[Crossposted from Substack.] Back when we were young and still in our 50s, we fell into podcasting with “The CC & JT Amateur Hour” during the pandemic lockdown. We started with zero production values. We logged into Spotify and talked to the microphone in an old Chromebook for twenty-something minutes. No bells, whistles, theme songs, or muchContinue reading “Podcasting with Writers”
Category Archives: Humor
Debbie Russell
In this episode of our award-winning podcast, Debbie Russell shares her journey from being a prosecutor to a writer, discussing her book “Crossing 51: Not Quite a Memoir,” which intertwines her family’s mental health history with her own experiences. The discussion delves into themes of family dynamics, inpatient rehab treatments in the 1950s, and theContinue reading “Debbie Russell”
A Sheriff in Nevada: Corona
Hello from the Carson City, Nevada Headquarters for the 2025 Race to Wrigley! Today’s podcast had more than the usual amount of caffeine and endorphins. As usual, we opened our award-winning podcast with current events and where we are in our respective books, and we talked about our upcoming appearances: October 11, 2025 – AllContinue reading “A Sheriff in Nevada: Corona”
John Glionna
John Glionna, a former LA Times correspondent, shares insights from his career as a journalist and author with Cassidy Carson and JT Hume from the “CC & JT Amateur Hour”. He discusses his book “Rebels and Outliers: Real Stories of the American West,” which features real stories from the American West, emphasizing themes of resilienceContinue reading “John Glionna”
“That is Life.”
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.”Continue reading ““That is Life.””
September 2025 Newsletter
Welcome to the Two Moore Books News. Our monthly newsletter provides updates on our works in progress, a roundup of the previous month’s podcasts, upcoming book releases, and details about any events we may be attending. Be sure to share this with anyone who you think might be interested in following our adventures. As always,Continue reading “September 2025 Newsletter”
Happy Book Birthday
Serving Salvation Book Three is live, baby! Here are the links. Amazon Apple B&N D2D Google Kobo Lots of feelings today with mostly gratitude to my creative team who got the book and series out the door. Cassidy Carson always, along with amazing creative editor Teri Case (deep voice) dot com and the super awesomeContinue reading “Happy Book Birthday”
Anthony Addis
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 experiencesContinue reading “Anthony Addis”
Book Signings
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 effortContinue reading “Book Signings”
Justin Eger
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 andContinue reading “Justin Eger”