<p>Good day from the Worldwide Headquarters of the &quot;CC&amp;JT Amateur Hour&quot; where &quot;Production Values Go To Die.&quot; Today&#39;s podcast is the usual polyglot of subjects and happenings, notably about our outing to the <a href="https://churchillcountylibrary.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Churchill County Library</a> in Fallon, Nevada. Thank you to Magdalena and her great team for inviting us. We answered questions about our books, and I read chapter one of &quot;<a href="https://carsonhume.square.site/product/a-sheriff-in-nevada-1/3?cs=true&cst=custom" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A Sheriff of Nevada</a>,&quot; and we had a great time!</p><p>Here&#39;s <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HF3fXKRGvyI&t=361s" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CC&#39;s video</a> of the big dork in the above picture talking about writing. Be kind.</p><p>Speaking of &quot;chapter one&quot;: In this podcast, I read chapter one from the draft of my latest SciFi novel that has neither a name or a cover, but those small details did not deter me. I believe in this book and will be marketing it to traditional publishers after creative editor <a href="https://www.tericase.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Teri</a> and the Betas are done tearing it apart. </p><p>I answered CC&#39;s important question: what about this book had me feverishly finishing the first draft of 111K words in less than sixty days? The answer may surprise you, especially if you&#39;re a woman.</p><p>Appearances:<br>– I’m at <a href="https://www.commacoffeecafe.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Comma Coffee</a> two or three times a week. Stop by and say hi.<br>– June 6: We’re setting up a booth at the <a href="https://sierraarts.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sierra Arts Foundation Bookfest</a>.<br>– June 12: We will be meeting and greeting at <a href="https://www.bubsbookstore.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bub’s Bookstore</a>‘s grand opening!<br>– June 13: We will have a table at Nevada Pride via the <a href="https://breweryarts.org/event/20260613-nevada-pride/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Brewery Arts Center</a>.<br>– July 18: We may be back at the Reno Public Market.<br>– August 25: CC will be doing an author talk at the <a href="https://churchillcountylibrary.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Churchill County Library</a>.<br>– October: many events. More information as we get closer.</p><p>Manuscript Status:<br>– The sequel to <a href="https://carsonhume.square.site/product/passion-restored/NGF7XCTTTCYIBP3VJOJWBEC6?cs=true&cst=custom" target="_blank" rel="noopener">#passionrestored</a> is almost read for preorder. Release in June.<br>– CC is also digging into Battle Born Bride. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3m4-F0Quaw">She talks about fast-drafting it</a>.<br>– 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="noopener">Finding Salvation</a> is with me. Release date to be determined.</p><p>A reminder: If you are adverse to big box websites (*cough* Amazon), we have a handy little <a href="https://carsonhume.com/blog/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">online bookstore</a> of our own. We earn the largest percent of profits from this store, so please consider it. If you’re in the Carson City-Reno-Douglas-Dayton area, we will refund the shipping fees and meet you in the public location of your choosing. If you are outside that area, we will refund you the <em>difference</em> on the shipping fees once we get a final number.</p><p>That’s all for now. Take care of you. LYL!</p><p>+++</p><p>Cassidy Carson and JT Hume (“CC &amp; JT”) are independent writers, publishers, and co-owners of <a href="https://twomoorebooks.com/" target="_blank" rel="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="noopener">book catalog</a> can be found on our <a href="https://carsonhume.square.site/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bookstore</a> and the major platforms. 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