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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.
Episodes
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.
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.