diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b9fb861..600d760 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func main() {
 		Processor: processor,
 	}
 
-	if err := script.Run(ctx, conf); err != nil {
+	if _, err := script.Run(ctx, conf); err != nil {
 		fmt.Println(err)
 	}
 }
@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ func main() {
 		Processor: p.Process, // Process implements script.Processor
 	}
 
-	if err := script.Run(ctx, conf); err != nil {
+	if _, err := script.Run(ctx, conf); err != nil {
 		fmt.Println(err)
 	}
 }
-```
\ No newline at end of file
+```
diff --git a/chain_processor.go b/chain_processor.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..07a84b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chain_processor.go
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package script
+
+import "context"
+
+// Chain chains provided Processors.
+// When an error is returned by a Processor in chain, processing
+// stops and the error is retuned without running further stages.
+func Chain(processors ...Processor) Processor {
+	return func(ctx context.Context, in []string) ([]string, error) {
+		var err error
+		for _, p := range processors {
+			// not checking ctx expiry here,
+			// let the processor handle it
+
+			in, err = p(ctx, in)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+		}
+
+		return in, nil
+	}
+}
diff --git a/chain_processor_test.go b/chain_processor_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..671b7ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chain_processor_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package script
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"slices"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestChain(t *testing.T) {
+	p := func(_ context.Context, in []string) ([]string, error) {
+		in[0] = in[0] + in[0]
+		return in, nil
+	}
+
+	chain := Chain(p, p, p)
+
+	in := []string{"a"}
+	want := []string{"aaaaaaaa"}
+
+	res, err := chain(t.Context(), in)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if !slices.Equal(res, want) {
+		t.Fatalf("slices are not equal, have: %+v, want: %+v", res, want)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/runner.go b/runner.go
index c0e88a7..48fae07 100644
--- a/runner.go
+++ b/runner.go
@@ -5,13 +5,14 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"sync/atomic"
 
 	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
 )
 
 var (
 	EOF             error = io.EOF
-	ErrNoProcessors       = errors.New("no processors provided")
+	ErrNoProcessors       = errors.New("script: no processors provided")
 )
 
 var (
@@ -51,17 +52,22 @@ type RunConfig struct {
 	Concurrency int
 }
 
+type RunResult struct {
+	Read      int // number of records read without error (offset count not included)
+	Processed int // number of records processed without error
+	Written   int // number of records written to Writer without error
+}
+
 // Run starts the script described by r.
 // First Read is called offset times with output of Read being discarded.
 // Then limit Reads are made and processor is called for each portion
-// of data. If limit is 0 then Run keep processing input until it receives
+// of data. If limit is 0 then Run keeps processing input until it receives
 // EOF from Reader.
 // Run fails on any error including Reader error, Writer error and Processor error.
-// If an error is encountered the writer operation will be attampted anyway so that
-// the output is left in consistent state, recording what has been actually done
-// by Processor.
-func Run(ctx context.Context, r RunConfig) error {
-	if r.Concurrency == 0 {
+// The returned RunResult is AWAYS VALID and indicates the actual progress of script.
+// Returned error explains why Run failed. It may be either read, process or write error.
+func Run(ctx context.Context, r RunConfig) (RunResult, error) {
+	if r.Concurrency <= 0 {
 		r.Concurrency = 1
 	}
 
@@ -70,27 +76,33 @@ func Run(ctx context.Context, r RunConfig) error {
 	rdch := make(chan []string, r.Concurrency)
 	wrch := make(chan []string, r.Concurrency)
 
+	var read, proc, written uint32
+
 	// read input from Reader and forward to Processor
 	grp.Go(func() error {
-		// closing chan for processor to complete operations
+		// closing chan to Processor
 		defer close(rdch)
 
 		for range r.Offset {
 			_, err := r.Input.Read()
 			if err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("could not advance to required offset: %w", err)
+				return fmt.Errorf("script: could not advance to required offset (%d): %s", r.Offset, err)
 			}
 		}
 
 		count := 0
+
 		for {
 			inp, err := r.Input.Read()
-			if err != nil && errors.Is(err, EOF) {
+			if errors.Is(err, EOF) {
 				return nil
 			} else if err != nil {
-				return err
+				return fmt.Errorf("script: read error: %s", err)
 			}
 
+			// increment read count
+			read++
+
 			select {
 			case rdch <- inp:
 			case <-ctx.Done():
@@ -101,7 +113,7 @@ func Run(ctx context.Context, r RunConfig) error {
 
 			count++
 
-			if count == r.Limit { // will never happen if limit set to 0
+			if count == r.Limit { // will never happen if limit has been set to 0
 				return nil
 			}
 		}
@@ -109,14 +121,23 @@ func Run(ctx context.Context, r RunConfig) error {
 
 	// read output of Processor and write to Writer
 	grp.Go(func() error {
+		defer func() {
+			for range wrch {
+				// NOP to drain channel
+			}
+		}()
+
 		// not paying attention to context here
 		// because we must complete writes
 		// this is run within group so that write
 		// error would cancel group context
 		for outp := range wrch {
 			if err := r.Output.Write(outp); err != nil {
-				return err
+				return fmt.Errorf("script: write error: %s", err)
 			}
+
+			//increment write count
+			written++
 		}
 
 		return nil
@@ -124,27 +145,33 @@ func Run(ctx context.Context, r RunConfig) error {
 
 	// run processing routines
 	grp.Go(func() error {
-		// will close write chan once
-		// all workers are done
+		// closing chan to Writer
 		defer close(wrch)
+		defer func() {
+			for range rdch {
+				// NOP to drain channel
+			}
+		}()
 
-		workergrp, innrctx := errgroup.WithContext(ctx)
+		workergrp := errgroup.Group{}
 
 		for range r.Concurrency {
 			workergrp.Go(func() error {
-				// not paying attention to context here
-				// because we must complete writes
 				for inp := range rdch {
-					result, err := r.Processor(innrctx, inp)
+					result, err := r.Processor(ctx, inp)
 					if err != nil {
-						return err
+						return fmt.Errorf("script: process error: %s", err)
 					}
 
-					wrch <- result
+					// increment processed count
+					atomic.AddUint32(&proc, 1)
 
-					// if one of workers died or parent context expired
-					// we should die too
-					if err := innrctx.Err(); err != nil {
+					select {
+					case wrch <- result:
+					case <-ctx.Done():
+						// this case is a must if writer fails
+						// otherwise we'd want to push process result
+						// to wrch
 						return nil
 					}
 				}
@@ -160,9 +187,11 @@ func Run(ctx context.Context, r RunConfig) error {
 		return nil
 	})
 
-	if err := grp.Wait(); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
+	err := grp.Wait() // if this is a context expiry then error is nil
 
-	return nil
+	return RunResult{
+		Read:      int(read),
+		Processed: int(proc),
+		Written:   int(written),
+	}, err
 }
diff --git a/runner_test.go b/runner_test.go
index 3f2c53f..abb09e0 100644
--- a/runner_test.go
+++ b/runner_test.go
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ func TestBasicRun(t *testing.T) {
 		Processor: echoProcessor,
 	}
 
-	if err := script.Run(t.Context(), conf); err != nil {
+	res, err := script.Run(t.Context(), conf)
+	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
@@ -37,6 +38,10 @@ func TestBasicRun(t *testing.T) {
 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(input, output) {
 		t.Errorf("incorrect output, want: %v, got: %v", input, output)
 	}
+
+	if res.Read != 1 || res.Processed != 1 || res.Written != 1 {
+		t.Fatal("incorrect process result, want all fields to equal 1")
+	}
 }
 
 type infiniteReader struct{}
@@ -60,7 +65,7 @@ func TestRunnerObeysContext(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(t.Context(), time.Millisecond)
 	defer cancel()
 
-	if err := script.Run(ctx, conf); err != nil {
+	if _, err := script.Run(ctx, conf); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 }