As fantasy author DK Drake, my mission is to bring you entertaining, engaging, wholesome adventures too packed with action to leave room for eye-rolling sappiness or mind-numbing fluff.
As a creative writing coach, my mission is to help authors find their voice, craft captivating stories, and finish book after book.
How do you build a captivating plot outline? How do you make sure that your story, whatever the genre, is cohesive, and that every scene builds on the next to create a great story? Well, you plot your book according to the Save the Cat! process. Listen to the related podcast episode here. I recently […]
If you are a new novelist, don’t let this happen to you: When I started writing my first novel right out of college, my mental game was weak. I felt like an imposter because no one had given me permission to write. It took me decades to gain confidence because of this mental barrier of […]
College friends Becky and Bonnie (aka Author DK Drake) spent 8 days backpacking in Torres del Paine in Chile. These are the video clips they recorded as they made their way back to Santiago and spent a little time exploring the city. Top 7 Photos from the Adventures on Days 9-10
College friends Becky and Bonnie (aka Author DK Drake) take to the trails of Torres del Paine in Chile for 8 days of backpacking. These are the video clips they recorded as they hiked the final four-ish miles of a 75 mile, 8-day trail. Click here to continue to the final video of the adventures […]
College friends Becky and Bonnie (aka Author DK Drake) take to the trails of Torres del Paine in Chile for 8 days of backpacking. These are the video clips they recorded as they hiked along a lovely river and into a valley on day 7. Click here to continue to the Day 8 adventures. Top […]
College friends Becky and Bonnie (aka Author DK Drake) take to the trails of Torres del Paine in Chile for 8 days of backpacking. These are the video clips they recorded as they hiked through mud, sun and snow on day 6. Click here to continue to the Day 7 adventures. Top 10 Photos from […]
College friends Becky and Bonnie (aka Author DK Drake) take to the trails of Torres del Paine in Chile for 8 days of backpacking. These are the video clips they recorded as they hiked through rain…rain…and more rain on day 5. It was a miserable hike that ended with a welcome and spectacular view of […]
College friends Becky and Bonnie (aka Author DK Drake) take to the trails of Torres del Paine in Chile for 8 days of backpacking. These are the video clips they recorded as they hiked through rain, wind and snow up and over a mountain pass toward stunning views of a massive glacier field. Click here […]
College friends Becky and Bonnie (aka Author DK Drake) take to the trails of Torres del Paine in Chile for 8 days of backpacking. These are the video clips they recorded in the late afternoon after setting up camp and exploring a nearby glacier lake. Click here to continue on to the Day 4 adventures.
College friends Becky and Bonnie (aka Author DK Drake) take to the trails of Torres del Paine in Chile for 8 days of backpacking. These are the video clips they recorded as they hiked 7.2 miles on day 3. Click here to continue to the second part of the Day 3 adventures. Top 10 Photos […]