For decades, I wrote in bursts—finishing and publishing four novels over twenty years, but I never truly saw myself as a disciplined author. I thought about writing daily, but I wasn’t actually creating daily. That gap between declaration and demonstration was holding me back.

In this episode, I reveal why aspirations alone don’t define identity — actions do — and how to use the evidence from your daily life to build an unshakable author identity. We’ll talk about why most identity work fails, how to spot the gap between who you say you are and who you actually are, and how to install one small habit that proves your identity every single day.

Whether you’ve been stuck in stop-start cycles or you’re tired of calling yourself a writer without the daily proof to back it up, this episode will give you the exact steps to start closing the gap today.

What You’ll Learn:

• Why most identity work collapses without outside-in evidence

• How to identify patterns that reveal your true values

• How to borrow discipline from other areas of life to fuel your writing habit

• The difference between aspirational identity and evidence-based identity

• One daily action that builds your author foundation

Keep the words rolling and the adventures unfolding,

Bonnie Jean

Next Steps:

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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Ever had a character do something totally out of character—and it felt fake?

In today’s episode, a charging deer disrupts my dog walking expedition and reveals a storytelling truth:

Great character moments come from internal programming breaks.

When your character’s default behavior no longer serves them—and they know it—that’s when real transformation begins.

🎯 You’ll learn:

• Why plot twists rooted in internal change hit harder than shock value

• How to identify your character’s default operating system

• The key question that reveals when their “programming” breaks

🎧 Whether your character is a people-pleaser, perfectionist, coward, or control freak, this episode will help you discover the moment they stop being who they’ve always been and become someone new.

Keep the words rolling and the adventures unfolding,

Bonnie Jean

Next Steps:

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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What if you’ve been waiting on the wrong milestone to claim the right identity?

You don’t need a book deal, an audience, or a spot on the bestseller list to call yourself a professional author. What you do need? Daily discipline. Conviction. Integrity. And the guts to show up...especially when no one’s watching.

In today’s episode of The Adventurous Author Podcast, we expose:

✔️ Why bestselling is a status you can buy, but professional is a title you must become ✔️ The 7 traits that define true professionalism in your writing life ✔️ How to adventurize the grind so you stay joyful, creative, and wildly consistent ✔️ Why adopting the right identity is more powerful than chasing external validation

Keep the words rolling and the adventures unfolding,

Bonnie Jean

Next Steps:

📩 Ready to go pro with a little guidance?

Email dk@authordkrake.com with Pro Author in the subject line. Let’s build a writing life that’s both fun and founded on your convictions.

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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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.