Flock Talk

Chris Patchell is the award-winning, USA Today Bestselling author of nine novels. Her novels have been praised by Kevin O’Brien and Robert Dugoni, and her rich, complex plot lines and well-drawn characters will keep you turning pages well into the night. A former tech worker turned author, Chris Patchell pens suspense novels set in the Pacific Northwest.

On this inaugural episode of Flock Talk, Sara and Craig interview Sarah Puckett, the owner and CEO of Pink Flamingo Productions, about why she started PFP, how authors can get involved, and the sticky topic of AI in audiobook narration.

Cassandra Medcalf is an audiobook narrator, author, and sound engineer with ten years of experience in media production. She self-published her debut novel in January 2022. She lives in upstate New York with her husband and their adorable dog, Ogun, where they someday hope to have a vineyard. In addition to writing and narrating, she offers audio consulting for new narrators and post-production services for dialogue and audiobooks.

A former English Professor, Jeannee Sacken is a photojournalist who travels the world documenting the lives of women and children. She also photographs wildlife and is deeply committed to the conservation of endangered species through enhancement of life for indigenous peoples. She's done her share of adventure travel as well, summiting Mt. Kilimanjaro, trekking the Andes, kayaking the South Atlantic, and canoeing the Zambezi River. Her journeys always include visits to schools, whether a boarding school in the Gobi Desert, a two-room building in the desert of southern Madagascar, or a stick hut in Tanzania. She believes that with education come peace, health, and empowerment. When not traveling, she lives with her husband and three cats in Shorewood, Wisconsin, where she's hard at work on the next novel in the award-winning Annie Hawkins Green series.

Nicole Swanson is an audiobook narrator with a voice described as having a vivid, silvery tone with a bright and sunny dynamic. Her narration conveys a warmth and charm informed by her Southern roots and experience as the mother of three amazing daughters. Nicole's strengths lie in her flexible range, ear for accents, and character development skills. Nicole loves escaping into her home studio to entertain her faithful listener, Blackjack the Studio Dog.

CA Miconi began reading at the age of five and has never stopped. Her childhood was filled with multiple readings of Gone With the Wind, the ultimate tragic novel. CA got her own HEA when she married her retired military hero, Gary, in 2010. She began her author services company, Lucky 13, in 2015, specializing in editing, proofreading, promoting, social media management, and administrative support. CA also hosts and sponsors author and reader events, never dreaming she would one day attend events as a signing author. When she’s not reading, writing, or working with authors, CA enjoys traveling, spending time with her grandchildren, boating, motorcycling, and cheering on her beloved Baltimore Ravens.