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More background on Deb
Welch
Deb
grew up near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her father was a Marine who had fought in
the World War II Pacific theatre; her mother is a nurse who had specialized in
neo-natal care. Before
writing, Deb succeeded in other careers. In her early twenties, she
worked for a Philadelphia-based department store and remembers selling furniture to the heavyweight champion, Joe Frazier.
Several years later, she joined a technology firm and throughout the 80s, Deb
oversaw the implementation of computer-aided patient care information. During
this fourteen year career, she traveled to hospitals and major medical
centers across the United States.
After discovering the Low Country's
ambiance, Deb and her husband moved to coastal South Carolina in 1991. This region became the setting for Flashback.
For the next ten years, they owned and operated a vacation rental
business on Hilton Head Island. They sold
Seashore Vacations
to a key employee in 2000 and both
function as part-time consultants for the company. As a
semi-retired couple, Deb
and her husband enjoy an active life on
Hilton Head Island
and traveling
together.
Here are highlights of Deb
Welch's work as a writer.
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Flashback
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May 2007 |
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May 2007: Deb Welch published
Flashback:
A Low Country Novel..
Her first novel earned the iUniverse Publisher's Choice designation
for editorial integrity and design quality. This status gave the
book exposure on a Barnes & Noble New Release table for ten weeks. A
year after publication, Flashback
also received a prestigious
Star designation
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June 2007:
Flashback
debuted
at
Shrimp Michael's
for a local
Book-signing Event
where Deb Welch
greeted
dozens of Hilton Head Island readers and personalized copies of her
novel.
Hilton
Head Monthly, The Island Packet, Bluffton Today and The
Charleston Post and Courier announced the publication of
her Low Country action/adventure story. |
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Television
Appearances |
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August 2007: Trish
Hartman interviewed Deb Welch on
Savannah's WJCL/Fox 28 News.
October 2007: Chris
O'Donnell featured
Flashback
on Books and Authors:
WHHI-TV.
January 2008: Deb Welch appeared on
Charleston's ABC Low Country Live Program. |
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Flashback
Book-signing
Appearances
(partial list
only) |
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August 2007: Island
Bookseller,
The Shops at Sea Pines Center, Hilton Head, South Carolina.
August 2007:
Firehouse Books, Beaufort, South Carolina
August 2007: Barnes &
Nobles Bookstore, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
October 2008: Shrimp
Michael's
Oyster Roast and Humane Society Fundraiser, Hilton Head
November 2008:
Paper
& Party Plantation, Bluffton, South Carolina
December 2008: Paper
& Party Plantation during the Bluffton Holiday Block Party
January 2008:
Waldenbooks, Charleston Place Shops, Charleston, South Carolina
April 2008: Island
Bookseller
during the
Verizon
Heritage
Golf Tournament, Hilton Head |
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September 2007: Deb
Welch visited Ireland and wrote an article about her trip:
Visit Ireland
Pubs
filled with jovial Irishmen, laughter, and music both day and night … narrow
country roads meandering through the pasturelands with seldom a car to be seen …
my heart yearned to discover Ireland, my ancestor’s birthplace. After two weeks,
I found neither the pub nor the road. My image of a welcoming, bucolic culture
didn’t exist. |
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Flashback
Re-Published
Sept 2009 |
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September 2009: Deb Welch re-published
Flashback
with Booksurge. The second edition is subtitled
A Nate Dunlevy Novel.
Booksurge is located in Charleston, SC and the company is a division
of Amazon. During the re-write of this book, Deb incorporated
feedback she received from reviewers, corrected errors, and improved
the structure. Although minor elements of the storyline have
changed, the characters, setting, and plot remain the same. |
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Payback
Published
Sept 2009 |
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September 2009: Deb Welch published
Payback:
A Nate Dunlevy
Novel
with Booksurge. This is her second novel and the sequel to
Flashback.
The book begins in the Low Country, but the story takes readers to
Madrid, Washington DC, and Beirut. Although the venues differ, both
novels are fast-paced adventures featuring heroic men and women and
the life-altering challenges they must overcome. |
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Literary
Agents |
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D. A. Welch owns the
rights to
Flashback
and
Payback
and is seeking a literary
agent for both books and others she plans for the Dunlevy series. Fact
sheets for both novels along with excerpts or sample chapters are
readily available. Please contact her using a comment form for either
book. |
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Other
Writing
Experience |
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Throughout previous careers, Deb Welch has written and edited
technical manuals, business correspondence, and promotional material.
With her creative writing, she hopes to captivate adult fiction
readers worldwide. |
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copyright: DAWELCH, LLC
2007-2009
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