All, thank you for the support. A big update, though, especially for those of you who have already pre-ordered: I have suspended my funding campaign for now. After going through the first week of putting my project out there, and seeing the support start to trickle in, I realized that I already had too much on my plate, and that I wouldn’t be able to dedicate as much of myself as I wanted to this project at this time.

H.R. is still being written, however! I’m excited to post more content on my project page, release drafts, and gain even more readers as I get ready for a future campaign. If you love my concept, please share my page with friends who would also love it. 

I sincerely appreciate all of your kind words, motions of support, and encouragement as I’ve gotten this off the ground. 

Now, to the writing!

-Virginia Spotts

We did it! The Punch Escrow is getting published!!

I’m on a plane and my laptop battery is about to die, so I have to make this quick. You lot have done something which my wife would have heretofore deemed impossible: I am speechless. So, while I do a little happy dance to myself, I wanted to recognize a few people, and then we’ll get on to all the raffle winners and such tonight (alas, victory doesn’t afford me the ability to shrug off my job).

Rachel Klein: I know it’s not easy being married to me. Thank you for putting up with my creative obsessions. I love you.

Iris and Violet Klein: My two beautiful muses. You’re too young to understand, but you’ve given my life purpose.

My extended family. Especially the Brown ladies, who are making me discuss my book at their book club at our next family reunion. Thankfully there are no sex scenes, although the protagonist does get naked once or twice. (’ey lord! Bless his soul!)

My “staff” (+3 of great friendship, 20% savings throw bonus when asking others for favors) – These folks have gone above and beyond to assist me in various phases of the book. Without them, The Punch Escrow would not be: Peter Birdsall, John Hannon, Joe Santoro, Dave Sontag, Ian Ellison, Russ Mitchell, Dan Salinas, Ben Murphy (kindof), Ryan Potter, Meredith Peruzzi, Acar Altinsel, Robert Kroese

My Inkshares “mental support” crew: James Rasile, Rick Heinz, Pat Edwards, Peter Bats, and my arch nemesis Brian Guthrie (who, despite the fact we were competitors, was always on hand to help me understand the Inkshares contest process, and teach me promotional tips and tricks).

Micah Pegman - Won the shirt raffle this week!

Our top 3 referrers in the past 96 hours (each gets a "teleporting" The Punch Escrow coffee mug):

Pete Downing

James Rasile

Nicola Sarjeant

Stay tuned for the MAJOR PRIZE announcement. Also, if any of you who participated in the Penguin Magic promotion have not gotten your Tarbell 51 code, please let me know, don’t bother the Inkshares or Penguin Magic support people.

More soon!

-Tal