by Louise Beker | Jan 7, 2024 | Humanity, Writing
I love writing male characters for my novels. Understanding the average man is supposed to be simple – if folklore and fairytale would have us believe. In some surface respects, that may be true. But both men and women all have complexity and personal histories,...
by Louise Beker | Feb 7, 2017 | Humanity, Self improvement, Spirituality, Wellbeing, Writing
Who would you BE if you let go of your habitual patterns of negative inner dialogue and worry? Who would you be without all that relentless self-judgment and sneaky self-criticism? What would your life look and feel like? Freeing yourself from the incessant rabble of...
by Louise Beker | Feb 7, 2017 | Spirituality, Wellbeing, Writing, Yoga
Your character is well written – are you too; a yoga teacher? Thank you for the compliment – I greatly enjoyed bringing Sasha Devine’s character to life. Yes, I trained as a Sivananda Yoga instructor in the beautiful Bahamas in 2001. I taught classes in Auckland for a...
by Louise Beker | Feb 7, 2017 | Humanity, Spirituality, Writing
Two things blew me away somewhat this past week – (three, if you include the sudden and sad passing of the wonderful global self-help Author and Teacher, Wayne Dyer, whom I’d just seen speaking in person not 3.5 days before). These two things I’m referring to were...
by Louise Beker | Feb 7, 2017 | Writing
I’ve been asked recently to share some tips for writing spiritual/visionary fiction. Whilst this may surprise the more demure or straight-laced of mindfulness enthusiasts, my initial response is often. “Sit on your butt and type.” Cheeky, I know. But clearly, there’s...
by Louise Beker | Feb 7, 2017 | Writing
My book cover design for my latest novel has just arrived…my new book cover design! Wow! Didn’t the Pointer Sisters sing it best? ‘I’m so excited…and I just can’t hide it…’ You know how the song goes, depending on your age, of course. Wink wink. How to give a gal a...
