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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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00:34:14

Writing Your Space Epic

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

2022/12/10

Jam-packed podcast where we talked about my completed space epic and how it differs from the three modern eponymous sci-fi adventures. Lots of talks about techno-babble and characters. If you're writing one, or considering writing one, here are some great ideas. Also: Two free chapters from our latest release, "From Tundra to Tiara," hitting the shelves on January 9, 2023! Go to our website at www.carsonhume.com Speaking of which, a reminder that FTTT is 99¢ until January 9, so preorder while it's

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00:37:33

Posture and Mojo

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

2022/12/04

Our single brain is on display in this podcast because we wandered all over the writer's landscape today, starting with writing posture, segueing to mojo and frame of mind, and ending with a chat about writers spending money. We did learn that CC and I had different elementary school experiences. Have a listen! Related: the podcast on Money got a lot of love this week, per the analytics. We're at the end of our first graphic arts class. Hope you enjoy the logo! We also did the usual update of our

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00:35:11

What Did You Say?

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

2022/11/27

Writing believable dialogue is one of the biggest challenges in prose because "dialogue is character," and characters are what drive our books. We discuss dialogue at length with examples from famous movies, and we provide ideas on how to improve your own written dialogue (spoiler: "listen"). We bring you up to speed on our own writing projects and the progress of our marketing plan for "From Tundra to Tiara." (Preorder now for 99¢ before the price jumps to $2.99.) Learn more about us at

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00:35:11

We Did This To Ourselves

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

2022/11/20

A little bit longer post for this week's podcast. Tomorrow starts the presale of our new book on Amazon. This week, we discuss kicking off our marketing campaign tomorrow (Monday, November 21) with all sorts of plans and incentives. We're doing the title reveal this week and the cover reveal next week. The biggest challenge will be navigating through the uncertainty of social media, which may disappear without warning. Here's our plans to push this book: 1. We will be offering free books from our

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00:33:15

Writing for the Holidays

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

2022/11/13

We chat about writing about the holidays, why Hollywood keep making holiday movies, and why people keep watching them. Themes include family, winter, and love. Minor spoilers of Love Hard, Die Hard, and others. We're over at www.carsonhume.com if you want to leave a comment or subscribe via WordPress. Have a listen! TIA & LYL! (Flickr image made available from Steve McFarland via Creative Commons.)

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00:37:15

Writing About Politics

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

2022/11/06

Writing about politics can be rewarding and challenging, but it's easy to get lost in the weeds. CC and I give you ideas about how to focus on the story at hand without going too far off track. We talk about our current works in progress, Nanowrimo, graphic design, and the upcoming holidays. Pretty good podcast this week, if I do say so myself. Have a listen and check us out at www.carsonhume.com TIA! LYL! Also: Here's the link if you want to join CC on Nano:

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00:37:04

Alien

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

2022/10/30

Welcome to Halloween 2022, and we pick what we feel is the iconic horror film of the genre: Alien! We thoroughly spoil this 1979 classic that pushes back on all (well, most) of the clichés, and we explain why we feel this is mandatory viewing for writers dabbling in the horror and/or sci-fi genres. We also chat (or kvetch, if you will) about our Graphic Arts class, and we touch on Nanowrimo and our ongoing works in progress. As always, stop by our website at www.carsonhume.com and let us know what

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00:24:21

Marketing Part 2

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

2022/10/23

A short one this week on our updated marketing plan, changing of the seasons, retirement, our WIPs, and the importance of routine. We came to the conclusion we use podcasting as an excuse to drink coffee. Have a listen and y'all take care of yourselves, you hear? TIA LYL (Check us out at www.carsonhume.com when you get a sec.)

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00:33:42

Settings Part Two

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

2022/10/16

We got around to rerecording Settings Part 2, the one where we define how a setting can overwhelm the characters in your book. We're talking about an event that obliterates the routines and comfort zones of your characters. We give thoughts on this genre, starting with highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of your characters as they are changed by the setting. Trigger Warning: we use Manzanar as an example. We bring you up to speed on our works in progress (three!) and our prep for

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00:35:11

Settings Part One

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

2022/10/03

This week's podcast has us on the road to Lone Pine, California, home to many movie settings, some of which you've seen. We use a visit to the Museum of Western Film History and the Alabama Hills as background for a chat about Settings. They can be a challenge to writers as we try to strike a balance between adding a colorful dimension versus overwhelming the reader with details and extrapolation. We thoroughly spoil Pleasantville and Blade Runner (1982) as examples. Next week, we talk about how a

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00:30:19

Road Not Taken

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

2022/09/25

This week we chat about Robert Frost's "Road Not Taken" (apologies to Mr. Frost for mangling the quote in the podcast). With CC and I being of a certain age, we have a better perspective of our interests and skills. What careers would we have picked had we the chance to do things over again? And what were our childhood choices for jobs? We go down this path because we're engaging our imaginations and "what if's," both being essential writers' tools. Are you in your chosen career path? What would you

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00:28:32

Anxiety Attack

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

2022/09/18

We gave ourselves an on-air (and mutual) anxiety attack in this week's podcast as we talked out our plans for the rest of the year. We didn't know how much we have going on until we turned on the microphone! The big part of the podcast was Content Editing. We got the draft back from our editors on our joint project, and we learned that we did indeed have plot holes that need smoothing over before we can return the draft for their next deep dive. We talk about how we created those holes and how we'll

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00:30:36

Interesting Times

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

2022/09/11

"May you live in interesting times." JT's awesome aunt says this is an ancient Chinese curse. The world has been living through them here in the 21st Century, but what does that mean for the writer who engages in historical fiction? We discuss the challenges facing authors who use real-life events in their books, including sources of information, writer's biases, and the challenge of seeing into the future. Historical fiction might be the difficult form of fiction to get right. Have a listen. Are we

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00:38:29

Imposter Syndrome

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

2022/09/04

We always say we have a jampacked podcast and we're usually right. Today's fun started at Oh-dark-thirty when JT photographed a hot air ballon over Carson City, only to learn later that a friend and colleague was aboard. We ended up taking pictures over each other without knowing we were taking pictures of each other. We dedicated this podcast to that brave, brave soul. We take a dive into "Imposter Syndrome," loosely defined as someone who doubts their skills, talents, or accomplishments fearing

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00:26:57

Marketing is Cruel

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

2022/08/28

Episode 81 is all about making a plan to market our book and sticking to it. We say "Marketing is Cruel" because we are not the kind of people to rush out and beg people to read our books. We talk about the baby steps we're taking to get over that hump and why we're taking those steps. We spent the first part of the podcast talking about our experience with the Van Gogh Immersive Experience, from the 3D exhibitions to the moving galleries to the virtual reality walk. We segued into a discussion into

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00:22:32

Comedy is Hard

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

2022/08/21

Welcome to the podcast where we misquote actor Edwin Guinn and others when we say, "Life is easy. Comedy is hard." We discuss our mutual WIP, and we agree that while we got the "Rom" part right, we misfired on the "Com" part. How did that happen? And what can we do together to improve our future works? We analyze two of our favorite rom-com movies along the way. We also update our individual WIPs and what we're reading this summer. And we signed up for a college class! Read and listen all about us

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00:34:52

Storytelling

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

2022/08/14

Busy episode, so let's dive in: - Book covers w @99designs - Editing with @RAPublishing - Lessons learned from writing together - The status of our individual WIPs - Pixar Storytelling rules via @lawnrocket - Karma. Be kind. Always. The source of the Pixar storytelling rules: https://writingworkshops.com/blogs/news/22-creative-storytelling-rules-from-pixar Take a wander through our website at www.carsonhume.com and let us know what you think! TIA! LYL!

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00:31:41

Chapter One

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

2022/08/07

What hooks a reader into buying and reading a book? Heck if we know, but we try to examine that "hook" that pulls readers into our books. I read the first chapter of my latest book as an example. (Adult content warning) We also talk about finishing the first draft of our latest book, and we go into the fun and challenges of writing a joint book. Lots of lessons learned! We say this a lot, but this podcast is packed! If you're a writer or a reader, there's good things here for you! Check us out at

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00:31:13

Plot Prompts

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

2022/07/31

Two weeks ago, CC gave me random prompts and had me make up a story on the fly, testing me as a pantser. CC took her turn as a plotter with these three prompts: Dropped into an alien world High school romance Teenage girl superhero (Giving credit, the prompts came from https://www.servicescape.com/writing-prompt-generator) We had an interesting conversation about the strengths and weaknesses of being a plotter, and we narrow it down to one four-letter word. We give you an update on the book we're

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00:25:41

Team Editing

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

2022/07/24

CC and I are writing a book together, and today we talk about the intense editing session we're doing this weekend. We're learning a lot about collaboration, writing styles, sentence structures, and editing in general. Happy Birthday to Ruth Buzzi, Lynda Carter, and to all July 24 babies! As always, you can learn more about us at our website: www.carsonhume.com TIA! LYL!

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