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Donald James Parker

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Don is a 1968 graduate of Madison Central High School in Madison, South Dakota. He graduated from Dakota State University in Madison in 1972 with a degree in secondary education. After moving to Washington State in 1981, Don studied computer programming and turned his writing efforts to software. After twenty-five of IT work, Don's passion for writing flared up again, and the doctors couldn't do anything to cure it.
After publishing 20 Christian books (19 novels), Donald turned his attention to Christian movies. 11 of the scripts he has written or co-written have been made into films. In addition, Donald has been the producer of nine movies and acted in eleven films. He is now busy novelizing many of the scripts he has written.
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I just interviewed Jeff Gerke owner of Marcher Lord Press at http://tinyurl.com/3ucacgn MLP specializes in Christian speculative fiction.
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Average rating: 3.51 · 128 ratings · 62 reviews · 32 distinct works
Love Waits

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Angels of Interstate 29

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The Unexpected Bar Mitzvah

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All the Voices of the Wind

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Homeless Like Me

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Against the Twilight

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US Civil War 2013: The Brink

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Reforming the Potter's Clay

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“You talk like Jean. She says that we shouldn't make plans
and then pray for God to bless those plans, but rather ask Him
what His will is and what we need to do to help carry it out.”
Donald James Parker

“Judy laughed. "Hallelujah, the blind saw!”
Donald James Parker, Love Waits

“I think deep down that's what all of us want is love. All the
other stuff we go through is just an attempt to find that love.
Money, power, fame, all that garbage is just to help us get that love
we need. And the ultimate in love is God's love.”
Donald James Parker, Love Waits

“As much as I like it when a book I'm writing speeds along, the downside can be that an author becomes too eager to finish and rushes the end. The end is even more important than the first page, and rushing can damage it.”
David Morrell

“And let me tell you - carrying sad memories will wear you out. You've got to put them down walk away. Do whatever you must to put emotional space between yourself and your past. That's the only way you're going to make it through.”
Angela Elwell Hunt, The Note

“Our town was known for two things--no, three: salted fish, expertly dyed fabrics, and corruption.”
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“I've never been one to mourn the passing of what could have been a promising relationship. When Jeff broke my heart in the ninth grade, I decided then and there that if a guy couldn't see that I was something special, I'd say good-bye with no regrets. Not that I think I'm more special than anyone else, mind you. But if a thing is not meant to be, I figure it's just not part of God's infinite plan.”
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“Darwinism by itself did not produce the Holocaust, but without Darwinism... neither Hitler nor his Nazi followers would have had the necessary scientific underpinnings to convince themselves and their collaborators that one of the worlds greatest atrocities was really morally praiseworthy.”
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message 74: by Donald

Donald Parker Jill wrote: "Thank you for your friendship here on Goodreads, Donald, it's lovely to meet you."

Thanks. Ditto!
Donald


message 73: by Donald

Donald Parker Fathima wrote: "Hey Donald , thanks for adding me up . Nice to meet you :D"

My pleasure. God bless! Donald


message 72: by Fatima

Fatima Hey Donald , thanks for adding me up . Nice to meet you :D


Shera (Book Whispers) Thanks for the friend invite.


Christine Hatfield thanks for being my friend


message 69: by Becca

Becca Hi Donald :D


Althesia Hi Donald,
Thank you for the friend request :)

"salam buku"


Michelle Hey Donald, thanks for the add :)


Yassemin Hi
Thanks for the invite!
Look forward to checking out those books of yours!
Have a good day.


message 65: by Jane

Jane Hi, Donald,
Thank you for the friend invite.


message 64: by Sarah

Sarah Hi Donald, thank you for the friend request! :)


message 63: by Beatrice C. (last edited Feb 06, 2011 12:12AM)

Beatrice C. Donald James wrote: "Thanks for the nice note, Beatrice. If you want to read any of my books, send me an email and let me know which ones and I'll send you an ebook of them for free.
Blessings!
Donald"


Donald James Parker

It's really nice of you, Sir. I'll inform you soon 'bout the ebook of your writing which I want after I've take a pick of it. Thanks very much.

Yours sincerely, Bea Walter.


message 62: by Beatrice C. (last edited Feb 05, 2011 07:12PM)

Beatrice C. Hello, Donald
Thank you for the friend-invite. It's a honor to be a friend of an author of Goodreads like you. Look forward to read your writing.

Yours sincerely, Bea Walter.


message 61: by DeAnna

DeAnna Hi, Donald --
Thank you for the friend-vite. It's great connecting with other authors here on GR.
~DeAnna Cameron
author of THE BELLY DANCER
The Belly Dancer by DeAnna Cameron


sastrapertala Hi, Donald. Thanks for the invitation. I love young adult books, would definitely go check your e-books. It's great you're offering them for free :)


message 59: by Hilmy

Hilmy Nugraha thanx to be my friend...

hilmynugraha


message 58: by Anna

Anna del C. Dye Thanks for being my friend Donal. It is nice to meet you.

Anna del C. Dye
Author of "The Silent Warrior Trilogy"
http://www.annadelc.com


message 57: by Elysse

Elysse Thanks for the friend request :)


message 56: by Beth

Beth Hi Donald,
Thanks for befriending this fellow author on Goodreads!


message 55: by Donald

Donald Parker Thanks for accepting. I'd be honored if you'd check out my free ebooks at http://DonaldJamesParker.com
Donald


message 54: by Bita

Bita Hi, Thanks for the friend request.


message 53: by maricar

maricar hi Donald, thanks for inviting me as a friend...

happy reading and good luck with your novels :)


message 52: by Dina

Dina Kaidir Thank you for the friend request, Donald. :)


message 51: by Donald

Donald Parker Julesreffner wrote: "That is awesome that you are offering your ebooks free. I've enjoyed listening to your interviews on podcast, especially Lisa Buffaloe. I'll definitely have to check out YOUR books, too."


Thanks so much. Lisa Buffalo is a dear sweet woman of God. If you haven't heard the Julie Lessman interview, that one is awesome too.
Don


message 50: by Julia

Julia Reffner That is awesome that you are offering your ebooks free. I've enjoyed listening to your interviews on podcast, especially Lisa Buffaloe. I'll definitely have to check out YOUR books, too.


Harlequin Books Hello, it is a pleasure to meet you.


message 48: by Donnajo

Donnajo thanks for the friend request.


message 47: by Lynn

Lynn Dove Don, it is a pleasure to meet you and I look forward to reading some of your work as well!
Blessings,
Lynn


message 46: by Donald

Donald Parker Hi Nanny,
Thanks for accepting. I'd be honored if you'd check out my work at My Website - click here
You can download my ebooks for free there.
God bless!!
Don


message 45: by Nanny

Nanny SA Hai Donald
Thank you for the add
Happy Reading !


message 44: by Anggia

Anggia Hi Donald, thank's for adding me as your friend


message 43: by Sarah

Sarah Sundin Hi Donald! I'm glad to see you on Goodreads too!


message 42: by Helvry

Helvry Sinaga Hi Don
Thanks for being my friend


message 41: by Nike

Nike Chillemi Hi Don. glad to be your friend here. :)


message 40: by Martina

Martina Warren Thanks for the add ^_^


message 39: by LaVerne

LaVerne Hi Donald- Thank you for the friendship. I'll have to take a look at your website.

LaVerne


Christel Lim Hi,

Yeah, I definitely did check the website out and I'm pretty amazed at how many books you've written. I haven't read the books yet, but I think you've got a good theme.I will check them out!

Thanks

God Bless,
Christel


Christel Lim Hello!

Thanks for finding me on Goodreads. Nice surprise!



message 35: by Liane

Liane Spicer Thank you for including me in your Goodreads circle, Donald. Greetings from the Caribbean!


message 34: by Erin

Erin Donald,
Thank you for adding me to your friends list.

Erin Collns


Adrienna Okay. Glad you found it and got your email too. Thanks. Wow, you are writing a series anti-Twilight, how could this be? Tell me more. I tried to read the series and did not care for it...up to the third of the series and stopped reading since. This would be wonderful. I hope to work on my Guardian Watch Series, supernatural fiction/fantasy/sci-fi. I prefer supernatural, but you have to shelf books also under their categories!


Christine Hi Donald, stopped by to see what's new on your page. Have a great week.
Blessings CJ
Mariard Volume 2 Glass Pawns by Christine Jones

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message 31: by Keyanah

Keyanah Hi, Donald! Thanks for the add!


message 30: by Ellen

Ellen Hi Donald!
Thanks so much for friending me :) Ellen


www.ellendye.com


message 29: by Dottie

Dottie Thank you for your invite to be friends. Imagin my suprise when I open my email and saw your invitation. As I had just got your book Reforming the Potters Clay. Small world. I shall post my comment once I have finished.
Make this day and everyday a GREAT day
Dottie


Christine Hi from down under. Stopped by to see what’s new with you.
Please take a look at SFA.
http://www.shadowforestauthors.com

Blessings CJ


Aggie Villanueva Greeting to you, Donald. It's really nice to meet you here.


Jessie Terwilliger Just wanted to come by to say hi!


message 25: by Donald

Donald Parker Hi Matthew,
I actually ran across your picture on someone else's page because you had sent them a note. I didn't remember seeing you here before, so I clicked on it to see if we were friends yet. Glad I did.
Good luck with your work as well!!
Don



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