts.orgYou can contact Two Moore Books, LLC via their main website at https://www.carsonhume.com
It Is not an understatement to label Rich Moreno as a “Nevada history legend.” The former publisher of Nevada Magazine based in Carson City, he is the author of fourteen books, including Frontier Fake News: Nevada's Sagebrush Hoaxsters and Humorists for the University of Nevada Press and The Roadside History of Nevada for Mountain Press. His other works include A Short History of Reno, Nevada Curiosities, Roadside History of Nevada, and the Nevada Backyard Traveler series. For more than three decades, he has written a weeklyhistory/ travel column that appears in the Lahontan Valley News and the Nevada Appeal.Rich was awarded the Nevada Writers Hall of Fame Silver Pen Award in 2007.The “CC and JT Amateur Hour” is honored to welcome Rich toour podcast as he talks about what inspires him to write about Nevada, the authors he respects (notably Robert Laxalt), and his next book, Historic Reno Influencers: Eleven Who Helped Define the Biggest Little City in the World.You can find Rich on his blog, along with his Instagram and Facebook. Note: Two Moore Books, LLC does not receive financialcompensation for promoting third-party businesses and websites. We are speakingto our specific experiences. Your mileage may vary.
Never judge a book by the cover. Sue may look like someone's mother and grandmother, but she likes to write fantasy and science fiction. The weird speculative fiction really gets her imagination working overtime. She likes writing about time travel, reincarnation, soul swapping, and weird scientific experimentsOh, and yes, she's a mother and grandmother who likes to do Pilates, travel, walk the dog, and read—not usually all at the same time.Sue joins us on the Nevada Author Network to talk about her catalog of books and her awards, and we find out why “Greece” is more than just a word to her.You can find Sue on her website.Her social media sites include Facebook and Twitter/X.You can go here to learn more about the Sierra Arts Foundation.You can contact Two Moore Books, LLC via their main website.
For episode 228 of our award-winning podcast for writers, we're on America's Loneliest Road.You can have the usual (and expensive) fun in a Disney park or on a beach somewhere, or you can find adventure on Highway 50 that intersects Nevada from west to east. We traveled this long and winding road this week because that is what Nevada nerds do when we go on vacation. We stopped at the Free Little Libraries in Carson City, Dayton, Fallon, Eureka, and Ely to drop off a copy of Hope Knocks Twice. If you pick up one of those books, please leave a review.We spent a few nights in Ely to take in all the tourist stops. The Great Basin National Park is home to Mt. Wheeler, the bristlecone pines, and the Lehman Caves, all of which we checked out a few years ago. At the White Pine County Museum, we found a surprise directly related to CC's former life.We took a ride on the Nevada Northern Railroad, and we got to extensively tour their workshop and museum. We can't overstate what a privilege it was to view the train engines and cars in their “natural” setting, along with the attached metal-working shops. If you're any kind of mechanical geek, you have to go. And make sure you check in with the shop managers (the cats).While on the ride, we discovered yet another surprise, this one directly related to one of my books.Gosh, so much fun.In the rest of the podcast, we talk about our interviews with writers in this place and on the Nevada Author Network, and we bring you up to date on our works in progress.-Serving Salvation Book Two is out. It's available on most platforms and our online bookstore.-Serving Salvation Book Three will be released in August.-CC's manuscript for her Virginia City Romance is at Red Adept for proofing. New release July 2025.-Teri and the wonderful Betas finished the third book of the A Sheriff in Nevada series. Time to make the donuts (and do my editing).You can meet and greet us at these two great book signings:-Barnes and Noble in south Reno on Saturday, June 28, 2025 at 1:00pm.-Artown at the Reno Public Market (Virginia and Plumb) on Saturday, July 5, 2025 at 1:00pm.All this and more. Check us out. TIA LYL!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.
The Nevada Author Network welcomes Teresa Breeden to the microphone.Teresa (pen name: Tori Briar) is a poet/writer who finds her inspiration when writing for her family. A proud Loyola Marymount Lion, she graduated with her English degree (writing emphasis) and a passion to create art, whether it be with words in the heart of a poem, with ink on paper, or with watercolors and sketches of monsters.When her daughter was born, she wanted to share her love of reading, so Teresa started paying more attention to available novels. Her favorite genre is fantasy, but she found that there were relatively few fantasy books with female protagonists. That's when she set out to write her first novel.Her passion and creativity led her to being awarded the Nevada Arts Council Fellowship for Literature, and she has published over sixty poems.Her book, Falling, was published under her pen name, Tori Briar. In her words, Falling “is the story of high school sophomore Kallie, an introvert with a mean round kick, who has survived the reoccurring violence of a family curse only by faithfully following rules she must now break to stay alive; and Adlai, a powerful but lonely vampire who tends to break his toys. As their paths continue to cross, Kallie must decide how far she's willing to bend her rules to survive and figure out whether Adlai is the hero who seems to show up when she most needs help, or the most dangerous villain she's ever faced.”Teresa joins us to discuss her journey and inspirations.You can find Teresa through her website at http://www.toribriar.com/Her social media sites include Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter/X.You can learn more about the Sierra Arts Foundation at https://sierraarts.org/You can contact Two Moore Books, LLC via their main website at https://www.carsonhume.com
For our Sunday podcast, we had the privilege and honor to interview Kendall Brown, a northern Nevada writer who, in her words, "is a proud Marine Corps wife, a passionate small business owner, an experienced dog trainer, and the engaging author of two award-winning books: '10 Secrets of a Lazy Dog Trainer' and 'Let's Get a Dog!'"Kendall shared her life growing up, her challenges with her first service dog, and how her writing style emulates one of the world's most beloved writers, veterinarian James Herriot from "All Creatures Great and Small."Kendall's books have been recognized with awards and numerous positive reviews, and she was a finalist in the 2025 International Book Awards, one of the world's most extensive and prestigious international book awards for mainstream, indie, and self-published titles.We had a lot of fun with our "Seven Questions," our literary adaptation of James Lipton's questions from "Inside the Actor's Studio":-What was your "I am a real honest-to-goodness writer” moment?-Who is your writing role model and why?-What do you love about writing?-What do you absolutely dread about writing?-What single significant life experience affects your writing, good or bad?-Would you recommend “the writing life” to a loved one? Why?-What is something unexpected in your past that we won't see in your bio?You can learn more about Kendall's books at 10secretsofalazydogtrainer.com and about her business is customk9servicedogs.comWe will be posting more writer interviews to include Rich Moreno, Teresa Breeden, Suzanne Morgan, Lynda Bailey, Joel Flanagan-Grannemann, Jacci Turner, Dr. Deborah Derrickson Kossmann, Alice Osborn, and Justin Egar.We're having a lot of fun and hope you join along.Commercial time: You can support our efforts to spotlight writers in Nevada and from around the world by checking out our books, podcasts, and other goodies at www.carsonhume.com and our virtual bookstore at https://carsonhume.square.site/. 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.
For episode 227 of our award-winning podcast, we are celebrating our forty-third anniversary.On this date in 1982, we found ourselves kneeling at the altar in old St. Teresa's of Avila Catholic Church on West King Street in Carson City, Nevada. In the days since, we had a bunch of kids, saw the Information Age revolution, watched our country transform, and grew together as a couple. Sometime in there, we started our little publishing company Two Moore Books, LLC, and we published fifteen books.It's been a ride.As part of the TMB experience, we have writers from Nevada and across the country coming onto our little podcast. This schedule is tentative and (hello, redundancy) subject to change:June 8: Interview - Kendall BrownJune 11: Interview - Teresa Breeden (Nevada Author Network)June 15: Our regular podcastJune 18: Interview - Sue Dugan (Nevada Author Network)June 22: Interview - Rich MorenoJune 25: Suzanne Morgan (Nevada Author Network)June 29: Interview - Our regular podcastYou can meet and greet us at these two great book signings:-Barnes and Noble in south Reno on Saturday, June 28, 2025 at 1:00pm.-Artown at the Reno Public Market (Virginia and Plumb) on Saturday, July 5, 2025 at 1:00pm.Thank you for joining us on the big 43rd anniversary. TIA LYL!please buy us coffee!For those who listen on the way to work, we are on these fine podcast platforms: Spotify Apple Pocket Casts Radio PublicNote: 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.
Angela Laverghetta is a Northern Nevada based fantasy author and developmental editor. A Nevada resident since 1993 and graduate of Western Nevada College, Angela has fallen in love with the forever blue sky and grand mountain vistas of the west. In fact, almost all her writings take place locally, including her debut modern fantasy novel The Buried Knight published in 2023, and its sequel, The Hidden Druid, published at the end of 2024. A voracious reader as a child, Angela always knew she wanted to write books of her own, but it wasn't until a dramatic life change in 2015 that she allowed herself to reclaim her dream. A dream that has stretched to encompass helping other young or beginning authors reach their dream with her developmental editing. When not writing or editing, you can find her handling her zoo of many pets, reading her youngest son's fanfiction, or curling up in a blanket with a mug of tea and a stack of four or five books in easy reach. To stay up to date on release dates and for more Nevada adventures, join her newsletter or purchase books directly at www.angelalaverghettabooks.comAngela's books are available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Kobo, and locally at the Nevada State Museum Gift Shop, Grassroots, Thistle & Nightshade, and the Depot Art Gallery and Bookstore.You can also find her on social media: Instagram, Threads, Bluesky, TikTok, and Facebook.You can learn more about the Sierra Arts Foundation at https://sierraarts.org/You can contact Two Moore Books, LLC via their main website at https://www.carsonhume.com
For Episode 226 of our award-winning podcast for writers, we are traveling to a new frontier.We often receive requests from published writers from around the world asking to be on our podcast. The time has come. We are throwing open the doors to published writers who want to join the Amateur Hour. Our plan is to alternate the Sunday interviews with our regular show (every other week).One caveat: if you are a member of the Sierra Arts Foundation and you have books in the SAF Depot Gallery and Bookstore, we'll schedule you for the Nevada Authors Network.Are you interested? Click on our “Contact Us” page and let us know.We had a great interview with Jacci Turner talking about the release of “Wind Catcher.”CC had fun on Threads. She received 190 responses when she asked how many indie writers first published when they were 60 and older. We feel energized by the range of people who “rewired” their lives after retirement. Fun topic!Book Notes:-Serving Salvation Book Two is out. It's available on most platforms and our online bookstore.-Serving Salvation Book Three will be released in August.-CC's manuscript for her Virginia City Romance is at Red Adept for proofing. New release July 2025.-Teri and the wonderful Betas finished the third book of the A Sheriff in Nevada series. Time to make the donuts (and do my editing).Two Moore Books, LLC is partnered with the Sierra Arts Foundation to highlight a local author and member of the Sierra Arts Literary Community. So far:-Tia Flores, Program Director, Sierra Arts Foundation-Author Mariposa Cruz, author of “Man of the House.-Ken Sutherland, creator of the “Heartbreaker” series.-Elaine Sargent, author of “Rhinestone Confidential.”Coming soon: Angela Laverghetta and Teresa BreedenYou can meet and greet us at these two great book signings:-Barnes and Noble in south Reno on Saturday, June 28, 2025 at 1:00pm.-Artown at the Reno Public Market (Virginia and Plumb) on Saturday, July 5, 2025 at 1:00pm.All this and Moore! Check us out. TIA LYL!please buy us coffee!For those who listen on the way to work, we are on these fine podcast platforms: Spotify Apple Pocket Casts Radio PublicNote: 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.
Northern Nevada writer Jacci Turner joins the CC and JT Amateur Hour to talk about her new book, "Wind Catcher." She talks about her inspirations and how she creates books with a positive view of life.You can learn more about Jacci and her books at https://www.jacciturner.com/
Elaine Sargent's writing odyssey began as a college journalism student where she was a reporter for the university newspaper. Her beat was Arts and Entertainment, and she was assigned to interview on-campus artists and review shows in hopes of ultimately becoming a fashion journalist. Her path took a turn when she discovered the University of Nevada costume design program, which allowed her to combine her two professional interests: writing and fashion.This unique mixture led to her employment behind the stage in Nevada's famous showrooms, outfitting and costuming showgirls and other performers. Elaine joins the Nevada Authors Network to discuss how she developed and wrote Rhinestone Confidential through her personal experiences and in-depth interviews with past colleagues and friends.Rhinestone Confidential is available at the Radical Cat Bookstore in Reno, Nevada, and on Amazon. You can learn more about Elaine on her Instagram and Facebook pages.You can learn more about the Sierra Arts Foundation at https://sierraarts.org/You can contact Two Moore Books, LLC via their main website at https://www.carsonhume.com
For Episode 225 of our award-winning podcast for writers, we set ourselves up for disappointment.We often say that “writing is a solo project done on the public stage,” meaning we're alone in our endeavors, but that's not true. We rely on beta readers, editors, and cover designers to produce the best book possible. We learned this week what happens when success strikes one of our key partners: we had to slip book release dates. Sad for us, but happy for them! We discuss our feelings on the subject and how we adjusted our plans.Related: -Serving Salvation Book Two is out. It's available on most platforms and our online bookstore.-The Virginia City Romance is at Red Adept for proofing. The new release date is July 2025-Serving Salvation Book Three will be released in August 2025.-The third book of the A Sheriff in Nevada series is with Teri, the awesome creative editor. Two Moore Books, LLC is partnered with the Sierra Arts Foundation to highlight a local author and member of the Sierra Arts Literary Community. So far:-Tia Flores – Program Director, Sierra Arts Foundation-Author Mariposa Cruz, author of “Man of the House-Ken Sutherland, creator of the “Heartbreaker” series-Next up: Elaine Sargent on May 28You can meet and greet us at these two great book signings:-Barnes and Noble in south Reno on Saturday, June 28, 2025 at 1:00pm.-Artown at the Reno Public Market (Virginia and Plumb) on Saturday, July 5, 2025 at 1:00pm.All this and Moore! Check us out. TIA LYL!please buy us coffee!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.
Ken Sutherland learned the art of writing through the radio business. Not blessed with the stereotypical deep voice of the airwaves, he realized he needed to say something interesting to stay employed, and he began to write. As his career and reputation grew, he became the go-to guy for anything that needed to be written: news, sales proposals, and especially commercials. He takes pride in having been the creative force behind more than forty thousand commercials. His passion and professionalism were recognized by his peers when he was inducted in the Nevada Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 2005.Upon his retirement, Ken finished the first books of his successful and intriguing Heartbreaker series, including Heartbreaker, The Hollywood Diamond Murders, and the soon-to-be-released third book, Unfinished Business.Ken joins the Nevada Authors Network to talk about how the Heartbreaker series came to life from his experiences in his Hall of Fame career.You can learn more about Ken and his books at https://kensutherlandauthor.com/You can learn more about the Sierra Arts Foundation at https://sierraarts.org/You can contact Two Moore Books, LLC via their main website at https://www.carsonhume.com
For Episode 224 of our award-winning podcast for writers, we debate whether independent writers deserve more than three-star reviews.An apology up front: CC and I have a plague. Not the plague, but we're not feeling great. We are getting better.CC found this statement on the internet: “Most indy authors don't deserve more than a three-star review.” This absolute statement triggered a discussion, and we decided to bring that debate to this week's podcast. CC takes up why this is wrong while I play devil's advocate on why indy writers shouldn't get four- or five-star reviews.Book Notes:-Serving Salvation Book Two is out. It's available on most platforms and our online bookstore.-Serving Salvation Book Three will be released in July.-The Virginia City Romance is at Red Adept for line editing and will be released next month.- CC is running a cover design contest at 99Designs.-The third book of the A Sheriff in Nevada series is with Teri, the awesome creative editor.Two Moore Books, LLC is partnered with the Sierra Arts Foundation to highlight a local author and member of the Sierra Arts Literary Community. So far:-Tia Flores – Program Director, Sierra Arts Foundation-Author Mariposa Cruz, author of “Man of the House.-Next up: Ken Sutherland on May 21You can meet and greet us at these two great book signings:-Barnes and Noble in south Reno on Saturday, June 28, 2025 at 1:00pm.-Artown at the Reno Public Market (Virginia and Plumb) on Saturday, July 5, 2025 at 1:00pm.All this and Moore! Check us out. TIA LYL!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.
Mariposa Cruz is the author of Man of the House, the first book in the Knits & Brews series. She joins the Nevada Authors Network to discuss her books and inspirations.Bonus: Mariposa wrote about her experience with CC and JT from Two Moore Books. You can learn more about Mariposa at https://createontheside.wordpress.com/You can learn more about the Sierra Arts Foundation at https://sierraarts.org/You can contact Two Moore Books, LLC via their main website at https://www.carsonhume.com
For Episode 223 of our award-winning podcast for writers, we're a little all over the place. It was a week.Reminder: Serving Salvation Book Two will be released on May 14. Book One got very nice reviews, and the B1 ebook is available for 99 cents on the major platforms. Check out our Books page.Happy Mother's Day not only to mothers, but to those who step up and be a mother in times of need. And to the dads who ran out to the store at the last minute for their kids.Here's a story all writers can relate to. We were blessed with a visit from the grandkids on Saturday, and our youngest mentioned they were taking a school field trip to Virginia City, Nevada (they live in Sparks). When CC mentioned she wrote a book about Virginia City, the grandkid said, “But you're retired.”Context: they are the child of a New York Times bestselling author, and the grandchild of two full-time authors, so they intuitively understand at ten years old that writing is hard work. We wish everyone was so intelligent (objectively speaking).Aside from that, we spent most of the week editing, editing, and editing. CC tells of her challenges this week getting her book back to Red Adept under the deadline.The other significant event was the May 7 kickoff of the Nevada Authors network, our partnership with the Sierra Arts Foundation to highlight a local writer every week. We will interview Mariposa Cruz for the May 14 broadcast. You can check out those podcasts on our main site at Two Moore Books.Also mentioned in this podcast:Leo XIV, the Deep Dish Pope, and being Culturally CatholicTeri CaseDr. Marissa and The Parent DoctorSusan at The Garden Answer (Andrews Seed Company)Being DeafCheck us out and let us know what you think. TIA LYL!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/ please buy us coffee!For those who listen on the way to work, we are on these fine podcast platforms: Spotify Apple Pocket Casts Radio PublicNote: 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.
Tia Flores, Sierra Arts Foundation Program Director, joins the Nevada Authors Network to discuss the challenges facing the arts in Reno.In her current role as a program director for a regional arts organization, Tia enjoys designing and facilitating professional development workshops for artists and educators. Tia views the act of art making as a place ofconnection, discovery, refuge and celebration.As an artist and a fourth generation Nevadan, Tia is known for her culturally themed pyrographic calabaza sculptures that depict the vast beauty of the Nevada desert and its natural inhabitants. Her artwork has been featured on HGTV's That's Cleaver!, Voices of America, PBS ArtEffects, and published in a variety of books and magazines. Tia is one of a handful of female artists featured in the book, Women Artists of the Great Basin by Mary Lee Fulkerson.As an educator, Tia was an elementary a visual arts teacher and taught high school art which included fine art, digital, graphic design and AP Studio Art. During this time, she created an integrated art curriculum, ArtSciMath to help her students with their spatial reasoning and problem solving skills. Tia has presented at regional and national educational conferences stressing the importance of arts education to stimulate critical and innovative thinking for all students.Thank you for joining us. This weekly podcast is a partnership between the Sierra Arts Foundation and Two Moore Books, LLC to promote Northern Nevada writers. Join us weekly as we interview local authors about their books.
Know a writer or someone who wants to be a writer? Then forward this post to them and invite them to listen to our writers podcast. Thank you!For Episode 222 of our award-winning podcast, we dive into the dark recesses of some of the most important places for writers of historical fiction and fact-based historical fiction: the archives.This week, CC attended the annual Conference of Inter-Mountain Archivists (CIMA) in Boise, Idaho, where she networked with the guardians of records in repositories across the western United States. Archivists are librarians on Mountain Dew Plus because each and every one of them is passionate about the records on their shelves and in their files. For writers in particular, archivists are data experts, and they will bend over backwards to help their patrons access the records they need.Along with our trip to Boise, CC got to fan-girl and swing by Ontario, Oregon, the home of the Garden Answer. She's been watching Laura for many years and, in truth, served as a partial inspiration for our own podcast. We stopped by her parents' garden store, Andrews Seed Company, and got to meet Susan, Laura's mom, who was very patient and polite with two out-of-town rubes who had so many questions. Thank you, Susan!This week, we debut the Nevada Authors Network, our partnership with Sierra Arts Foundation to promote Northern Nevada writers. Join us weekly as we interview local authors about their books. The podcasts can be found on our main Two Moore Books website.We are featured on Susan Winters's "Create on the Side!" blog. Thank you for having us, Susan!Finally, if you want to meet us in person, we're doing book signings on June 28 at the Reno Barnes and Noble and on July 5 as part of Author's Day at Reno Art Town. We're excited about it!Included: we bring you up to speed on current events and we talk about our current writing projects.Check us out and let us know what you think. TIA! LYL!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/ please buy us coffee!For those who listen on the way to work, we are on these fine podcast platforms: Spotify Apple Pocket Casts Radio PublicNote: 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.
Know a writer or someone who wants to be a writer? Then forward this post to them and invite them to listen to our writers podcast. Thank you!For Episode 221 of our award-winning podcast, we take on Meta and discuss their “fair use” of seven million literary works to train their artificial intelligence system.For those untouched by the controversy, we referred Keziah Weir's excellent Vanity Fair article, “This Is How Meta AI Staffers Deemed More Than 7 Million Books to Have No “Economic Value” (link) and cite this paragraph as background:“Lawyers for Meta are indeed invoking that very “fair use” defense in a copyright suit that's been wending its way through the Northern District of California legal system for nearly two years. Richard Kadrey et al. v. Meta Platforms—and the reams of confidential Meta communications, newly in the public record as exhibits for the plaintiffs—offers an unprecedented look at the internal maneuverings behind the company's decision to train its model on a database containing more than 7 million pirated books.”As writers, CC and I have strong opinions about the subject, and we are in sync about how we came to this point, and we agree that the damage is done, and that “the horse has left the barn and it ain't coming back.” We have different and, I think, interesting opinions about the outcomes to this controversy.For our discussion, we pull in:-The Lord of the Rings,-Carolyn Keene and Franklin W. Dixon,-Thomas Edison,-Covenant (the movie),-John Steinbeck and Ernest Hemingway,-CC's professional and extensive experience on the “fair use” issue, and-Our short-lived use of Artificial Intelligence (not what you think).Aside from AI, we bring you up to speed on current events, including CIMA and our book signing on Saturday, and we talk about our current writing projects and how we're abused by our editors (no names mentioned)(kidding!).And we started a presale on Serving Salvation Book Two.Check us out and let us know what you think. TIA! LYL!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/ please buy us coffee!For those who listen on the way to work, we are on these fine podcast platforms: Spotify Apple Pocket Casts Radio PublicNote: 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.
Know a writer or someone who wants to be a writer? Then forward this post to them and invite them to listen to our writers podcast. Thank you!For Episode 220 of our award-winning podcast, we were busy and we are tired.We started the week on Sunday, April 13 with the book signing at the Nevada State Museum. We got to meet new friends and sell them our books. We got to chat with our fellow independent writers. We got to enjoy a beautiful spring day in a place that has so many memories for us. A great day.During the week, we organized the release of Serving Salvation Book Two, the next book in the Salvation series. We're put the manuscript and cover on some of the platforms, and we put the manuscript on Book Sirens. (Please let us know if you want to be an ARC reader.) We'll be doing a cover reveal soon, along with the pre-sale.Also this week, we learned that the Las Vegas Clark County Library System purchased our book catalogue. They are making our ebooks available for checkout. This is the second public library in Nevada to purchase our catalog, and it's the largest system in the state. If you are a patron of the Churchill County Library or the Clark County Library, please enjoy our ebooks through your Libby app for free!On Saturday, we recorded the first six podcasts for the Nevada Authors Network (NAN) at the Sierra Arts Foundation (SAF) Deport Art Gallery and Bookstore in Sparks. It was an absolute joy to talk about writing one-on-one with our colleagues, all of whom are very articulate and passionate about their books. You are our people. We will begin releasing the NAN podcasts and videos beginning on Wednesday, May 7, and our first guest will be Tia Flores, SAF program director. Tune in!We're getting ready for Independent Bookstore Day on Saturday, April 26, because we have an independent bookstore. We are joining One More Chapter in their grand opening on the same day, along with many of our author colleagues, and doing a book signing. If you're in the area, stop by the Old Post Office next to the Pioneer Center in downtown Reno on Saturday, April 26 from 10:00am to 1:00pm. You'll get to meet us and a bunch of excellent writers as we support Independent Bookstores.You'll hear in the podcast that we believe in the Arts. We may have gotten carried away, but it's all good. You'll see. Check us out and let us know what you think. TIA! LYL!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/ please buy us coffee!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.
Know a writer or someone who wants to be a writer? Then forward this post to them and invite them to listen to our writers podcast. Thank you!For Episode 219 of our award-winning podcast, we believe in you, the independent writer.As we enter the final prep for our book signing at the Nevada State Museum, we're giving you (and us) a pep talk.When we started this full-time writing gig a year ago, we knew we'd be riding a roller coaster of feelings, expectations, and disappointment. But golly, what a ride, especially in the last six months. The economy has not been our friend, and we've had to scale back plans and dreams accordingly.Not scaled back: our belief in our colleagues and ourselves. April is Independent Writers Month, and more than ever, we need to pull together and lift each other up. This is one reason why we are partnering with the Sierra Arts Foundation. We hope to give indy writers another marketing platform to talk about themselves and their works.Streets and buildings make a town, but it's creative art that makes it a community, and writers are artists. Keep writing and keep believing in yourself. If you need strength, we're happy to share some of ours. You got this!Reminders:-We will be at the Nevada State Museum on Sunday, April 13 for a book signing. Please join us!-We will be recording a second podcast for the Nevada Authors Network on April 19 for release in May.-Prices are slashed on bookstore. Go through our website to get there.-We have more books coming out this year. Check us out and let us know what you think. TIA! LYL!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/please buy us coffee!For those who listen on the way to work, we are on these fine podcast platforms: Spotify Apple Pocket Casts Radio PublicNote: 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.
Know a writer or someone who wants to be a writer? Then forward this post to them and invite them to listen to our writers podcast. Thank you!For Episode 218 of our award-winning podcast, we're all about baseball, and frankly, I'm surprised we don't talk more about baseball on our little writers podcast.We went to Game 3 of the Athletics home opener in West Sacramento, and we joined a few thousand of our close friends as they took on our Chicago Cubs. It was a three-day celebration of Rickey Henderson, the Man of Steal, whose accomplishments and personality transcended the sport. So much love for the Rickey!We have been true-blue Cubs fans since the 1980s. We talk about our own Northside experiences and our time in Sutter Health Field.It wasn't all baseball. We spent time with family and we visited the Capital Books in downtown Sacramento. We had fun talking about writing with folks who don't write (authors will get this).Important announcements:-We will be at the Nevada State Museum on Sunday, April 13 for a book signing. Please join us!-We will be recording a second podcast for the Nevada Authors Network on April 19 for release in May.-Prices are slashed on bookstore. Go through our website to get there.-Updates on works in progress that are coming out this year. Check us out and let us know what you think. TIA! LYL!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/please buy us coffee!For those who listen on the way to work, we are on these fine podcast platforms: Spotify Apple Pocket Casts Radio PublicNote: 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.
Know a writer or someone who wants to be a writer? Then forward this post to them and invite them to listen to our writers podcast. Thank you!In Episode 217 of our award-winning podcast, we're wrapping up March 2025, and we find that we had a “slow” month.We do our monthly wrap-up and learn that March 2025 didn't have a lot of bells and whistles like previous months. It's not to say it wasn't exciting, but it was busy.Significantly, we used the time to prepare for our upcoming events:-On April 13, we're doing a book signing at the Nevada State Museum.-Later in April, we start recording podcast of the Nevada Authors Network (NAN) in partnership with the Sierra Arts Foundation.-In June, we're doing another book signing, this time at the Reno Barnes and Noble on South Virginia Street.Part of the prep was a small road trip to Sparks, Nevada to visit the SAF Depot Gallery and Bookstore, pictured above. We'll be doing our NAN podcasts there. We also visited the Sparks Heritage Museum in Victoria Square, and we saw pictures and exhibits that reminded us of the good ol days. Both are worthy places to visit, along with all of Victorian Square.We chatted about editing and writing, of course, and we outlined our upcoming releases (these dates are not set in stone):-May 2025: Serving Salvation Book 2.-June 2025: Virginia City Romance (Restless Spirits Book 1).-July 2025: Serving Salvation Book 3.-September 2025: Restless Spirits Book 2.-October 2025: A Sheriff in Nevada Book 3.Finally, we celebrated CC's first year of retirement, and what a year it was, too. Please check out our podcast and let us know what you think. TIA LYL!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/please buy us coffee!For those who listen on the way to work, we are on these fine podcast platforms: Spotify Apple Pocket Casts Radio PublicNote: 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.
Know a writer or someone who wants to be a writer? Then forward this post to them and invite them to listen to our writers podcast. Thank you!In Episode 216 of our award-winning podcast, we can't get away from our brains.Intellectually, we knew being full-time writers and running a business was an around-the-clock experience, but now that we're immersed, the reality of a 24/7 existence has set in.When we're not writing, we're thinking about our business. When we're not doing business things, CC and I talking about our marketing and expanding (or talking about writing). In the podcast, we chat about this “new” life, and we try to come up with ideas on how to escape from ourselves. More importantly, we ask for your ideas.We're happy to announce two signing events where local folks have a chance to meet us in public: one in April and one in July.Another big announcement: we slashed prices in our book store! The prices are comparable to some platforms and better than others. Please check out our bookstore and buy, buy, buy.Have a listen and let us know what you think. TIA LYL!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/please buy us coffee!For those who listen on the way to work, we are on these fine podcast platforms: Spotify Apple Pocket Casts Radio PublicNote: 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.
Know a writer or someone who wants to be a writer? Then forward this post to them and invite them to listen to our writers podcast. Thank you!In Episode 215 of our lovely award-winning podcast, it's the economy, silly.Every independent writer is a business to some degree, and all of us make tough decisions about how we spend our money. CC and I had dreams above traveling and doing book signings and stuff, but the current economy is not kind to indy writers. There are the Amazon and billionaire boycotts, not to mention how everyone has to do an extra budgeting just to buy eggs.We use this space to talk about those challenges and what we're doing to mitigate them, starting with our online bookstore and being careful on choosing events.With these challenges, why do we do what we do? Because we love writing and we love meeting people who want to talk about writing.Also mentioned: current editing/writing status, upcoming releases, kindness, and the importance of St. Patrick's Day.Have a listen and let us know what you think. TIA LYL!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/please buy us coffee!For those who listen on the way to work, we are on these fine podcast platforms: Spotify Apple Pocket Casts Radio PublicNote: 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.
Know a writer or someone who wants to be a writer? Then forward this post to them and invite them to listen to our writers podcast. Thank you!Two Moore Books, LLC does not receive financial compensation for promoting the below businesses and websites. We are speaking to our specific experiences. Your mileage may vary.In Episode 214 of our lovely award-winning podcast, we had another great week with a lot of different moving parts:You can now find our books on the shelves at Thistle and Nightshade, a wonder little bookstore in Reno, Nevada. Our sincere appreciation to Alyx (pictured) and Rhiannon for adding us to their expansive and varied inventory. You can find Thistle and Nightside in northwest Reno off Mae Anne Avenue. Definitely worth your time!We announced at the last meeting of the Sierra Arts Literary Community that we are offering our podcast and video services to writers. We're partnering with the Sierra Arts Foundation (SAF) to release a weekly podcast and video featuring a Sierra Nevada writer and their upcoming book. We know from our experience that marketing is a steep climb for independent writers, so we're hoping our efforts with writers and the SAF will elevate the visibility of Northern Nevada's excellent writers. We hope to start in May.Happy birthday to CC's Dad and Happy Employee Appreciate Day (Friday), and a special hello to International Women's Day. CC joined 44 other powerful women gathered on the Women's Podcasting Network to discuss their individual podcasts and respective businesses. CC learned a lot about how women around the road are making a difference in the world (like her!).We participated in the Smashwords “25% off ebook sale” (our books always seem to be on sale), and we began the registration process for this year's Carson Farmers Market. And somehow we managed to advance our writing projects. CC is still untying the Gordian knot that is her VC Ghost romance, and I passed 40K words on the third book of the “Sheriff in Nevada” series.We rejiggered our production schedule because the CFO for Two Moore Books, LLC (who is me) got grouchy about business expenditures. The upside for you, our fans, is our book release schedule extends into 2026 now.Whew.We managed to get to the main topic of today's podcast: reviews, reviews, reviews. They're almost as important as the books, and they are essential to a writer's success, whether they are mainstream or independent writers. We talked about the impact and necessity of reviews, and we outlined the two Advanced Readers Copy (ARC) websites we checked out: Book Sirens and Net Galley. We also begged our readers to leave reviews because feedback makes us better human beings and better writers.Is that all? Is that enough? (Grin) I think so.One last thing: please buy direct from us and help support the arts (and a couple of starving writers :))Have a listen and let us know what you think. TIA! LYL!Who We are: https://carsonhume.com/about/Our Books: https://carsonhume.com/books-2/Our bookstore: https://carsonhume.square.site/Our Business: https://twomoorebooks.com/please buy us coffee!For those who listen on the way to work, we are on these fine podcast platforms: Spotify Apple Pocket Casts Radio Public
Know a writer or someone who wants to be a writer? Then forward this post to them and invite them to listen to our writers podcast. Thank you!In Episode 213 of our lovely award-winning podcast, we wrap up February 2025. A lot of things happened in our little creative corner of the literary world.Incomplete list: ZOEY: the release, the reviews, and the sales. Related: we talked about the importance of writers having a media package. We have a new local partner for some of our physical books. CC is celebrating International Women's Day with the Women in Podcasting Network. We permanently dropped the cost of two books on our online bookstore. “The Tucci Chronicles” are still on sale. Our e-books and paperbacks can be found on thirteen new distributors via Draft2Digital. Related: One of them, Smashwords, is having e-book sale (25% off). Woo! Our currents works in progress.February was a full month and the rest of 2025 looks exactly the same. Sit down, buckle up, and have fun!And remember: please buy direct from us and help support the arts (and a couple of starving writers :))Have a listen and let us know what you think. TIA! LYL!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/Book Designs: https://twomoorebooks.com/two-moore-designs/(Book designs are free for now)please buy us coffee!For those who listen on the way to work, we are on these fine podcast platforms: Spotify Apple Pocket Casts Radio Public
Know a writer or someone who wants to be a writer? Then forward this post to them and invite them to listen to our writers podcast. Thank you!In Episode 212 of our lovely award-winning podcast, we talk about Draft2Digital and how we're using it to expand our books to libraries and book sellers around the world. I was also publicly embarrassed about three of my books.[Important: Two Moore Books, LLC is not compensated by vendors when we discuss their products and websites. We are discussing our interactions and experiences. Your mileage may vary.]CC discovered Draft2Digital which “distribute[s] ebook and paperback books to all the major retailers online, plus hundreds of storefronts worldwide.” We're using it to get our inventory onto more book websites and, most importantly, into all flavors of libraries. We talk about the creation process, as well as the profit margins and lessons learned. We are definitely excited to see our books all over the world.[Spoiler: E-books were super easy if you already have the materials and blurbs on hand.]Understandably, most library sites will not accept NSFW novels like “The Tucci Chronicles,” which is very graphic. It's a compilation of two books: “Love & Death on I-80 West” and “Starting Over in Las Vegas.” If you watch our YouTube, you'll see me turn very red when I talk about these books.We have a bunch of “Tucci” paperbacks in our inventory, so we're doing a sale: “The Tucci Chronicles” is available on our website for $20.CC discussed Milanote and how she is using it to organize her ongoing efforts with her VC Ghost manuscript.ZOEY is still on sale for 99¢ and will be released soon.Here's our online bookstore. Autographed author copies, folks!All this and more! Have a listen and let us know. TIA LYL!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/Book Designs: https://twomoorebooks.com/two-moore-designs/(Book designs are free for now)please buy us coffee!For those who listen on the way to work, we are on these fine podcast platforms: SpotifyApplePocket CastsRadio Public
Know a writer or someone who wants to be a writer? Then forward this post to them and invite them to listen to our writers podcast. Thank you!In Episode 211 of our lovely award-winning podcast, we salute Wham! and the fortieth anniversary of their mega-hit Careless Whisper. Where has the time gone?Aside from George and Andrew, the main topic is inserting real life (RL) characters and events in your books. As writers, the temptation is strong to include someone from RL into our books because they may be very interesting or very frustrating. CC and I outline both the good and not-so-good reasons for using the people you know in your books. We also touch on using popular culture references (hello, Backstreet Boys!).Also: holding a business retreat at the very top of the wheel at Harveys; a tease about a new physical outlet for our books; ZOEY is still on sale for 99¢ and will be released soon.Advanced reader copies of ZOEY are available on Book Sirens.Here's the story about the bomb and explosion at Harveys in 1980.Here is CC's YouTube channel that she mentioned.And here's our online bookstore. Autographed author copies, folks!All this and more! Have a listen and let us know. TIA LYL!Our website is www.carsonhume.comWho We are: https://carsonhume.com/about/Our Books: https://carsonhume.com/books-2/Our Business: https://twomoorebooks.com/Book Designs: https://twomoorebooks.com/two-moore-designs/(Book designs are free for now)please buy us coffee!For those who listen on the way to work, we are on these fine podcast platforms: SpotifyApplePocket CastsRadio Public
Know a writer or someone who wants to be a writer? Then forward this post to them and invite them to listen to our writers podcast. Thank you!In Episode 210 ofour lovely award-winning podcast, we dive into the most critical phase of your book aside from its creation: the editing.After weeks (or months or years) of writing your Great American Novel, it's time to hand your baby to another set of eyes and hands. But who should you hand it to and what are they going to do?For our podcast, we useLouise Harnby's excellent post “What are the different types of novel editing?” as a guide to walk you through the editing process. We sprinkle in our own experiences with our excellent editors, and we offer suggestions to writers who may not have the financial resources to hire their own editors. We hope you find this information useful.On the local front, theZOEY e-book is on pre-sale for 99¢, and I am going through CC's VC Ghost manuscript.Have a listen and let us know what you think. TIA LYL!Our website iswww.carsonhume.comWho We are:https://carsonhume.com/about/Our Books:https://carsonhume.com/books-2/Our Business:https://twomoorebooks.com/Book Designs:https://twomoorebooks.com/two-moore-designs/(Book designs are free for now)please buy us coffee!For those who listen on the way to work, we are on these fine podcast platforms:SpotifyApplePocket CastsRadio Public
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