Daniel L Welch

Daniel L Welch was born in Stroud, Oklahoma in 1984. After graduating from Claremore High-School, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps where he embarked on a four year active duty enlistment that took him around the world. He was stationed in California, Virginia, Okinawa Japan and deployed to Fallujah, Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

After an honorable discharge from the military, Daniel moved back to Claremore, Oklahoma. In 2007 he began employment at his local Sheriff's Office. In 2008, Daniel was lent a book and after completing it, fell in love with reading fantasy/fiction and immersed himself in the genre. In 2013 he began writing his own novel and Tears of Blood (The Veronian Archives) was born.

Outside the realm of literature, Daniel has received numerous awards for his service in the military, and as a Law Enforcement Officer. In 2013 he graduated from American Public University with a Bachelors Degree in Criminal Justice. Daniel is an Oklahoma Defensive Tactics Instructor, a Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and a former amateur mixed martial arts, cage-fighter.

To learn more about Daniel and his upcoming books, visit his website at www.daniellwelch.com.