Weekly Check-in #9

 What I've Been Writing: 

Dearest Thief - The title battle for this story has two main contenders at the moment: Day Robber and Impostors and Thieves.  We'll see how it goes. But I'm making progress with the actual story, at least.  I have the first ten chapters completed, and it's at 40,000 words written! 

What I've been Reading:

I still haven't finished the book I started last week (A Light in the Flame by Jennifer L. Armentrout). I was determined to sit down last night and get through the whole thing. But then the husband wanted to vent about stuff, and I upset him by paying more attention to my book than him, which ruined the reading mood. Then the youngest was hungry and thought I should feed her or something. The nerve of these children; I'm telling you! (That's my attempt at sarcasm, by the way, LOL), and the oldest actually wanted to be in my company and watch a movie together, so... yeah, didn't finish reading my book last night. Family first!

What I've been Buying: 

I've learned a few pros and cons about ordering books from Barnes and Noble this week.  Here's the story: I decided to preorder Knight and the Moth from Barnes and Noble because it offered a BN exclusive edition that Amazon didn’t offer with sprayed edges and an author interview and such.  Pro for BN.  But I preordered it back in March…for the full retail price.  If I’d done that through Amazon, they would’ve charged me the cheapest price that the book was offered from the time I placed my order to when they shipped it.  Well, it just so happens that right before release and before they shipped my copy, BN took thirty percent off that special, BN exclusive edition.  If I had waited to order until then, I would’ve gotten it for nine dollars cheaper. Holy gasp, I know. But, since I preordered it in March and BN doesn’t operate like Amazon, they charged me the full retail price they advertised from March.  Lame.  Major Con.  Also, Amazon typically makes sure I have new books delivered ON release day whenever I preorder (They do so spoil me).  But the tracking number just told me, this one was delivered today: three days after release, which I’ll tally up as another (small) Con for BN.  So, there are some things to consider if you order books from BN or Amazon. 

Ooh, but no matter where it came from, it sure is a pretty book, isn't it?