<p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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. </p><p>+++</p><p>We send our thanks to <a href="https://www.billbrownnovels.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Mr. Bill Brown</a> 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!</p><p>If you want to us catch in person:<br><strong>Saturday, December 13</strong>: Nevada State Museum in Carson City.<br><strong>Sunday, December 14</strong>: Sierra Arts Foundation, Riverside Gallery, in Reno.</p><p>CC is writing the sequels to her successful <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FFM3QJ5D/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">#PassionRestored</a> novel with hopes of both books being released in 2026. The <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DS1JVT4M" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">prequels</a> to the “Serving Salvation” series that encompasses three novellas are being edited. Target release date: Valentines Day 2026. (Related: <em>Finding Salvation Part One</em> placed as a finalist in the Nov categories in the <a href="https://www.independentauthornetwork.com/2025-botya-winners.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">2025 Independent Author Network Book of the Year Awards</a>.)</p><p>We dropped the price of these e-books to 99¢ on <strong>Amazon, Apple, B&N, Google, and Kobo</strong>:</p><p>A Sheriff in Nevada<br>Finding Salvation Part One<br>From Tundra to Tiara<br>Hope Knocks Twice<br>Love and Death on I-80 West<br>#Passionrestored<br>Serving Salvation Book One</p><p>The links to these magnificent works of literary art can be found on <a href="https://carsonhume.com/books-2/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">our Books page</a>. This price change applies to the e-books only. If you’d like an autographed paperback, check out <a href="https://carsonhume.square.site/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">our online bookstore</a>.</p><p>Enjoy our podcast and, as always, thank you for your support.</p><p>+++</p><p>Cassidy Carson and JT Hume (“CC & JT”) are independent writers and publishers and are the co-owners of <a href="https://twomoorebooks.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Two Moore Books, LLC</a> out of Carson City, Nevada, USA. Our human-authored <a href="https://carsonhume.com/books-2/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">book catalog</a> can be found on our <a href="https://carsonhume.square.site/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">bookstore</a> and the major platforms. Our podcast, “The CC and JT Amateur Hour,” has recorded hundreds of episodes, and our mission is to “<strong>help writers write</strong>.”</p><p>Two of our books were “Finalists” in the <a href="https://www.independentauthornetwork.com/2025-botya-winners.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">2025 Independent Author Network Book of the Year Awards</a>. We received the <a href="https://carsonhume.com/2024/10/20/big-news/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">2024 Women in Podcasting Award</a> in the “Best Authors and Books Podcast” category from the Women Podcasters Network. We support the <a href="https://twomoorebooks.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Nevada Author Network</a> with the <a href="https://sierraarts.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Sierra Arts Foundation</a> out of Reno, Nevada.</p><p>Our Website: <a href="http://www.carsonhume.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">www.carsonhume.com</a><br>Who We are: <a href="https://carsonhume.com/about/%E2%81%A0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://carsonhume.com/about/</a><br>Our Books: <a href="https://carsonhume.com/books-2/%E2%81%A0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://carsonhume.com/books-2/</a><br>Our bookstore: <a href="https://carsonhume.square.site/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://carsonhume.square.site/</a><br>Our Business: <a href="https://twomoorebooks.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://twomoorebooks.com/</a></p><p>For those who listen on their way to work, we are on these fine podcast platforms: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2pRKXa6FrfcnQ4WjCHt8yk">Spotify</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-hearts-and-one-braincell-cassidy-carson-jt-hume/id1559895891">Apple</a>, <a href="https://pca.st/dg1lxyeg">Pocket Casts</a>, and <a href="https://radiopublic.com/two-hearts-and-one-braincell-cass-GAQAoK">Radio Public</a>.</p><p><em>Note: Two Moore Books, LLC does not receive financial compensation for promoting third-party businesses and websites. 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