Jean Marie's Domain

I thought this blog was going to be about my farewell to final line edits (FLEs) for Samhain Publishing.  Mom's getting worse and my concentration is deteriorating accordingly.  But Angie, who's now running the FL editors, offered me a deal I couldn't refuse--a nice, fat fantasy FLE job with no due date.  The book is Attrition by Keith J. Bowers, and it looks really good.  Thanks, Angie!
The change in plans didn't change my subject for tomorrow's Samhain blog, "Thirteen Things Final Line Edits (FLEs) Taught Me About Writing".  All the names and situations have been changed to confuse the guilty.  Which kind of pointless, because it's always the innocent who think I'm talking about them.  Go figure.
Much more innocuous--not to mention tasty--is the Fantasy & Enchantment blog I posted earlier today.  It includes the recipe for the world's best apple pie.  At least, it was the world's best apple pie when Greg's mom made it.  Results may vary, but even made by a mediocre cook like me, it tastes wonderful.  :-)
Finally, I want to let everyone know hundakleptisisis running a contest in honor of his late wife (and my writing partner) Teri Smith.  The details can be found here.  I think the prizes would've tempted Teri.  Well, she would've wanted the Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab imps and one of hundakleptisis' beautiful handmade boxes.  They're fine. 
Cheers and smiles,
Jean Marie