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

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 experiments Oh, and yes, she’s a mother and grandmother who likes to do Pilates, travel, walk the d...

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 L...

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...

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, he...

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...

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 Hi...

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 cavea...

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 com...

We are testing Riverside for our podcast.

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: w...

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...

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 discussi...

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://sierraa...

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. A...

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 celebrat...

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-Moun...

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 Fa...

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 indep...

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 ag...

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 thou...

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...

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...

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 signing...

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...