Want to Build Trust in Your Calling as a Fiction Author? | 194

Want to Build Trust in Your Calling as a Fiction Author? | 194

Author: Bonnie Jean Schaefer | Adventurous Author who Adventurizes Life June 10, 2025 Duration: 5:51
Do you have a story you want to write but have been avoiding?  In this episode, I share how one story haunted my hard drive for six years—and how 94 days of daily writing changed everything. What started as hesitation turned into confidence. Not because I felt ready. But because I kept moving. Here’s what we get into: ✔️ The surprising way trust is actually built ✔️ Why creative obedience is more powerful than creative clarity ✔️ What it really means to “acknowledge God” in your writing process ✔️ A bold writing challenge where your character must leap without a bridge 🎧 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.

That story you carry, the one that feels both urgent and impossible, often gets buried under daily demands and a creeping uncertainty about where creativity even fits anymore. The Adventurous Author is a space for writers, particularly those who weave their faith into their fiction, to find a practical path through the clutter. Host Bonnie Jean Schaefer, who writes fantasy as D.K. Drake, understands the tension between a full life and the drive to finish a book. She published her own novels without quitting her day job, focusing on sustainable systems rather than dramatic overhauls. In this podcast, conversations move beyond vague inspiration to tackle the real mechanics of writing discipline and deep character development. You'll hear from someone who has been stuck and found a way out, offering grounded strategies for integrating a writing practice into your existing responsibilities. It’s for anyone who feels that persistent nudge to create but needs a companion for the journey, merging the craft of storytelling with a Christian perspective on creativity and perseverance. Each episode aims to equip you with tangible steps, so that the book within you moves from a haunting idea to a finished manuscript, all while navigating the unique challenges and joys of being a writer of faith today.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 50

Faithful Finisher | Character Development, Christian Podcast, Live Your Dreams, Goal Setting
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Duration: 3:03
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