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MAY 3, 202638 MIN

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

Production

MAY 3, 202638 MIN

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In this episode of the podcast where "Production Values go to Die," CC and I give the ten-thousand-foot view of writing, editing, and producing a self-published book. Google AI gave us these stages of production:Manuscript Development & Editing Production & Design Distribution Setup Marketing & Launch Post-Launch & ManagementThe two of us are always deep into one of these stages, and since we often have overlapping manuscripts, we can be at different stages at the same time. Sometimes we forget how complex these stages are. Just in this podcast, we mentioned these partners who help publish our books:<a href="https://locations.jackinthebox.com/us/nv/carson-city/309-e-william-st?utm_source=google&utm_medium=local&utm_campaign=google-local" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Jack in the Box</a> (coffee!), <a href="https://redadeptediting.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Red Adept</a>, <a href="https://tericase.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Teri Case</a>, <a href="https://www.commacoffeecafe.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Comma Coffee</a>, <a href="https://sierraarts.org/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Sierra Arts Foundation</a>, <a href="https://99designs.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">99Designs</a>, <a href="https://booksirens.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Book Sirens</a>, <a href="https://breweryarts.org/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Brewery Arts Center</a>, <a href="https://www.atticus.io/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Atticus</a>, Amazon, Kobo, Draft2Digital, Google Books, Apple Books, Barnes & Noble, InDesign, and Microsoft Word.(Reminder: 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.)Appearances: – I’m at <a href="https://www.commacoffeecafe.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Comma Coffee</a> two or three times a week. Stop by and say hi. – May 10: We’ll have a table at the Mother’s Day event at the Carson Mall. – May 25: I’ll be doing an author talk at the <a href="https://churchillcountylibrary.org/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Churchill County Library</a>. – June 6: We’re setting up a booth at the <a href="https://sierraarts.org/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Sierra Arts Foundation Bookfest</a>. - June 13: We may be at Nevada Pride via the <a href="https://breweryarts.org/event/20260613-nevada-pride/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Brewery Arts Center</a>.– July 18: We may be back at the Reno Public Market. – August 25: CC will be doing an author talk at the <a href="https://churchillcountylibrary.org/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Churchill County Library</a>. - October: many events. More information as we get closer.Manuscript Status: – The sequel to <a href="https://carsonhume.square.site/product/passion-restored/NGF7XCTTTCYIBP3VJOJWBEC6?cs=true&cst=custom" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">#passionrestored</a> is with CC. Release in June. – CC is also digging into Battle Born Bride. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3m4-F0Quaw" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">She talks about fast-drafting it</a>. – The sequel to <a href="https://carsonhume.square.site/product/finding-salvation-three-novellas-in-one-book/B7R6EBFYFX6GJAMUOOAYND5Z?cs=true&cst=custom" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Finding Salvation</a> is at Red Adept. – I’m tapping at a new book. Details will come out later.That’s all for now. Be especially careful out there. LYL!+++Cassidy Carson and JT Hume (“CC & JT”) are independent writers, publishers, and co-owners of <a href="https://twomoorebooks.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Two Moore Books, LLC</a> out of Carson City, Nevada, USA. Our human-authored <a href="https://carsonhume.com/books-2/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">book catalog</a> can be found on our <a href="https://carsonhume.square.site/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">bookstore</a> 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 <a href="https://twomoorebooks.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Nevada Author Network</a> with the <a href="https://sierraarts.org/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Sierra Arts Foundation</a> out of Reno, Nevada.Two of our books were “Finalists” in the <a href="https://www.independentauthornetwork.com/2025-botya-winners.html" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">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="ugc noopener noreferrer">2024 Women in Podcasting Award</a> in the “Best Authors and Books Podcast” category from the Women Podcasters Network. JT was voted as one of the top three most popular authors in Carson Now’s “<a href="https://www.carsonnow.org/2026-carson-city-local-favorites-results-community-lifestyle" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">2026 Carson City Local Favorites</a>.”New and current newsletter subscribers can receive a free epub or PDF of “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Finding-Salvation-Part-One-Hume-ebook/dp/B0DS1JVT4M/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3OPADZZBY4P84&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.frUOCxr6JedG1Gvk_wmWwQgwQ6-8QwS3FHrwuQbacQ3HUysnVSCyScBtKTl22Jy2puljEO6P3VSmAiZVWufdt2svlg2C7s8FwusVwOGwCYqKcJoBzbcalo5YWQZ7iSR0GtvGyuFtyNwKKDu-WgKPuZgj4RX8gpRgDHNX8k_sXKbcufZ-Vwi9oZtGvqVNKYk340xAUz4pcotwio1SZrtOwRVLEvKQab5L217sqaIyTQ0.4EnUPIPaOmzdAz0V31j6Gu0uvb4fneqbxnT8TTX3eHI&dib_tag=se&keywords=jt+hume&qid=1768154876&s=digital-text&sprefix=jt+hume%2Cdigital-text%2C200&sr=1-2" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Finding Salvation Part One</a>” by subscribing to our newsletter! 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