Oh, this is just lovely. I was actually just thinking about books for children when the email about this interview popped up. Thank you Emma and thank you Linda.

In the first episode of Season 3 of Inside the Writer's Head, the new Writer-in-Residence Emma Carlson Berne sits down to talk with Linda Leopold Strauss. Strauss authors children's picture books, and talks about the unique writing and approval process for creating engaging illustrated stories for kids. They also discuss their highest and lowest moments as writers, and how they moved forward through setbacks and challenges in their writing careers. Listen in for some great writing insight!

Inside the Writer's Head Season 3 Episode 1: Linda Strauss

In this episode of “Inside the Writer’s Head,” our Writer-in-Residence Jessica Strawser chats with D.M. Pulley about her experiences behind the scenes in Amazon Publishing, the historical real-life inspiration behind her suspenseful new release, and more. 

D.M. Pulley lives just outside of Cleveland with her family. Before becoming a full-time writer, she worked as a professional engineer, rehabbing historic structures and conducting forensic investigations of building failures. It was a structural survey of a vacant building in Cleveland that inspired her debut novel, The Dead Key, which was the grand-prize winner of the 2014 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award. The book, a dark, haunting thriller, went on to be published by Amazon’s Thomas & Mercer imprint and to date has a staggering 10,000+ reviews on the site (with a 4+ star average). She has since published three other stand-alone novels in a similar vein: The Buried Book, The Unclaimed Victim, and No One’s Home (debuting on September 1). Follow her on Facebook and Twitter @DMPulleyAuthor and on Instagram @d.m.pulley.

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Inside the Writer's Head Season 3 Episode 1: Linda Strauss

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