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Hey, Time-Strapped Author! Wanna write great fiction? BUT writing is hard because you… - Have NO TIME because you work a full-time job or go to school full-time - Doubt your writing ability - Are unsure how to write the kind of captivating stories you love to read. Then welcome to The Adventurous Author, the podcast for underdog authors on a mission to achieve legendary feats in the publishing world but have to overcome impossible obstacles, limited time, and paralyzing inner skepticism along the way. Through these episodes, you will… - Gain confidence in your author identity. - Master the process and structure needed to write captivating stories EVEN WITH limited writing time. - Learn to use AI effectively and ethically to constantly improve your writing skills and story quality. I’m your host Bonnie Jean Schaefer. Under my pen name of fantasy author D.K. Drake, I write action-packed, wholesome adventures without the snooze-worthy fluff. But as your personal writing coach, I’m here to unlock YOUR narrative prowess, guide you in crafting spellbinding tales, and navigate the wild world of writing with AI. Adventure awaits, so ignite your imagination, latch on to that dragon swooping overhead, and let the storytelling quest begin. It’s time to play in our own fabulous fantasy worlds.
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Thursday Oct 27, 2022
Thursday Oct 27, 2022
It’s day 7 of the 21 Days of Storytelling!
Before I wrote my short story Cops, Robbers…and Dragons? that I share in episode two, I started an Internet research binge on dragons. I wanted to find out how other authors described their dragons so I could make my dragons cool and believable.
I didn’t get too far into my binge, though. I stopped myself when I had this crazy realization: I was writing a fantasy story about dragons. Fantasy. Dragons. That meant I could make up my own world with my own rules and my own version of dragons.
Since my intention was simply to write a short story, I decided to keep my mythical creatures simple. I would only have four types of dragons, and their scales would change colors indicating when they were hungry. They would stalk for food when it was time for them to eat, and they would only eat once a day. That one time would vary depending on they time of day they ate: dawn, dusk, noon and midnight.
And that is why my dragons are called Dragon Stalkers. Then I had so much fun writing that short story that I decided to write a whole book series from that one concept. And that is why I started The Dragon Stalker Bloodlines Saga.
The Dragon Collector is book one of that saga, and your very own author DK Drake will be reading chapter 4. In this chapter, you’ll be introduced to all four types of Dragon Stalkers.
We join Javan as he as left the ranch he grew up on and is about to embark on the adventure of a lifetime.
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