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| User: | adaneth_djd (2928849) 
A Relentless Pursuit
Notes from the Biographer of The Defender
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| Name: | Joelle Duran |
| Bio: | What to say? I'm Christian, determined to be forever single, and am now thirty-two. I've a great love for God's creation, and I've loved fantasy and fantasy stories since I discovered The Lorax and The Hobbit as a kid. Now I'm out of college, out of debt, and working a good job in the 'real world,' with two Bengal cats, one betta, and a small horde of houseplants sharing my home.
My passion in life revolves around a set of five books comprising a huge fantasy story, of which I am currently halfway through the fourth. As for writing itself...I hate it. The only reason I can make myself write is because my love for the characters in my stories (primarily The Defender) is strong enough to overwhelm that dislike. If my love for him ever dies, then I shall write no more...but I'm not worried about that happening! February of 2008 brought me to the fifteen-year anniversary of when I first started drawing a man with wings bright-hued like a parrot's and wondered who he was... Now in 2008 I'm more insane about him, and all his world, than ever. It has been quite a momentous 'chase' and I look forward to where my pen will take me.
This place is the 'hub' of my internet presence, but ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif) shouts_of_joy is where I'm active and posting almost daily. I appreciate visits over there even more than to this journal.
| Writing Projects |
| Name |
Word Count |
Status |
Latest Progress |
| 'Vigil' |
9,260 |
In Progress |
May 17, 2008 |
| 'Shadowe' |
3,790 |
Complete |
May 6, 2008 |
| The Subverted War (book 4) |
123,860 |
In Progress |
May 4, 2008 |
| 'Allegiance' |
1,970 |
Complete |
Mar 22, 2008 |
| 'Nothing Gold' |
31,810 |
Complete |
Feb 20, 2008 |
| 'Tongue-tied' |
2,580 |
Complete |
Dec 14, 2007 |
| 'Sheltering Wings' |
7,580 |
Complete |
Nov 28, 2007 |
| 'A Gift for Parting' |
3,350 |
Complete |
Nov 21, 2007 |
| New Reads in 2008 (rereads not included) |
| Title |
Author |
Why Chosen |
| Black |
Ted Dekker |
Gift |
| Red |
Ted Dekker |
Gift |
| Unveiling Depression in Women |
Hart and Weber, PhDs |
Gift |
| White |
Ted Dekker |
Gift |
| The Divine Mentor |
Wayne Cordeiro |
Church study |
| Dragon Champion |
E.E. Knight |
Nam recommended, dragon pov |
| Quest for the Faradawn |
Richard Ford |
Animal fantasy |
| White Whale |
Robert Siegel |
Humpback whale pov, second in trilogy |
| Minnie |
Annie M.G. Schmidt |
Shanra recommended, cat fantasy |
| The Foxes of Firstdark |
Garry Kilworth |
Animal fantasy, fox pov |
| Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment |
James Patterson |
Becca reviewed, things with wings! |
| Gargoyles: Clan-Building Volume One |
Greg Weisman et al |
I love the tv show |
| The Ice at the End of the World |
Robert Siegel |
Humpback whale pov, third in trilogy |
Maximum Ride: School's Out - Forever
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James Patterson |
Enjoyed the first one, things with wings! |
| Gossamer |
Lois Lowry |
I like Lowry's 'The Giver,' non-human pov |
| Alphabet of Thorn |
Patricia McKillip |
I love her stories |
| Facing your Giants |
Max Lucado |
Gift |
| Archangel |
Sharon Shinn |
Hunks with wings! *drools* |
| Tilly |
Frank Peretti |
Been meaning to read this for years |
| The Last Whales |
Lloyd Abbey |
Blue Whale pov |
Maximum Ride: Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports
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James Patterson |
Enjoyed the first two, things with wings! |
| Ombria in Shadow |
Patricia McKillip |
I love her stories |
| Jovah's Angel |
Sharon Shinn |
Wings, wings, wiiiiiiings, precious! |
| Sabriel |
Garth Nix |
Intrigued by the hype |
Women who have overcome difficult times say that the connections they have with women relatives and friends in their lives were crucial in getting them through the journey of overcoming depression, as well as other life struggles. I have often heard women say, "I couldn't have made it without my women friends (or my mother, or sisters). They prayed with me and for me, and their just 'being there' for me was a life saver."
--From Unveiling Depression in Women by Archibald Hart, Ph.D. and Catherine Hart Weber, Ph.D.
Thank you, you who cared in 2007. You know who you are. 
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| Memories: | 10 entries |
| Pictures: | over 500 public |
| Interests: | 63: 3d art, absolute truth, allanon, animals, avarii, beauty, bengal cats, bettas, biology, birds, books, cats, christianity, creativity, daydreaming, disney gargoyles, dogs, drawing, fantasy, fantasy writing, feathers, finrod, gandalf, gardens, gargoyles, genetics, goodness, gryphons, high fantasy, hileko, hugging tdol, hyarmi, killing lythen, killing schiri, maps, natural law, nature, nonhumans, pets, pictures, pixar, plants, poser, pro-life, reading, salukis, science, shaiel, silence, silmarillion, snow, spock, star trek tos, subcreation, summer depression, tdol, tolkien, vue, walking, wilderness, windstone editions, wings, wolves |
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