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Echo Falls Jaime McDougall is the author of the paranormal romance novel Echo Falls. Writing Daze caught up with Jaime recently and asked her some questions On Writing and Self-Publishing. I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised by her answers.  About Jaime McDougall  Jaime McDougall is a citizen of the world, currently loving life in beautiful country Victoria in Australia. She loves eating sushi, kidnapping her husband and naming her pets in honour of science fiction authors. A love of fiction has always coursed through her veins and she told stories as a child even before she knew how to write them. Settling into one genre was never her style and she has plans for novels in women’s fiction, urban fantasy and more – all with a touch of romance. She has been published in Chicken Soup for the Soul: High School: The Real Deal and Chicken Soup for the Soul: Campus Chronicles . She has also enjoyed writing the So You Want e-book series for authors looking to establish...

  About Montana Morning In the Montana Territory town of Dennison, the law allows a woman to save a man from hanging if she agrees to marry him. Battered and nearly unconscious with a noose around his neck, Katherine Holman decides Wes Merrick is perfect husband material. Under the terms of her father’s will, due to a youthful indiscretion, she must be married to inherit. She expects her ‘husband’ to leave as soon as the deed is in her name. She wasn’t prepared for the fact that the man she has chosen turns out to be an honorable sort who decides to stick around and hold up his end of the bargain.  A Day in the Life of Jill Limber WD: Will you tell us about a day in the life of you the writer, what's your writing day is like. Do you balance family and writing, or writing and a job outside the house, or writing, a job and family? What was it like for you to write this book along with your busy life?  JL:   Hmm. My writing day.  Well, I look...

About Paris Adieu The first time Ava Fodor visits Paris as a nineteen-year old au pair , her French boyfriend introduces her to the concept of being comfortable in her own skin. If only she knew how… One Ivy League degree later, she’s back for an encounter with a Frenchman that awakens her to womanhood.  If only she could stay…. Five years later, Ava returns to Paris as a singer/pianist. She falls for Arnaud, whose frequent travel tortures her. While he’s away, a surprising stranger helps Ava on her journey to self-discovery. Armed with the lessons Paris has taught her, she bids adieu to Arnaud, Pierre and her very first love –  the City of Light. Thirteen Things about   Paris Adieu 1. Paris Adieu's theme is how to be comfortable in your own skin. 2. The motto of Paris Adieu's main character, Ava Fodor, is "fake it till you make it."   That's what Ava does until she finally figures out how to be comfortable in her own skin. 3. Ava arrives in Pari...