Robert Batten's latest update for Blood Capital

Oct 20, 2016

We are underway!

Oh boy! Oh Boy!

Earlier today you should have received the automated email from Inkshares letting you know the crowdfunding campaign has started for Human Resources!



If you missed my earlier announcement, this is as part of The Launchpad Manuscript competition, so I am up against the other 74 finalists. We have gotten off to a great start, and I am incredibly grateful to everyone who has supported me — whether by following the project, writing a recommendation or review, pre-ordering a copy, or sharing the project on social media. The community has been amazing.



For those who haven’t observed or participated in an Inkshares competition, pre-orders can help me get published in one of two ways:

  1. My novel receives the most pre-orders during the competition.
  2. My novels receives at least 250 pre-orders total.


If you can afford to pre-order, it would be very helpful if you pre-ordered now, at the start of the campaign. To win this, I need to attract orders from outside my network. Getting a stack of early pre-orders will make that easier by those browsing the entrants there is interest in the book and building momentum.

Please go to Inkshares and Order Now

You can also help by spreading the word:

  • Share the novel page on facebook / twitter / etc.
  • Share the novel with friends in real life.
  • Leave a review or recommendation on the Inkshares site.


But wait, there’s more!
The amazing Rex Smeal has produced some fantastic art for the cover of Human Resources. Check it out!

Thank you again for your support and interest in my novel. I hope you join me on this crazy crowdfunding ride to publication!

Robert