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): <a href='https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07FK5V1HJ'>Purchase one or all of the Dragon Stalker Bloodline Saga books on Amazon.</a>
📢 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.

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. 📢 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.

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): <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07FK5V1HJ" rel="noopener noreferrer">Purchase one or all of the Dragon Stalker Bloodline Saga books on Amazon.</a>
📢 Subscribe &amp; 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.

Know Your Genre’s Tropes — Then Twist Them | 205

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 along the way.

Through these episodes, you will…

- Gain confidence in your author identity.
- Master the process and structure needed to write captivating stories EVEN WITH limited writing time.
- Learn to use AI effectively and ethically to constantly improve your writing skills and story quality.

I’m your host Bonnie Jean Schaefer.  

Under my pen name of fantasy author D.K. Drake, I write action-packed, wholesome adventures without the snooze-worthy fluff. 

But as your personal writing coach, I’m here to unlock YOUR narrative prowess, guide you in crafting spellbinding tales, and navigate the wild world of writing with AI.

Adventure awaits, so ignite your imagination, latch on to that dragon swooping overhead, and let the storytelling quest begin. It’s time to play in our own fabulous fantasy worlds.

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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 along the way. Through these episodes, you will… - Gain confidence in your author identity. - Master the process and structure needed to write captivating stories EVEN WITH limited writing time. - Learn to use AI effectively and ethically to constantly improve your writing skills and story quality. I’m your host Bonnie Jean Schaefer. Under my pen name of fantasy author D.K. Drake, I write action-packed, wholesome adventures without the snooze-worthy fluff. But as your personal writing coach, I’m here to unlock YOUR narrative prowess, guide you in crafting spellbinding tales, and navigate the wild world of writing with AI. Adventure awaits, so ignite your imagination, latch on to that dragon swooping overhead, and let the storytelling quest begin. It’s time to play in our own fabulous fantasy worlds.

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