Want to know the secret storytelling formula that powers every great book, movie, and personal story you’ve ever loved?

Then listen in because we’re breaking down how to use Hero + Goal + Obstacle to create stories that feel meaningful, emotionally resonant, and easier to write—even when you’re short on time.

🎧 In this episode, you’ll discover:

✔️ Why your brain craves clarity in stories (and life)

✔️ The difference between external and internal goals

✔️ How to create real conflict that fuels transformation

✔️ The 3 clarity questions to test every story idea—fast

✔️ Why this mindset shift makes writing feel inevitable, not optional.

Listen now.

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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Grok 4 dropped last week with powers that would have fried our brains twelve months ago: PhD reasoning, quarter-million-token memory, live web claws—the works.

Cue the collective panic: “Will anybody even need human writers now?”

Hard stop.

The truth is the exact opposite: The sharper AI becomes, the more priceless a human creative identity is—if you know how to wield it.

In this episode you’ll discover ⬇️

• The Creative Identity Principle—why every new AI upgrade multiplies whatever you bring to the table (mediocrity or genius).

• The three core elements of an un-stealable creative identity (convictions, character, mission) and how they steer any collaboration.

• A simple 3-question pre-prompt ritual that prevents “AI bland-wash” and keeps your voice unmistakable.

• Real-world “wrong vs. right” examples so you never hand the steering wheel to the robot.

• A future-proof mindset that turns every AI release into rocket fuel for your calling.

Listen now.

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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You wouldn’t sprint through an airport without paying attention to the signs. So why write a story without knowing your genre’s rules?

In today’s episode, we’re unpacking:

✔️ Why genre tropes aren’t creative handcuffs—they’re your storytelling GPS

✔️ The secret to delivering what readers crave without sounding cliché

✔️ How to twist tropes strategically (instead of confusing your reader)

✔️ A 15-minute challenge that helps you master your genre starting today

🎯 Whether you write romance, fantasy, thrillers—or mix them—genre tropes are your map to reader trust, story clarity, and creative confidence.

🎧 Listen now.

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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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.