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Interact with Donita K. Paul
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Last On: Nov 19, 2009 - 11:27 PM
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January 17, 2007
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Colorado Springs, CO
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ShoutLife Address:
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shoutlife.com/dragonkeeper
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Website:
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www.donitakpaul.com
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Genre:
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Science Fiction/Fantasy
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Primary Publishers:
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WaterBrook, a division of RandomHouse
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Influences:
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Lewis and Tolkien, of course. Max Lucado, what a terrific storyteller! Edward Eager; E. Nesbitt; Meindert DeJong, who wrote The Wheel on the School, The Newbery winner in 1955; Katherine Paterson; Nancy Drew; Elizabeth Coatsworth; Robert Newton Peck
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The Vanishing Sculptor (2009)
Tipper is a young emerlindian who's responsible for the upkeep of her family's estate during her sculptor father's absence. Tipper soon discovers that her actions have unbalanced the whole foundation of her world, and she must act quickly to undo the calamitous threat. But how can she save her father and her world on her own?
The task is too huge for one person, so she gathers the help of some unlikely companions--including the nearly five-foot tall parrot Beccaroon--and eventually witnesses the loving care and miraculous resources of Wulder. Through Tipper's breathtaking story, readers will discover the beauty of knowing and serving God.
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DragonLight (2008)
#5 in the Dragon Keeper Chronicles and the final book in the series.
Release Date: June 17th, 2008
Kale and Bardon set aside their daily activities to join meech dragons Regidor and Gilda as they launch a quest to find the hidden meech colony. Along the way, they discover a deadly evil just under the surface of the idyllic countryside. Truth has never been more important,
nor so hard to discern.
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DragonFire (2007)
#4 in the DragonKeeper Chronicles
Release Date: July 17, 2007
Paladin is deathly ill. His followers struggle to survive against an escalating war among three evil forces. Kale and Bardon with their comrades seek to destroy the leaders of destruction before their homeland of Amara is crushed.
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DragonKnight (2006)
#3 in the DragonKeeper Chronicles
Before vowing his allegiance to Wulder as a knight, Bardon heads to the mountains for solitude. His life is suddenly complicated by a woman and her granddaughter, NRae, on a mission to rescue the womans son trapped in a chamber of sleep. Bardon learns that more of Paladins knights are imprisonedand suspects one of them is Dragon Keeper Kales missing father.
The secret is in their handsand hearts.
The band travels north, uncertain of their destination and encountering numerous perils. When they unlock the chamber, they discover a dozen knightswho cannot be awakened. The journal holding the secret to rousing them is in an unknown language. How can they find the help they need, and overcome even graver obstacles, to rescue the knights?
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DragonQuest (2005)
#2 in the DragonKeeper Chronicles.
A New Quest Begins.
A dragonkeeper of Paladin, Kale is summoned from The Hall to The Bogs by the Wizard Fenworth to serve as his apprentice and tend his newly hatched meech dragon, Regidor. But Kale isn't going alone. The Hall is sending a student to monitor her performance and report back to the scholars. Worst of all, it's Bardon -- an older boy Kale finds irritating but who at least can hold his own in a sword fight.
New Friendships are Forged
Meanwhile, Wizard Risto has seized another meech dragon, bringing him dangerously close to gaining the power he seeks. So with only a motley band of companions, Kale sets out on a desperate quest to rescue the second meech, to free those dragons already enslaved, and to thwart Risto's devious plans. It's up to Kale to lead the search and to embrace the role that's rightfully hers. But will her efforts be enough to save the land of Amara from the dark future that awaits at Risto's hands?
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DragonSpell (2004)
#1 in the Dragonkeeper Chronicles.
One Dragon Egg Holds the Key to the Future.
Once a slave, Kale is given the unexpected opportunity to become a servant to Paladin. Yet this young girl has much to learn about the difference between slavery and service.
A Desperate Search Begins...
A small band of Paladin's servants rescue Kale from danger but turn her from her destination: The Hall, where she was to be trained. Feeling afraid and unprepared, Kale embarks on a perilous quest to find the meech dragon egg stolen by the foul wizard Risto. First, she and her comrades must find Wizard Fenworth. But their journey is threatened when a key member of the party is captured, leaving the remaining companions to find Fenworth, attempt an impossible rescue, and recover the egg whose true value they have not begun to suspect...
Weaving together memorable characters, daring adventure, and a core of eternal truth, Dragonspell is a finely crafted and welcome addition to the corpus of fantasy fiction
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Donita K. Paul retired early from teaching school, but soon got bored! The result: a determination to start a new career. Now she is an award-winning novelist writing Christian Romance and Fantasy.
"I feel blessed to be doing what I like best."
For years I was a teacher. The most children I ever had was in a class of 36. Books reach many more people. I am sometimes awed when I think that book sales of 350,000 represents that many people reading my books. And then there are the copies that are sold to libraries, people who resale books, and those who borrow from friends. It is mind-staggering and guaranteed to keep one humble. I thank God for the stories, the lessons, the discipline He's given me.
Her two grown children make her proud, and her two grandsons make her laugh.
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Rambling
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10/16/2009 - 11:57 AM
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The length of time it takes you to say something diminishes the potency of what you say exponentially. Man, what does that mean? It means to be concise in any conversation where you want to make a point. Think of it like the point of a needle. A mu...
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- Most Recent Reply: 11/03/09 - 11:03 AM
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What are they doing?
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10/01/2009 - 9:59 PM
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Finished ch. 21; 37,774Writing Tip:
I had a problem today. My POV character is eavesdropping on a conversation. He can't see them so, of course, I can't relay what the characters are doing. It could have been straight dialogue, but that would have b...
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- Most Recent Reply: 10/15/09 - 4:28 PM
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Lovely Adverbs
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9/29/2009 - 6:58 PM
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Finished Ch 20; 36038 word countWriters hear the advice to avoid -ly words. This is good advice, but when people are talking they often pepper their sentences with the -ly adverbs. Eliminating them makes the conversation sound stiff and unnatural.
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- Most Recent Reply: 10/15/09 - 4:29 PM
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Word Choice
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9/28/2009 - 2:28 PM
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Starting Chapter 20; 35,657 wordsWriting Tip: Word choice is so important. A few changes make a world of difference.
The setting sun reflected off the smooth surface, making the water look pink."making . . . look" just doesn't have any ambiance conn...
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Too Much
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9/25/2009 - 11:45 AM
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Finished Chapter 19; 34,534 wordsWriting tip: I wrote a sentence and then looked at it with my editor eye. I began trimming. Her tight muscles complained as she followed Rayn's directions to slowly stretch each set to loosen them.It was just too l...
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Recent Guestbook Comments (38)
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Just stopping by to say hello and hope you have a great weekend... and may your thanksgiving be even greater!!! :)
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brad on 11/16/09 - 9:27 PM
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ur very welcome. i hope u get everything down that u need to get done this week
God Bless u
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brad on 11/16/09 - 2:42 PM
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just thought i would drop by and say hey. i do hope ur week is going well.
God Bless u
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Hi Donita
Thank you for add my friends
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brad on 11/10/09 - 4:22 AM
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thanks:-)
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brad on 11/09/09 - 3:40 PM
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hey just thought i would drop by and say hi and see how ur weekend was? i hope u had a great weekend:-) me i had a great and amazing weekend at the christian camp called man camp i went to God is awesome and so Good to us he see's what we need and he gives it to us. this camp has other camp stuff to but this weekend and next weekend are just for men i could only affored to go to last weekends camp. but i am going to sign up for next years camp in december i want to go back it was awesome
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You bless me here, fb, your books! PRAISE GOD!!!
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My church is called Journey Church Brooklyn. We meet in a public school. We've just lost our location. The pastor has another school as an emergency location for this Sunday, but that school isn't in such good repair. He's asking for prayer to find a suitable location that will be available every Sunday. Pls pray.
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God bless!!
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You are so welcome! I strongly believe that we need to encourage each other in the Lord. You are an encouragement to so many of us and I just want you to know how much it is appreciated.
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You are such a positive inspiration to me. Thank you for sharing your gift with the world. Your story of how you got started as a writer has really given me the hope that I can do it too. I pray that God will continue to bless your ministry as a writer and a mentor.
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I will tell her!!
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My sister loves your books!!!!!!!!
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Cool page!!!!!
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Have a wonderful weekend my friend....
Blue Skies...
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Just dropping by to say, "Hi!"
For His glory,
Brook
www.Matt5verse6.blogspot.com
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Wishing you a fabulous, terrific, triumphant Thursday! Hope you write, write, write, feeling your very best!
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:D yes yes yes yes yes :D super yes! :D
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OH MY GOODNESS! :DDDDDDDDDDDDDDD YOU WROTE KALE'S SERIES!!!!?!?! I LOVE YOU! :D The book is so detailed... i love it! its one of my favorite book series of all times! :D WOW! I half met the author or one of my favorite books...*dazed* WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I heard that you were nominated as Mentor of the Year. Congratulations!!!
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