{"name":"The Adventurous Author | Finish Book, Writing Discipline, Creative Writing, Character Development, Christian Podcast","short_name":"The Adventurous Author | Finish Book, Writing Discipline, Creative Writing, Character Development, Christian Podcast","theme_color":"#ffffff","start_url":"/","display":"standalone","background_color":"#fff","description":"<p>There’s a book inside you. A message that won’t leave you alone.</p>\n<p>But between fear, responsibility, doubt — and now the rise of AI — you keep starting… and stopping.</p>\n<p>Welcome to <strong>The Adventurous Author Podcast</strong>.</p>\n<p>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.</p>\n<p>Now I help stuck Christian writers do the same.</p>\n<p>This podcast is discipleship through storytelling.</p>\n<p>We follow a simple framework:</p>\n<p><strong>Start with WHO.<br /></strong>Anchor your identity in Christ so fear loses leverage — especially in an AI age where identity matters more than ever.</p>\n<p><strong>Live Your Story.<br /></strong>Build sustainable 15-minute systems that fit your real life.</p>\n<p><strong>Win Your Race.<br /></strong>Finish what God called you to start — and become the kind of person who keeps finishing.</p>\n<p>Every season rotates through identity, systems, and storytelling mastery in a structured spiral of growth.</p>\n<p>If you’ve been hiding, doubting, or wondering where you fit in this new creative world — you’re not alone.</p>\n<p>Let’s adventurize your life and rise from stuck...together.</p>","icons":[{"src":"https://deow9bq0xqvbj.cloudfront.net/image-logo/15130801/pod_cover_adventurous_author_02282026_300x300.jpg","sizes":"300x300","type":"image/png"}]}