The Adventurous Author | Finish Book, Writing Discipline, Creative Writing, Character Development, Christian Podcast

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There’s a book inside you. A message that won’t leave you alone.

But between fear, responsibility, doubt — and now the rise of AI — you keep starting… and stopping.

Welcome to The Adventurous Author Podcast.

I’m Bonnie Jean Schaefer — fantasy author D.K. Drake — and I’ve published four novels while working a full-time job. I didn’t quit my life to write. I built systems that made finishing possible inside it.

Now I help stuck Christian writers do the same.

This podcast is discipleship through storytelling.

We follow a simple framework:

Start with WHO.
Anchor your identity in Christ so fear loses leverage — especially in an AI age where identity matters more than ever.

Live Your Story.
Build sustainable 15-minute systems that fit your real life.

Win Your Race.
Finish what God called you to start — and become the kind of person who keeps finishing.

Every season rotates through identity, systems, and storytelling mastery in a structured spiral of growth.

If you’ve been hiding, doubting, or wondering where you fit in this new creative world — you’re not alone.

Let’s adventurize your life and rise from stuck...together.

Episodes

Saturday Apr 12, 2025

The Unexpected Secret to Writing with Consistency | 135

Saturday Apr 12, 2025

🚨 If writing still feels like a grind, you might be rewarding the wrong thing.

In today’s episode of The Adventurous Author Podcast, we dismantle outcome addiction and retrain your brain to crave the act of showing up—not just the results.

What we cover:

✔️ Why writing only feels good after success (and how to change that)

✔️ How dopamine really works—and how to redirect it

✔️ What marathon training taught me about writing fulfillment

✔️ The lie of outcome-based identity

✔️ A daily reward ritual that makes the process deeply satisfying

🎧 Listen now.

Keep the words rolling and the adventure unfolding,

Bonnie Jean

Next Steps:

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START TODAY at LeagueOfAdventurousAuthors.com. No cost. Except relentless commitment.

Because the difference between ‘wanting to write’ and ‘being a writer’ is simple… you write.

Escape into the Land of Zandador (the books I write under my pen name of Author D.K. Drake): Purchase one or all of the Dragon Stalker Bloodline Saga books on Amazon.

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