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PODCAST

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

Cassidy Carson and JT Hume

Cassidy Carson and JT Hume are longtime partners, readers, and independent writers who bring their decades of experience to the podcast world. We start with writing tips, techniques, and challenges, and goes on to explore the interesting world and universe around us.

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00:45:15

Maternity Ward

Two Hearts and One Braincell: Cassidy Carson & JT... ·

2023/07/09

Episode 123 is all about the our new furry friends. More specifically, we talk at length about how we can't help but assign human emotions and actions to those in the animal kingdom (the word I can't say or spell to save my life is "anthropomorphism"). Also: - Our current WIPs & Boring Characters - Nanowrimo & Camp Nano - Setting writing goals and boundaries - Run the dishwasher twice! - Our maternity ward We're packing a lot of good writing stuff in this one, not to

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00:35:09

Vegas and Magic Mike

Two Hearts and One Braincell: Cassidy Carson & JT... ·

2023/07/02

Writers are always told to "write what they know," but what if you don't know? This week, CC got the opportunity to fill out her life experience by going to Las Vegas' famous male revue: "Magic Mike Live." She takes our listeners through each step of the show: from hair-and-makeup to the dancing and athleticism of the show to the post-show meet-and-greet with some of the dancers. CC then spends some time outlining how she's going to apply this experience to her

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00:42:55

COVID

Two Hearts and One Braincell: Cassidy Carson & JT... ·

2023/06/25

Episode 121 is started slow, but evolved into something interesting and complex. We talked about about our minimal efforts on our works in progress. The challenges for CC is finding the time to hit the keyboard. My challenge is I'm making things up as I go along, so I think I created a readable adventure, but not a viable ending. If you're in a similar situation, we have ideas. We put togethere a mailbox yesterday. Gently speaking, it was our usual comedy of errors. The main gist of the

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00:40:26

Dashing

Two Hearts and One Braincell: Cassidy Carson & JT... ·

2023/06/18

Happy Father's Day and Juneteenth to all who celebrate! Episode 120 is all about: - Our works in progress, - JT's new part-time job, - Visiting places from our youth and feeling the ghosts walking through us, - Readers' reading habits, and - Tighter plots for the shorter attentions spans of the 21st Century. Have a listen and check us out at www.carsonhume.com TIA! LYL!

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00:32:24

Locations

Two Hearts and One Braincell: Cassidy Carson & JT... ·

2023/06/11

Episode 119 is our examination about setting fiction in places where the writer has never traveled. CC uses a great example of space to illustrate the challenge. We talk about the tools we use to overcome this barrier. Also discussed is the Wrath of God hail storm from June 10 and our usual flailing at the keyboards on our current WIPs. Have a listen and check us out www.carsonhume.com TIA LYL!

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00:49:40

Going Cross Country

Two Hearts and One Braincell: Cassidy Carson & JT... ·

2023/06/04

The podcast is back after a two-week hiatus due to JT driving to the East Coast and back to see his sister. Today's episode is all about that eleven-state tour (NV, UT, WY, NE, IA, IL, IN, OH, PA, MD, DE, and back). For those scoring at home, JT drove over 5,500 miles. Also: Visiting the Gettysburg National Military Park What's the one color you'll see from coast to coast? Happy 41st Anniversary! Gettyburg is a must-see for the history nerd (guilty). If you can't get there, Justin

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00:40:36

Finding Time

Two Hearts and One Braincell: Cassidy Carson & JT... ·

2023/05/14

Happy Mother's Day to all who celebrate and should be celebrated! This week, we spent most of the podcast bragging about our kids, but we also debated a fair amount trying to crack the tough nut of Time. Question: how do you find the time to write? Even as empty nesters, CC and I struggle to set aside time to work on our WIP. We bounce around some ideas and plans. Have a listen, check us out at www.carsonhume.com, and send us your suggestions. TIA! LYL!

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00:39:50

Paris

Two Hearts and One Braincell: Cassidy Carson & JT... ·

2023/05/07

Bonjour! Today's writer's podcast is all about the City of Lights: Paris, France. We were lucky to spend more than a week discovering the wonders of Notre Dame, the Eiffel Tower, the Champs-Élysées, and a thousand places in between. From the Paris Metro to a famous graveyard. We walked along the Seine and took a long boat ride on the Seine, yet we barely scratch the surface of this wonderous city. From a writer's POV, we learned about communication gaps, French culture and history, and

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00:24:12

Writers' Workshop

Two Hearts and One Braincell: Cassidy Carson & JT... ·

2023/04/23

For Carson City's Mark Twain Days, we went to a writers' workshop on Nevada and came away with interesting perspectives and ideas. CC might even have a new story to tell. Our thanks to the Nevada Arts Council for sponsoring the workshop. We discuss our own works in progress and our upcoming trip to Europe. Here's a plug for CC's past colleague Rich Moreno who wrote a timely piece on "Frontier Fake News," available through the University of Nevada Press. Good guy and good

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00:33:21

Messages to Us

Two Hearts and One Braincell: Cassidy Carson & JT... ·

2023/04/16

Episode 114 of the "helping writers write" podcast touches on messages to our younger selves. What we have learned and what would we say to ourselves if we could go back in time. "Never give up" is the obvious advice, but the rest is not so obvious. Also discussed: -Paris (France) -Mark Twain -Our Basement -Retirement -Significant Birthdays -Going to College -Our current WIPs And the real reason they made you take algebra in high school. It wasn't a waste of time! Listen

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00:27:27

Words are Hard

Two Hearts and One Braincell: Cassidy Carson & JT... ·

2023/04/09

Been a low and slow day at the CC and JT Amateur Hour where "we help writers write" because Spring has finally sprung. Woo! We talked about the craft of writing last week, which is the technical aspect of grammar, editing, and publishing. These are universal to all books. What is not universal is the creative process or the art of writing, so today's podcast is all about pulling words from our brains and getting them on the screen. CC and I compare and contrast our respective styles as

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00:26:03

Spring Cleaning

Two Hearts and One Braincell: Cassidy Carson & JT... ·

2023/04/02

Episode 112 of our writer's podcast tackles Spring Cleaning, the ritual of opening the windows, letting in the fresh air, and getting your house organized. For writers, it's about the craft of writing: organizing your manuscripts, filing documents in their proper folders, and reorganizing your brain for the next manuscript. Also discussed: our basement (sigh), France, Mark Twain in Nevada, and the artist's right to change their work. Lots of good stuff here. Lots more on our website at

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00:37:28

Reality vs. Memory

Two Hearts and One Braincell: Cassidy Carson & JT... ·

2023/03/26

For those of us at certain age, we recall when Rod Serling spoke of the dimension of mind. Episode 111 of our "writer's podcast for writers" dives into the mind as we discuss "reality vs. memory." They're often not the same thing. We use a fender bender that CC and I saw firsthand this week. Even though it happens a few feet from us, we took away different perceptions of the event. We also provide updates on our individual works in progress which we hope to publish this

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00:37:14

Dialogue and SM

Two Hearts and One Braincell: Cassidy Carson & JT... ·

2023/03/19

Another polyglot of a podcast from the Worldwide Headquarters where "we like to help writers write." We discussed writing comfort zones, and how writers like to stick to familiar troupes and character because they over a rich source of inspiration. John Grisham and his love for the Deep South is specifically mentioned, as is my books of Nevada. We push our own buttons (again) of the complex subject of social media and the increasing amount of overhead dedicated to advertise our works,

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00:32:30

Flooded Basement

Two Hearts and One Braincell: Cassidy Carson & JT... ·

2023/03/11

Another podcast, another joint therapy session. Northern Nevada is being pummeled by waves of rain and snow, and some of it overflowed into our basement. CC and I talk it out to get perspective and context, and as a means to reduce our stress. Also discussed: -Writing as an escape -Getting yourself into writing mode. -Memories and context. -Word games with kids. -Cochlear implants. -Rain and snow and rain and snow. -How we'd love to hear back from you. Trigger: I use a naughty word (a naughty Irish

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00:30:03

Snow and Taxes

Two Hearts and One Braincell: Cassidy Carson & JT... ·

2023/03/05

We clearly had things on our minds in this week's writers podcast: -Snow. -So much snow. -The Northern Nevada Floods of 1997. -Heated sidewalks at the Nevada Legislature. -Our respective works in progress. -Staying focused on the story at hand and not getting sidetracked. -So much respect for veterinarians and their teams. We wrap it up with a dive into the taxes that writers must consider every year. We're not experts and do not mean to imply we have the answers, but we do share some thoughts on

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00:36:17

That Which We Leave Behind

Two Hearts and One Braincell: Cassidy Carson & JT... ·

2023/02/26

Time for another CC and JT Amateur Hour "where production values go to die." We like to help writers write. The past is always present and grips us all in more ways than one. CC and I discuss how to fold the past into your writing. We talk about the Hume Museum. Peggy the doll there has been handed down through generations, and her wooden friends come from overseas. We also chat about the Hume Clock (TikTok link) and my deer video with over ten thousand views (TikTok link). Have a listen and check

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00:30:19

Comfort Zones and FanFic

Two Hearts and One Braincell: Cassidy Carson & JT... ·

2023/02/20

"The podcast where production values go to die" is more discombobulated than usual in this episode. We started talking about the value of developing routines and habits to establish comfort zones for writing. That's valuable stuff, but we somehow segued into the importance of fan fiction. We have a lot of respect for these artists, especially for middle and high schoolers who write and put themselves out there for (sometimes) very harsh criticism. Not much to reports on our personal works in

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00:23:40

The Disharmony of Love

Two Hearts and One Braincell: Cassidy Carson & JT... ·

2023/02/12

CC and I meander all over the map in this week's podcast about Love. We agree, and we agree to disagree, but we're fairly safe in saying there are no absolutes other than "Love is Love." We hope you have it all figured out for yourself because listening to this podcast, you can tell we are clearly clueless. Have a listen and let us know what we got right or wrong. And check us out at www.carsonhume.com TIA! LYL!

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00:33:28

Doldrums

Two Hearts and One Braincell: Cassidy Carson & JT... ·

2023/02/05

We discuss "the doldrums," which we define as a normal interruption in the creative writing process. You have a story, but you don't what to with it or which direction to take it. We're going through this ourselves. We have some ideas on what got us there and what it will take to get us moving again. We also chat about our gift to you on Valentines Day and current events. Have a listen and check us out on www.carsonhume.com. TIA! LYL!

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