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Another Sunrunner Chapter Before the New Year

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Hi all,

Chapter eleven of Sunrunner is out and ready for your consumption. This chapter was a long time coming for a number of reasons: a book release (Darkest Path), a short horror story, a new job, and general holiday business. Now that things have settled, I can go back to writing my favourite story.

This chapter is action-heavy, featuring perspectives from BOB, Odybrix, and Buddy. The chapters following this will keep up the temperature. Our crew is quickly learning what it means to be tangled in a mess that is so much bigger than they are. Hope you enjoy this extra long chapter!

Sunrunner And Other News

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Hello all,

I wanted to let you know that Sunrunner will be returning soon. Over the last several months I have been working with my publisher to release Darkest Path, my first novel. That work has eaten up much of the time I would otherwise use for Sunrunner. The remainder of that slice of time was consumed by a short horror story that I have nearly finished and will be posting here.

While I have enjoyed writing and editing non-sci-fi stories, I am very much looking forward to getting back into space. An interlude with Buddy and one of the ship's AI may come before the story proper. The plan is to use interludes to flesh out the rest of the universe and history it holds.

Hope you're all still up for the ride and if you get a chance, please check out Darkest Path!

K.P.

Sunrunner Chapter Ten - High Life

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Chapter 10 is out! This one came on the heels of a final editing push for my horror novel, Darkest Path. It is now in the loving hands of the editor, getting prepped for release. This means there is more time for my head to be in the stars.

Adam and Zenith are our vessels for experiencing chapter 10 and they find themselves looking inward. These two have the most family drama out of all of the crew and we will explore that in depth—possibly with a backdrop of lasers and explosions. That said, BOB, Sturdy, and the mysterious Ebby get some time to shine while ZT and Adam brood.

Hope you enjoy!

Sunrunner - Chapter Nine, Peril at the Perihelion

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Hey all,

This one came out a little sooner than expected. I've been trudging through the editing process for a horror novel I have coming out in November and assumed it would stall Sunrunner somewhat. That hasn't been the case for the last few weeks, as spare time keeps randomly popping up.

I find action easy to write in most cases. What a character does physically is more simple to extrapolate than their internal motivations or their interactions with other characters. We'll be seeing more action soon, so I hope the chapters keep rolling out!

Edit: Special thanks to a reader for pointing out a typo in chapter nine. Odybrix'dialogue has peppered my auto-correct with expletives.

K.P.

Chapter Eight - Rendezvous

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Hey all,

This one took a little longer than usual due to a job interview, party planning, and sick children, but I'm pleased with it.

Downtime for characters is my favourite space to develop them. You get to see different aspects of characters in their normal day-to-day interactions that aren't coloured by intense conflict. BOB, ZT, and Buddy get a little time to shine in this respect.

Not to worry though, lasers and explosions will resume shortly.

Hope you enjoy chapter eight!

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