SFN:

How long are your recording days? How do you keep yourself present/fresh/awake...?

CL:

I normally don't spend too long in the booth since I'm a pretty efficient narrator. I aim to get two hours of finished audio done in a day so I max out at five hours of studio time a day. Whenever I need to break for lunch because my stomach noises are louder than a jackhammer, I definitely feel re-energized when I get back in after. Sadly, NO COFFEE. It's a diuretic and peeing = dehydration :(

SFN:

When you read for pleasure, what is your go-to genre?

CL:

I love fantasy (Brandon Sanderson is the GOAT) and I grew up reading horror/thriller (King, Preston and Child, Koontz) with my dad. We would swap the books with each other after we finished one. So they're very nostalgic for me.

SFN:

Do you split your recording day between multiple projects or do you work through one book before moving on to another?

CL:

I prep and record through one project unless I have to delay recording, then I'll prep the next book in its place. I'd love to meet and learn from a narrator that can just switch between books/characters while recording both simultaneously. That's a talent I simply do not have.

SFN:

What do you love to do on your days off?

CL:

I'm a big ol' nerdy gamer. I have this thing where I NEED to complete games 100% and I'm pretty sure it's an undiagnosed illness. But it gives me a sense of satisfaction and makes me happy when it's FINALLY done.

SFN:

Fun facts?

CL:

I've worked in many different professions in the alcohol world: a quality control manager for a brewery, a maltster, a wine salesman, and a bartender. I also went to school to be a DNA analyst for criminal cases and actually worked at the state Department of Forensic Science for a little. It's amazing how much that familiarity with medical jargon, anatomy, and science terminology helps me with gritty police procedurals and nonfiction I narrate!