Pittsburgh is home to an incredible range of authors, publishing professionals, literary event organizers and opinion leaders.
Our city nurtures well-known and emerging literary talent and is the inspiration for many works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. In addition to the authors you may recognize, Littsburgh’s evolving literary roster features some of the passionate people who work behind the scenes to find local and national audiences for this work, and who help make Pittsburgh a haven for writers and readers.
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Biography
Douglas Debelak has lived his entire life in western Pennsylvania. He currently lives with his wife in a beautiful old house, in a wonderful historic neighborhood on the North Side of Pittsburgh. When weather permits, he loves sitting on the front porch with a bottle of wine, inciting parties or tailgating with Steelers fans on their way to the game.
Douglas has asked questions since he began to speak, often more than the adults around him could or cared to answer. He was given an encyclopedia set in grade school and was told, if you have questions, read this. He did. Cover to cover, even the parts that were beyond his ability to comprehend at the time.
He later studied theology, with the intent of becoming a Presbyterian minister, until his questions led him to doubt much of what he’d been taught and believed. His questions then lead him to philosophy, in which he has a degree from Youngstown State University.
Determining that he did not want a career in academia, after a short stint in a PhD program in philosophy, writing seemed the next logical choice for someone who continued to ask questions, especially when his favorite questions began with “What if…?” and, of course, the ubiquitous “Why?”
He put his literary aspirations on hold when he became a father and taught himself to write software to help support his family. He’s had a successful career as a software engineer, but always promised himself he’d return to his dream of writing a novel.
His debut novel, The Involuntary Ghostwriter, was published in December 2016 by Dark Ink Press. The Ghostwriter’s Wife, the second book in the series The Word of God, is scheduled for release in May of 2017, is. The Ghostwriter’s Legacy, the conclusion of The Word of God is near completion.
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