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 & Management

The 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:

Jack in the Box (coffee!), Red Adept, Teri Case, Comma Coffee, Sierra Arts Foundation, 99Designs, Book Sirens, Brewery Arts Center, Atticus, 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 Comma Coffee 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 Churchill County Library.
– June 6: We’re setting up a booth at the Sierra Arts Foundation Bookfest.
- June 13: We may be at Nevada Pride via the Brewery Arts Center.

– July 18: We may be back at the Reno Public Market.
– August 25: CC will be doing an author talk at the Churchill County Library.
- October: many events. More information as we get closer.

Manuscript Status:
– The sequel to #passionrestored is with CC. Release in June.
– CC is also digging into Battle Born Bride. She talks about fast-drafting it.
– The sequel to Finding Salvation 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!

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Cassidy Carson and JT Hume (“CC & JT”) are independent writers, publishers, and co-owners of Two Moore Books, LLC out of Carson City, Nevada, USA. Our human-authored book catalog can be found on our bookstore 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 Nevada Author Network with the Sierra Arts Foundation out of Reno, Nevada.

Two of our books were “Finalists” in the 2025 Independent Author Network Book of the Year Awards. We received the 2024 Women in Podcasting Award 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 “2026 Carson City Local Favorites.”

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