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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
Sunday Apr 13, 2025
Sunday Apr 13, 2025
🔥 Do you overanalyze everything? Rehearse conversations in your head? Spot patterns others miss?
You’re not broken. You’re brilliant. But only if you aim it.
In today’s episode of The Adventurous Author, we dive into:
✔️ The science of vigilance and how your brain is wired to protect and perceive
✔️ Why hyper-alertness becomes anxiety without creative redirection
✔️ The truth about predictive coding—and how writing daily trains your brain to focus
✔️ A writing challenge to turn today’s spiral into tomorrow’s scene
🎧 Listen now
You don’t need to escape your brain.
You need to redirect it.
Keep the words rolling and the adventures unfolding,
Bonnie Jean
Next Steps:
🔥 Adventurous Enough for a 101-Day Mega Challenge?
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.
📢 Subscribe & Review:
If this episode gave you a wake-up call, share it with a fellow writer and drop a review! Your feedback keeps this show alive and thriving.
Saturday Apr 12, 2025
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:
🔥 Adventurous Enough for a 101-Day Mega Challenge?
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.
📢 Subscribe & Review:
If this episode gave you a wake-up call, share it with a fellow writer and drop a review! Your feedback keeps this show alive and thriving.
Friday Apr 11, 2025
Friday Apr 11, 2025
✨ Your creativity isn’t gone. You’re just numb—and there’s a reason for it.
It’s called hedonic adaptation—your brain’s built-in response to normalize everything, even the miraculous.
But there’s a fix. And it’s not more novelty. It’s daily writing.
In this episode of The Adventurous Author Podcast, we explore how to:
✔️ Reignite your sense of wonder through consistent writing
✔️ Rewire your brain to resist emotional numbness
✔️ Notice the sacred in what’s become ordinary
✔️ Fight the grind with awe-fueled defiance
🎧 Listen now.
Keep the words rolling and the adventure unfolding,
Bonnie Jean
Next Steps:
🔥 Adventurous Enough for a 101-Day Mega Challenge?
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.
📢 Subscribe & Review:
If this episode gave you a wake-up call, share it with a fellow writer and drop a review! Your feedback keeps this show alive and thriving.
Thursday Apr 10, 2025
Thursday Apr 10, 2025
🔥 Think writing with AI makes you a fraud? Think again.
In this episode, I share how 33 days of consistent writing—with AI as my creative partner—has transformed me into a more effective writer, thinker, and leader.
Inside this episode:
✔️ The surprising way AI made me a better writer
✔️ Why daily writing is about identity, not output
✔️ How I’ve created a powerful workflow that turns pressure into progress
✔️ The one habit that separates professional authors from hopeful ones
🎧 Listen now.
Keep the words rolling and the adventure unfolding,
Bonnie Jean
Next Steps:
🔥 Adventurous Enough for a 101-Day Mega Challenge?
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.
📢 Subscribe & Review:
If this episode gave you a wake-up call, share it with a fellow writer and drop a review! Your feedback keeps this show alive and thriving.
Wednesday Apr 09, 2025
Wednesday Apr 09, 2025
🧠 Feel foggy every time you sit down to write?
That’s not laziness. That’s mental clutter. And if you don’t deal with it, it’ll quietly sabotage your clarity, creativity, and calling.
In today’s episode of The Adventurous Author Podcast, we dive deep into the truth most writers never hear:
🔥 Writing isn’t just creative. It’s corrective.
✔️ What your brain does with unprocessed mental chaos
✔️ How daily writing physically rewires your mind for structure and command
✔️ The biblical model for bringing order out of disorder
✔️ Why your thoughts will obey you—or own you
✔️ A 15-minute challenge to impose order and reclaim mental ground
🎧 Listen now.
Keep the words rolling and the adventures unfolding,
Bonnie Jean
Next Steps:
🔥 Adventurous Enough for a 101-Day Mega Challenge?
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.
📢 Subscribe & Review:
If this episode gave you a wake-up call, share it with a fellow writer and drop a review! Your feedback keeps this show alive and thriving.
Tuesday Apr 08, 2025
Tuesday Apr 08, 2025
⚠️ If you only write when someone’s watching… you’re still a prisoner.
In this no-excuse episode of The Adventurous Author Podcast, we dismantle the silent addiction to praise—and show you how daily writing builds a self-regulation system so strong you’ll never need permission, motivation, or gold stars again.
🔥 Inside this episode:
✔️ How your brain builds internal accountability (and why it matters more than motivation)
✔️ The hidden cost of chasing validation as a writer
✔️ Why obedience > applause in your creative calling
✔️ A 15-minute challenge to detox from the praise loop
✔️ What Scripture says about approval, identity, and mastery
🎧 Listen now.
Keep the words rolling and the adventures unfolding,
Bonnie Jean
Next Steps:
🔥 Adventurous Enough for a 101-Day Mega Challenge?
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.
📢 Subscribe & Review:
If this episode gave you a wake-up call, share it with a fellow writer and drop a review! Your feedback keeps this show alive and thriving.
Monday Apr 07, 2025
Monday Apr 07, 2025
💥 Tired of getting hijacked by distractions? It’s not about discipline—it’s about defense.
In today’s episode of The Adventurous Author Podcast, you’ll discover how writing daily trains your brain to automatically reject low-value inputs—and builds a mental fortress that protects your creative zone.
🔒 Here's what we unpack:
✔️ Why your attention isn’t fragile—it’s programmable
✔️ How distraction trains weakness (and how to reverse it)
✔️ The neuroscience of attention firewalls
✔️ The spiritual reason guarding your focus is non-negotiable
✔️ A tactical drill to build distraction immunity in 10 minutes
🎧 Listen now.
Keep the words rolling and the adventures unfolding,
Bonnie Jean
Next Steps:
🔥 Adventurous Enough for a 101-Day Mega Challenge?
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.
📢 Subscribe & Review:
If this episode gave you a wake-up call, share it with a fellow writer and drop a review! Your feedback keeps this show alive and thriving.
Sunday Apr 06, 2025
Sunday Apr 06, 2025
🧠 Think you need more creativity? Think again.
What you really need is mental agility—the ability to adapt, pivot, and solve problems mid-story without panicking.
In this episode of The Adventurous Author Podcast, we go beyond word count and into cognitive combat training for writers who want to lead, not stall.
🔥 Here’s what we break down:
✔️ Why writing daily rewires your brain for real-life resilience
✔️ The #1 skill stuck writers are missing (and how to build it fast)
✔️ A 10-minute writing challenge that’ll pressure test your adaptability
✔️ The biblical blueprint for becoming unshakable under pressure
🎧 Listen now.
Keep the words rolling and the adventure unfolding,
Bonnie Jean
Next Steps:
🔥 Adventurous Enough for a 101-Day Mega Challenge?
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.
📢 Subscribe & Review:
If this episode gave you a wake-up call, share it with a fellow writer and drop a review! Your feedback keeps this show alive and thriving.