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For the past few weeks, I’ve been kind of stuck on chapter 3 in Star Wanderers: Benefactor<\/strong>.\u00a0 This one is a parallel novella to Fidelity<\/strong>, from Jakob’s point of view.\u00a0 It’s been a lot of fun to write so far–Jakob struggles with a lot of the same issues I do, like self-reliance and independence vs. accepting help from others–but there was this one scene that just kind of knocked the momentum out of it for me.<\/p>\n

Well, I started out the day by rereading Fidelity<\/strong>.\u00a0 Actually, I started reading it yesterday right as I was falling asleep, and had some really weird dreams that I’ve since forgotten.\u00a0 After rereading Fidelity<\/strong>, I went to the Provo Library to write, and everything just sort of clicked.\u00a0 Finished the chapter today, and if all goes well, I’ll finish the first draft sometime this week or next.<\/p>\n

I think the thing that was blocking me was that I wasn’t as familiar with the story I was writing parallel to.\u00a0 Which is funny, because Benefactor<\/strong> has very little overlap with Fidelity<\/strong>, even in terms of plotting.\u00a0 This is Jakob’s story, and it’s very different from Jeremiah’s or Noemi’s.\u00a0 Even so, the nagging feeling that I was missing something really slowed me down.\u00a0 When you’re in a dark, empty room and can’t see anything, you’re not going to run across it even if you know there isn’t anything to trip on.<\/p>\n

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Just recently, I added some new book teasers to the back matter of the Star Wanderers<\/strong> ebooks.\u00a0 They look a little like this:<\/p>\n

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If you enjoyed <\/i>Star Wanderers: Outworlder<\/i><\/b>, be sure to check out Part II: <\/i>Fidelity<\/i>!<\/b><\/p>\n

\"Star<\/a><\/p>\n

IS FIDELITY WORTH THE PRICE OF FREEDOM? CAN LOVE TAKE ROOT BEYOND THE STARS?<\/p>\n

Oriana Station: a bustling frontier settlement between the Outworlds and the Coreward Stars. A popular port-of-call for free traders and independent starfarers alike\u2014and the latest target in the aggressively expansionist plans of the Gaian Empire.<\/p>\n

Life was simple for Jeremiah and Noemi before they arrived. Though neither of them speak the same language, they’ve reached an understanding that goes beyond words. But when the colonial authorities make them into second-class citizens of a fractured empire, even that might not be enough.<\/p>\n

Their newfound friends in the immigrant community can only do so much. With Noemi and her people depending on him, Jeremiah must find a way back to the Outworlds\u2014before they lose everything that they came for.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Each one has a teaser for the next one in the series, including Homeworld<\/strong> (for the as-yet unpublished Dreamweaver<\/strong>).\u00a0 Ideally, I’d like to put out a new Star Wanderers<\/strong> novella every month or two, but time things so that I can have the teaser for the next one ready before publishing the one previous.<\/p>\n

So far, the Star Wanderers<\/strong> series has been selling a lot better than anything else I’ve published.\u00a0 That’s great, because I really enjoy writing in this universe!\u00a0 The short novella length is perfect for exploring one or two characters in-depth over the course of a much more intimate story than you usually see in a novel.\u00a0 The really cool thing, though, is that the more I write in this universe, the more characters and storylines unfold.\u00a0 It’s like watching a flower bloom, where each individual petal is a single story.<\/p>\n

Anyhow.\u00a0 I’m really excited to keep writing in this series.\u00a0 Some of the stories I have kicking around in my head:<\/p>\n