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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
Wednesday May 28, 2025
Wednesday May 28, 2025
You weren’t just born with creativity—you were entrusted with a storytelling legacy God intends for you to steward.
In today’s episode of The Adventurous Author, we go deep into:
✔️ Why storytelling is a sacred tradition—woven into both Scripture and your brain’s design
✔️ How modern distraction dulls your storytelling gift, and how to sharpen it again
✔️ What science and 1 Timothy 4:14 say about your responsibility to develop your creative ability
✔️ How daily writing renews your mind and reclaims spiritual vision
✔️ A 30-minute writing expedition that places you in a cave of ancient stories—and dares you to write one of your own
🎯 Your Challenge:
Step into the storyteller’s cave. Discover a new parable waiting to be told. Write it. Share it. And vow to continue the work generations before you began.
🎧 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 May 27, 2025
Tuesday May 27, 2025
Ever skip a writing day and tell yourself, “It’s no big deal”?
What if I told you your future self—the one waiting to finish the book, build the readership, live the author life—felt abandoned every time you don’t show up?
In today’s episode of The Adventurous Author, we take a bold look at:
✔️ The neuroscience of “future self betrayal”
✔️ Why skipping writing feels like breaking a promise to someone who depends on you
✔️ How every session becomes a signal flare of loyalty to the creator you’re becoming
✔️ The truth from Galatians 6:7 that frames every writing session as seed-sowing
✔️ A powerful challenge to rebuild the trust you’ve broken—with yourself
🎧 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 May 26, 2025
Monday May 26, 2025
Most writers think identity is something they need to earn or wait for. But neuroscience and scripture agree: identity is cultivated through action.
In today’s episode of The Adventurous Author, we break open:
✔️ Why your self-concept is stored in your brain—and how writing physically rewires it
✔️ What daily writing does to the medial prefrontal cortex (aka your identity center)
✔️ Why skipping sessions weakens your creator wiring—and how to fight back
✔️ A 300-word identity reinforcement exercise that acts like miracle grow for your creative calling
🎧 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 May 25, 2025
Sunday May 25, 2025
Ever feel like writing is optional—something you “should” do instead of something you must?
In today’s episode of The Adventurous Author, we flip the survival switch.
✔️ Why your brain can literally recode writing as a survival need
✔️ How my first marathon at age 21 hardwired her identity as a runner—and how writing now functions the same way
✔️ The neuroscience of daily habits and identity reinforcement
✔️ A wild 1-day writing challenge that drops you into a survival scenario where storytelling is your lifeline
🎧 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.
Saturday May 24, 2025
Saturday May 24, 2025
What if daily writing didn’t just improve your craft… but rewired how you think?
In this episode of The Adventurous Author, we explore the cognitive transformation that happens when you write every single day. It’s called Divergent Cognition Installation—and after about 60 days of consistent writing, your brain literally becomes something rare: a story-driven pattern machine built for connection, perception, and creative synthesis.
Inside this episode:
✔️ Why daily writing activates rare neural pathways across your brain
✔️ How the Default Mode, Executive Control, and Salience Networks start working in harmony
✔️ Why consistent creation makes you see symbolic meaning others overlook
✔️ What scripture, neuroscience, and creative practice reveal about thinking like a prophet
✔️ A three-phase brain workout called The Neural Rewiring Expedition to accelerate the shift
🎧 Listen now →
🚀 The world doesn’t just need storytellers. It needs minds that can see what others miss.
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.
Friday May 23, 2025
Friday May 23, 2025
Think your authentic writing voice is something you’ll stumble upon one day? Think again.
In today’s episode of The Adventurous Author, we reveal the neuroscience behind authentic voice development—and why it only emerges after you’ve shown up consistently enough for your brain to stop censoring and start trusting.
Inside this episode:
✔️ What brain science says about finding your voice (hint: you build it)
✔️ Why self-conscious writing dominates the early phase—and how to move past it
✔️ What really happens to your brain after 66 days of daily writing
✔️ A three-part Voice Liberation Expedition to train your brain to speak clearly, freely, and boldly
✔️ Why your most powerful voice feels strange right before it feels real
🎧 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.
Thursday May 22, 2025
Thursday May 22, 2025
What does it take for your brain to stop seeing writing as something you do and start recognizing it as who you are?
In today’s episode of The Adventurous Author, we explore the identity tipping point. This is ****the neurological shift that happens when consistent writing transforms you from “someone who writes” into a professional author.
Inside this episode:
✔️ Why four published novels didn’t make me feel like a real writer
✔️ How a daily writing habit flipped a permanent identity switch
✔️ What Stanford and brain imaging research reveals about the neural reprogramming behind habit-based identity
✔️ The exact conditions that accelerate your tipping point
✔️ A step-by-step Identity Reinforcement Protocol to rewire your brain for authorship
🎧 Listen now.
🚀 Consistency doesn’t just create books. It creates the author.
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.
Wednesday May 21, 2025
Wednesday May 21, 2025
Remember when creativity was second nature? When stories spilled from your imagination without hesitation or fear?
That’s not lost. It’s just dormant.
In today’s episode of The Adventurous Author, we unpack the science of creative neoteny—why daily writing may be your best shot at preserving the brain’s natural storytelling instincts.
Inside this episode:
✔️ The neuroscience of why most adults lose their creative edge
✔️ How daily writing preserves flexibility, divergent thinking, and curiosity
✔️ What Jesus, da Vinci, Maya Angelou, and Fred Rogers understood about staying open to wonder
✔️ A writing challenge that trains your brain to see the world like a first-time explorer
✔️ Why consistent storytelling isn’t just craft—it’s neural preservation
🎧 Listen now.
🚀 Wonder isn’t childish. It’s the beginning of mastery.
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.