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Write in the Fog—Train Your Brain to Create Without Guarantees | 125

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.

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Write First, Win Later: Why Delayed Gratification Makes You Unstoppable | 124

🔥 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.

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The Day I Got a 2-Star Review (and Stopped Writing) | 123

🔥 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.

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Write Into the Fire—Train Your Brain to Stop Fearing the Page | 122

🔥 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.

How Daily Writing Rewires Your Brain to Handle Criticism | 121

🔥 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.

Neural Training for Writers: Build Resistance to Creative Fear | 120

🛡 Feel like fear ambushes you every time you write?

That’s not a flaw—it’s a signal. And the solution isn’t avoidance. It’s exposure.

In today’s field-training episode of The Adventurous Author, you’ll learn how to inoculate your nervous system against creative fear—one micro-dose at a time.

✔️ The neuroscience behind fear desensitization

✔️ Why daily discomfort builds artistic immunity

✔️ What David and Esther teach us about boldness under pressure

✔️ A jungle-themed writing challenge that turns fear into fuel

🎧 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.

Faithfulness Over Fraud: A Writer’s Cure for Impostor Syndrome | 119

🎭 Feel like a fraud every time you sit down to write?

You're not alone—and you're not broken.

Impostor syndrome is just a distorted mirror. And the more you compare yourself to other writers, the more warped that reflection becomes.

But there’s a cure—and it’s not waiting for confidence to arrive.

In today’s episode of The Adventurous Author, we break down:

✔️ The neuroscience behind impostor syndrome

✔️ Why comparison distorts your creative self-image

✔️ How daily writing rewires your brain to believe you belong

✔️ A faith-rooted identity shift from impostor to author

✔️ A creative challenge to help you shatter the distorted mirror

🎧 Listen now

💡 You don’t have to wait to feel like a real writer—you get to believe first, then show up and write.

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.

The Perfectionism Extinction Program: Why Daily Writing Kills the Need to Wait | 118

🚰 Ever feel like your creativity only shows up in random, magical bursts—then disappears again?

That’s not talent. That’s a trap.

In today’s episode of The Adventurous Author Podcast, we expose the sneaky perfectionism loop that trains your brain to reward waiting instead of writing.

🎧 Inside this episode:

✔️ Why your creative flow feels inconsistent (and how to fix it)

✔️ How daily writing rewires your brain to crave progress—not perfection

✔️ The biblical truth behind daily faithfulness and creative freedom

✔️ A fun faucet-themed sticky note challenge that breaks the “wait for magic” cycle

🎧 Listen now.

🛠️ Write with power—every single day.

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.