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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 alon ...
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Ever notice how fast you can move when you're about to miss a train? What if you brought that same urgency to your writing? In today’s episode of The Adventurous Author: ✔️ Why fake deadlines create real creative results ✔️ How time pressure activates your inner pro ✔️ A timed writing challenge that forces focus and execution 🎧 Listen now. Keep the…
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I crossed the Day 101 finish line—but the real transformation begins here. In today’s final integration episode of The Adventurous Author, we go deep into: ✔️ The internal rupture that writing daily begins to heal ✔️ The difference between chasing goals and pursuing mastery ✔️ Why Proverbs 10:9 holds the key to long-term creative peace ✔️ The pract…
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The 101-Day Challenge is complete—but the transformation has only begun. In today’s powerful final episode of The Adventurous Author, we unpack the truth that daily writing isn’t a hobby or a productivity hack—it’s a public declaration of identity. And if you’ve shown up for 101 days in a row, you’ve built something no contract or algorithm could e…
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Ever feel invisible as a writer? You're not. You're pre-famous—and the work you’re doing today is building the strength to carry the spotlight before it finds you. In today’s powerful episode, we uncover: ✔️ Why showing up daily is a public declaration in private ✔️ How obscurity is not a punishment—it’s preparation ✔️ The biblical blueprint for bu…
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You don’t need to speed up to hit your goal of finishing your book. In today’s episode, I reveal how a broken digital clock taught me the most powerful writing lesson of the year: you can’t fast-forward your way to mastery. Inside, you’ll discover: ✔️ Why rushing the journey sabotages your integrity as a writer ✔️ How daily writing literally rewire…
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You say you're a writer… but does your schedule agree? For years, I told myself I was a writer—called, gifted, meant to steward stories for Kingdom impact. But I wasn't showing up daily. And that misalignment started killing my confidence. Quietly. Slowly. One excuse at a time. In today’s episode, I unpack the painful truth that misalignment betwee…
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Still waiting for that magical moment where you finally feel like a “real” writer? That moment isn’t coming. In today’s episode, I share what I’m learning about mastery during my 101-Day Triple Crown Challenge—and why the only way to become who you’re called to be is to start before you feel ready. Inside this episode: ✔️ Why the “ready room” is a …
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You think you’re afraid of failing—but what if success is what scares you most? In today’s episode, I share: ✔️ Why the fear of finishing is scarier than starting ✔️ How daily writing is a death sentence to your “aspiring author” identity ✔️ The real reason you’ve been circling the same story mountain 🎧 Listen now. Keep the words rolling and the ad…
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There’s a cost to waiting. And no one talks about it until it’s too late. In this episode, I share a completely made up story about a hiker who had all the tools he needed—but froze because he waited too long to use them. But that story has everything to do with writing. If you’ve ever delayed the story God gave you because you’re waiting for a bet…
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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 …
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🎯 Ever feel like you don’t know what to write—or if you’re even on the right track? You do know. You’ve just stopped trusting yourself. In this episode of The Adventurous Author, I unpack: ✔️ Why daily writing is how real creative discernment is trained ✔️ How Hebrews 5:14 gives us a blueprint for practicing instinct ✔️ Why noise, distraction, and …
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What happens when you say you're called to write—but your actions say otherwise? In today’s episode of The Adventurous Author, we dive deep into what it means to live in integrity with your calling. I shares the exact moment God called me to write—back in 1999—and the twenty-six-year battle to believe it was real. You’ll discover: ✔️ Why daily writ…
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You're not just a writer. You're a builder of belief systems. In today’s episode of The Adventurous Author, we’re taking off the gloves and talking about the real reason your daily writing matters: you’re crafting stories designed to carry truth farther than you’ll ever go. Here’s what you’ll discover: ✔️ Why stories outlive empires—and how yours c…
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You’re not just writing a story. You’re shaping someone’s brain. In this episode of The Adventurous Author, we dive into the neuroscience behind fiction and why every scene you craft is an opportunity to architect transformation. Here’s what you’ll walk away with: ✔️ How brain scans prove fiction activates readers' emotional and motor pathways ✔️ W…
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You’ve got shadowlands. Every writer does. That memory you’d rather not revisit. That failure you try not to think about. That bitterness that still flickers when you write certain scenes. But what if those very things are the richest story fuel you’ve got? In this episode, I’ll walk you through: ✔️ Why your shadow stories aren’t enemies—they’re as…
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You don’t need to wait for inspiration. You need to train for it. In today’s episode of The Adventurous Author, you’ll learn why inspiration doesn’t strike at random—it shows up for writers who are prepared to catch it. And the best preparation? Daily writing. Here’s what you’ll walk away with: ✔️ Why most writers miss breakthrough moments—and how …
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Want to write faster without sacrificing depth? Build reflexes. In this episode of The Adventurous Author, I break down why intuitive storytelling isn’t a gift—it’s a trained instinct. I share how daily writing transforms your brain into a decision-making machine, and how you can reach creative clarity faster than ever. 🎙️ In this episode: ✔️ How 8…
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What if your best scenes are buried deeper than your outline can reach? In this episode, you'll discover why most writers never tap into their creative core and how a five-minute daily practice can unlock surprising emotional depth, character truth, and story momentum. 🎙️ In this episode: ✔️ How a surprise defeat changed everything for one protagon…
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You lived it. But if you don’t write it down—it’s gone. In today’s episode of The Adventurous Author, I share the true story of a terrifying dog attack—and how writing about it became the key to reclaiming emotional clarity, creative depth, and future storytelling power. This episode challenges you to stop letting your best story material vanish in…
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🛠️ The first draft is rarely worth reading—but the hundredth just might change a life. In today’s episode of The Adventurous Author, we uncover: ✔️ Why daily fiction writing is essential for discovering the real story beneath your first draft ✔️ How consistent character work unlocks surprising, powerful truths ✔️ What Proverbs 20:5 reveals about mi…
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Your characters don’t just live in your mind. If written with consistency and depth, they can outlive your name. In today’s episode of The Adventurous Author, we explore: ✔️ Why daily writing is essential for building characters that leave legacy ✔️ How mirror neurons help readers experience your character’s transformation as if it were their own ✔…
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Your writing voice is more than style. It’s your soulprint—the clearest record of how God wired you to see the world. In this episode of The Adventurous Author, we explore: ✔️ Why your writing voice is a fingerprint of your consciousness ✔️ How daily writing preserves your unique identity and testimony ✔️ What Psalm 102 reveals about writing as a l…
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You weren’t just born with creativity—you were entrusted with a storytelling legacy God intends for you to steward. In today’s episode of The Adventurous Author, we go deep into: ✔️ Why storytelling is a sacred tradition—woven into both Scripture and your brain’s design ✔️ How modern distraction dulls your storytelling gift, and how to sharpen it a…
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Ever skip a writing day and tell yourself, “It’s no big deal”? What if I told you your future self—the one waiting to finish the book, build the readership, live the author life—felt abandoned every time you don’t show up? In today’s episode of The Adventurous Author, we take a bold look at: ✔️ The neuroscience of “future self betrayal” ✔️ Why skip…
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Most writers think identity is something they need to earn or wait for. But neuroscience and scripture agree: identity is cultivated through action. In today’s episode of The Adventurous Author, we break open: ✔️ Why your self-concept is stored in your brain—and how writing physically rewires it ✔️ What daily writing does to the medial prefrontal c…
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Ever feel like writing is optional—something you “should” do instead of something you must? In today’s episode of The Adventurous Author, we flip the survival switch. ✔️ Why your brain can literally recode writing as a survival need ✔️ How my first marathon at age 21 hardwired her identity as a runner—and how writing now functions the same way ✔️ T…
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What if daily writing didn’t just improve your craft… but rewired how you think? In this episode of The Adventurous Author, we explore the cognitive transformation that happens when you write every single day. It’s called Divergent Cognition Installation—and after about 60 days of consistent writing, your brain literally becomes something rare: a s…
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Think your authentic writing voice is something you’ll stumble upon one day? Think again. In today’s episode of The Adventurous Author, we reveal the neuroscience behind authentic voice development—and why it only emerges after you’ve shown up consistently enough for your brain to stop censoring and start trusting. Inside this episode: ✔️ What brai…
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What does it take for your brain to stop seeing writing as something you do and start recognizing it as who you are? In today’s episode of The Adventurous Author, we explore the identity tipping point. This is ****the neurological shift that happens when consistent writing transforms you from “someone who writes” into a professional author. Inside …
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Remember when creativity was second nature? When stories spilled from your imagination without hesitation or fear? That’s not lost. It’s just dormant. In today’s episode of The Adventurous Author, we unpack the science of creative neoteny—why daily writing may be your best shot at preserving the brain’s natural storytelling instincts. Inside this e…
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Ever solved a plot problem while folding laundry? Had a character breakthrough while driving or drifting off to sleep? That’s not luck. It’s your Default Mode Network—the brain’s creative engine—doing its job. In today’s episode of The Adventurous Author, we explore: ✔️ What the Default Mode Network (DMN) actually is ✔️ Why it activates during mome…
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Think writing fiction is just about storytelling? Think again. In today’s episode of The Adventurous Author, we reveal how daily character creation actually transforms your real-life relationships—training your brain to understand people on a level most never reach. Inside this episode: ✔️ The neuroscience behind how writing fiction expands emotion…
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🧩 Feel like your writing life is a jumbled mess of scattered ideas? Good. That means you’re standing at the edge of a superpower most writers never develop—meta-pattern recognition. In today’s episode of The Adventurous Author Podcast, we dive into: ✔️ Why daily writing trains your brain to detect hidden structure ✔️ How science links creative geni…
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Ever write something in fiction—only to watch it show up in real life? That’s not coincidence. It’s confirmation that your brain is tuning in to narrative patterns hiding in plain sight. In today’s episode of The Adventurous Author, we explore: ✔️ Why daily fiction writing sharpens your pattern recognition ✔️ How storytelling trains your brain to n…
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Think great stories come from having all the answers? Think again. In today’s episode of The Adventurous Author, we explore why the best fiction writers aren’t just storytellers—they’re master question-askers. The more you write, the sharper your creative questions become—and those questions unlock the kind of plots, characters, and insights that t…
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Ever had a character say something you didn’t plan—but it stopped you in your tracks? That’s not random. In today’s episode, we dive into how fiction becomes a wisdom extraction mechanism—helping you uncover insights your conscious brain can’t reach. Inside this episode: ✔️ Why daily fiction writing unlocks deep creative intuition ✔️ How your chara…
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Feeling distracted, scattered, or stuck in your head? Daily writing is more than a creative routine—it’s a powerful attention anchor that pulls you back into the present moment. In this episode of The Adventurous Author, we explore: ✔️ Why writing grounds you in the now (and what brain science says about it) ✔️ The sensory boost that comes from dai…
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Consistency is NOT about repetition. It’s about identity. In today’s episode of The Adventurous Author, we break down why daily fiction writing isn’t about word count, streaks, or productivity systems. It’s about choosing to show up as the same person—day after day—before any external results show up. Inside this episode: ✔️ Why writing from identi…
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Ever feel like you notice things no one else sees? That’s not just intuition—it’s your writer’s brain doing its job. In this episode of The Adventurous Author, we break down: ✔️ How daily writing upgrades your ability to spot contradiction and absurdity ✔️ The brain regions that light up when you write irony-rich scenes ✔️ Why irony isn’t just clev…
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🔥 Ever struggle to write characters who are nothing like you? What if that struggle is the key to unlocking your next level—not just as a writer, but as a human? In today’s episode, I share: ✔️ How my own characters—Javan, Micah, Taliya, and Krystyn—have deeply challenged me ✔️ The neuroscience behind why writing diverse characters expands your emp…
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Want to retain the most meaningful moments of your life? Write them into your stories. In today’s episode of The Adventurous Author, we explore how daily fiction writing strengthens your memory by encoding real-life experiences into scenes, characters, and emotional truth. Here’s what you’ll learn: ✔️ Why your brain retains story-based memory bette…
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Most people miss what matters. But writers? We’re trained to see what others don’t. In today’s episode of The Adventurous Author, you’ll discover how daily writing sharpens your internal lens to detect truth, theme, and meaning—even in the most mundane moments. Here’s what you’ll learn: ✔️ Why your brain is wired for pattern recognition—and how wri…
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Want to transform your identity as a writer? Start with what you write—about yourself. In today’s episode of The Adventurous Author, we dive into the brain-rewiring power of Narrative Identity Rewiring: how daily writing reshapes the way you see yourself and reinforces who you’re becoming—one honest sentence at a time. Here’s what you’ll learn: ✔️ …
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What if the key to becoming a brilliant, perceptive writer isn’t more knowledge—but more curiosity? In today’s episode of The Adventurous Author Podcast, we explore how daily writing rewires your brain to crave discovery, chase deeper questions, and become someone who doesn’t just write—but sees everything through a story-first lens. Here’s what yo…
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Ever feel like life hits too fast for you to process clearly—let alone turn into story? In today’s episode of The Adventurous Author Podcast, we explore how daily writing installs a narrative processing filter between raw experience and your conscious mind—helping you interpret life with greater clarity, creativity, and calm. Here’s what you’ll lea…
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Ever wish you could write more intuitively—like the scene just knows where to go next? In today’s episode of The Adventurous Author, we explore the science (and scripture) behind why daily writing sharpens your creative instincts faster than any course or craft book ever could. Here’s what you’ll learn: ✔️ How daily repetition trains your unconscio…
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Ever feel like you’re drowning in noise and missing the creative gold? In today’s episode of The Adventurous Author, we explore the hidden brain mechanism that decides what you notice—and how daily writing trains it to find story gold in everyday life. You’ll learn: ✔️ Why your Reticular Activating System (RAS) is the secret weapon behind professio…
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Lightning-strike sentences. Sparks of unexpected brilliance. Where do they come from? Not luck. Daily ignition. In today’s episode of The Adventurous Author, we reveal how daily writing activates your brain’s creative engine—sparking linguistic innovation that turns ordinary ideas into unforgettable expression. You’ll learn: ✔️ Why consistent writi…
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🌀 Most people stay trapped inside themselves. Writers don't. In today’s episode of The Adventurous Author, we reveal how daily writing trains you to become a shape-shifter—someone who can step inside any mind, any story, any world—and return stronger, wiser, and more creative. You’ll discover: ✔️ Why most people get stuck—and how writers break free…
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🔥 The most powerful parts of a story are often the ones never spoken aloud. In today’s episode of The Adventurous Author, we explore how daily writing doesn’t just improve your prose—it sharpens your ability to orchestrate subtext—the tension, grief, longing, and courage pulsing beneath every unforgettable scene. You’ll learn: ✔️ Why real human emo…
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