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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 05, 2025
Saturday Apr 05, 2025
🔥 You built the world. Now rule it.
Most writers don’t need more advice.
They need to stop acting like guests in their own creative life.
In this episode of The Adventurous Author Podcast, we’re breaking the cycle of doubt, delay, and creative codependency—and activating creative sovereignty:
✔️ Why daily writing installs leadership patterns in your brain
✔️ How to break the validation addiction that’s hijacking your voice
✔️ The Scriptural foundation for owning your assignment
✔️ A challenge to reclaim your authority—one scene at a time
🎧 Listen now.
🔥 Take the pen. Take the reins. Take command.
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 04, 2025
Friday Apr 04, 2025
🔥 You’re not broken because you feel deeply. You’re dangerous because you’re learning to write with it.
In this episode of The Adventurous Author Podcast, we dig deep into the forge of emotional intensity—where real authors are formed.
You’ll learn:
✔️ The neurochemical process that transforms emotion into creative clarity
✔️ Why daily writing builds emotional tolerance
✔️ How to stop venting and start transmuting
✔️ What Scripture says about stewarding pain as power
✔️ One challenge that will stretch your nervous system—and refine your voice
🎧 Listen now.
🔥 Emotion isn’t a distraction. It’s the forge. Step in.
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 03, 2025
Thursday Apr 03, 2025
🔥 Ever feel like you’re playing small—even when you’re showing up?
There’s a reason.
Your brain has a low risk tolerance. And until you train it otherwise, every bold creative move will feel like danger.
In today’s episode of The Adventurous Author Podcast, we explore:
✔️ The neuroscience of risk and why your nervous system fights bold writing
✔️ How daily exposure rewires your brain to stop overreacting
✔️ Why faith and creative calling both demand courage in the unknown
✔️ A daily writing challenge to raise your risk threshold for good
🎧 Listen now.
🔥 You don’t need permission. You need a stronger nervous system.
Start training today.
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 02, 2025
Wednesday Apr 02, 2025
Feel like your story’s gone off track? You’re not broken. You’re just in the fog.
And the only way out… is through.
In this episode of The Adventurous Author Podcast, we break down the exact skill your brain needs to stay in motion when the outcome feels uncertain:
✔️ Why your brain treats ambiguity like a threat—and how to override it
✔️ The creative superpower of probabilistic fluency
✔️ What Scripture says about moving forward without guarantees
✔️ A simple challenge to build confidence in the chaos
🎧 Listen now.
🔥 Anyone can write with clarity.
🔥 Professionals are forged in the fog.
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.
Tuesday Apr 01, 2025
Tuesday Apr 01, 2025
🔥 If you can’t delay gratification, you’ll never finish what matters.
This isn’t about motivation—it’s about brain dominance.
In this episode of The Adventurous Author Podcast, we pull back the curtain on why some writers flinch at the page while others finish books, sign contracts, and build careers:
✔️ How dopamine addiction sabotages your focus
✔️ What neuroscience reveals about prefrontal power and creative control
✔️ Why the Bible honors discipline over speed
✔️ How to train your brain to choose mission over mood
🎧 Listen now.
🔥 Stop chasing dopamine. Start training for domination.
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.
Monday Mar 31, 2025
Monday Mar 31, 2025
🔥 One bad review. One creative failure. One rejection letter.
That’s all it takes to send most writers into hiding.
But not you.
Not anymore.
In today’s episode of The Adventurous Author Podcast, we’re going full force into the moment most writers break—and what separates the ones who quit from the ones who rise.
You’ll discover:
✔️ The real reason rejection hurts so bad (and how to rewire your brain to survive it)
✔️ How daily writing installs psychological recovery systems on autopilot
✔️ Why the strongest writers aren’t fearless—they’re resilient
✔️ A ruthless writing challenge that turns pain into creative power
🎧 Listen now.
🔥 The hit doesn’t define you. Your ability to bounce back does.
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.
Sunday Mar 30, 2025
Sunday Mar 30, 2025
🔥 Fear isn’t your flaw—it’s your default. And if you don’t train your brain to feel safe creating, it will keep pulling you back.
In this episode of The Adventurous Author Podcast, we strip away the fluff and expose the real reason you avoid bold writing:
🧠 Your nervous system sees the page as a threat.
You’ll learn:
✔️ Why most writers sabotage themselves at the edge of breakthrough
✔️ The neuroscience behind creative risk and psychological safety
✔️ How daily writing builds courage, not just consistency
✔️ A high-voltage challenge to rewire your brain for fearless output
🎧 Listen now.
🔥 Don’t train for comfort. Train for courage. Write into the fire.
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.
Saturday Mar 29, 2025
Saturday Mar 29, 2025
🔥 Feel like one comment can crush your confidence?
You’re not weak—you’re untrained.
Your brain treats criticism like danger. But the solution isn’t to hide. It’s to write.
In today’s dragon-slaying episode of The Adventurous Author, we explore how daily writing becomes the antidote to creative fear and feedback flinching.
✔️ Why your brain overreacts to feedback—and how to retrain it
✔️ The surprising truth about the amygdala and emotional regulation
✔️ What scripture teaches about obedience before validation
✔️ A bold writing challenge to help you face the dragon and keep moving
🎧 Listen now.
🛡️ You don’t need applause to be a professional writer. Just faithfulness.
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.