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.

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Keep the words rolling and the adventures unfolding,

Bonnie Jean

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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 wonder how actors bring characters to life with such depth and emotion?

In this behind-the-scenes conversation, we dive into the character work of Megan, a gifted actress who played Maria in The Sound of Music. You’ll see exactly how she took lines off a script and turned them into a fully embodied human being—and what fiction writers can learn from that transformation process.

Inside this episode:

✔️ What theater taught her about building believable backstory

✔️ Why understanding your entire cast matters when shaping your main character

✔️ How rehearsals mirror the writing-and-revision process

✔️ Why letting your characters “play” in different scenes leads to stronger stories

✔️ The surprising ways secondary characters shape the protagonist’s arc.

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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 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

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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.

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