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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

Monday Apr 21, 2025
The Brain Trick Olympians and Professional Writers Have in Common | 144
Monday Apr 21, 2025
Monday Apr 21, 2025
🔥 Think writing scenes is just a creative exercise? Think again.
In today’s episode of The Adventurous Author, we break down how daily scene writing activates the same part of your brain that elite athletes use to win.
Inside this episode:
✔️ Why your visual cortex is the secret weapon of creative focus
✔️ How vivid writing improves memory, emotion, and flow
✔️ A 5-day cinematic training challenge to sharpen your storytelling lens
✔️ The biblical connection between visualization and bold action
🎧 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 20, 2025
The Brain Hack That Makes You a Faster Writer (and Better Editor) | 143
Sunday Apr 20, 2025
Sunday Apr 20, 2025
🔥 Ever feel like your brain can’t decide whether to create or critique?
There’s a scientific reason—and a fix.
In today’s episode of The Adventurous Author, you’ll discover why daily writing doesn’t just make you more consistent… it rewires your brain for creative and editorial mastery.
Inside this episode:
✔️ The truth about your brain’s “Speaker” and “Listener” systems
✔️ Why trying to write and edit at the same time short-circuits your flow
✔️ How to train your mind to toggle modes like a pro author
✔️ A 3-step writing challenge that builds true dual-processing ability
🎯 Your challenge: Practice toggling between creator and editor mode—not at the same time, but with control. You’ll feel the difference in just a few days.
🎧 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 Apr 19, 2025
Sharpen Your Words. Strengthen Your Brain. Speak Like a Storyteller. | 142
Saturday Apr 19, 2025
Saturday Apr 19, 2025
✍️ The clearest writers aren’t the most educated—they’re the most trained.
In today’s episode of The Adventurous Author, we dive into the brain science behind verbal precision—and show how daily writing physically rewires your brain to speak, write, and express with clarity no non-writer can match.
You’ll learn:
✔️ What Broca’s and Wernicke’s areas actually do—and how daily writing strengthens both
✔️ Why daily writers develop faster neural connections between comprehension and expression
✔️ How to sharpen your language through a daily “blade test”
✔️ Why truth-telling on the page leads to clearer communication everywhere else
🎧 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.

Friday Apr 18, 2025
How Daily Writers Develop Elite Narrative Reflexes | 141
Friday Apr 18, 2025
Friday Apr 18, 2025
🌲 Most writers force story structure from the outside in.
But elite storytellers?
They don’t follow formulas.
They track the rhythm of story from within.
In today’s episode of The Adventurous Author, we explore:
✔️ Why your brain needs repetition to form narrative intuition
✔️ What brain scans reveal about elite storytellers and “predictive modeling”
✔️ The identity shift from technician to tracker
✔️ A field-tested writing challenge that activates your internal story compass
🎧 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 Apr 17, 2025
How to Find Your Voice and Write Like No One Else | 140
Thursday Apr 17, 2025
Thursday Apr 17, 2025
🔥 Most writers don’t sound like themselves—not because they’re fake, but because their voice hasn’t gone through the fire yet.
In today’s episode of The Adventurous Author, we walk straight into the flames and explore:
✔️ Why your brain copies others before it creates for you
✔️ How sporadic writing reinforces mimicry—but daily writing burns it off
✔️ The neuroscience behind voice formation (and how to bypass the “Imposter Chorus”)
✔️ A powerful writing challenge to confront the false and claim your true tone
🎧 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.

Wednesday Apr 16, 2025
Want Writing to Feel Easy? Do This | 139
Wednesday Apr 16, 2025
Wednesday Apr 16, 2025
🧠 You’re not just building a writing habit—you’re rewiring your brain.
In today’s episode of The Adventurous Author, we dive deep into the Myelin Acceleration Protocol—a high-performance writing method that transforms daily practice into neurological advantage.
You’ll discover:
✔️ Why “talent” is actually insulation built through repetition
✔️ How daily writing wraps your neural pathways in performance armor
✔️ Why consistency beats bursts when it comes to mastery
✔️ A high-performance writing challenge to reinforce your creative reflexes
🎧 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 15, 2025
This Is How Pro Writers Never Run Out of Ideas | 138
Tuesday Apr 15, 2025
Tuesday Apr 15, 2025
💡 Waiting for inspiration is a trap.
The pros don’t wait for ideas—they build systems that generate them.
In today’s episode of The Adventurous Author, we explore how consistent writing builds a creative ecosystem—one where story ideas grow automatically.
You’ll learn:
✔️ Why your brain is built to incubate ideas after you write
✔️ How daily writing fertilizes your subconscious to solve story problems
✔️ A bold writing challenge to expand your creative terrain
✔️ How to move from “hoping for brilliance” to engineering it
🎧 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 14, 2025
Your Attention Is Being Stolen—Daily Writing Is How You Steal It Back | 137
Monday Apr 14, 2025
Monday Apr 14, 2025
🎯 Your attention isn’t just distracted—it’s being monetized.
Every ping, scroll, and app is designed to hijack your mind and sell your focus to the highest bidder.
But when you write daily?
You execute a cognitive heist.
In today’s episode of The Adventurous Author, we expose the true cost of distraction and walk you through:
✔️ Why the world wants your mind more than your time
✔️ The neuroscience behind focus loss and attention residue
✔️ A writing challenge that turns 20 minutes into a creative jailbreak
✔️ How daily writing rebuilds your mental sovereignty
🎧 Listen now.
Because your mind is not for sale.
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.