Louise Beech, Author at Women Writers, Women's Books https://booksbywomen.org/author/louisebeech/ Mon, 15 Jul 2019 10:43:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 39938774 Do You Feel Lucky? https://booksbywomen.org/do-you-feel-lucky-by-louise-beech/ https://booksbywomen.org/do-you-feel-lucky-by-louise-beech/#comments Mon, 15 Jul 2019 05:03:41 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=27434 Someone told me the other day that I’m lucky.  I smiled and agreed. And then on the bus home I thought some more about luck; about what it is, if it’s in fact anything at all. And I realised that I’m no luckier than anyone else. It’s a choice. I choose to be lucky. I […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/do-you-feel-lucky-by-louise-beech/feed/ 1 27434 On How Writing “The Lion Tamer Who Lost ” Opened My Eyes A Little Wider… https://booksbywomen.org/on-how-writing-the-lion-tamer-who-lost-opened-my-eyes-a-little-wider/ https://booksbywomen.org/on-how-writing-the-lion-tamer-who-lost-opened-my-eyes-a-little-wider/#comments Sun, 15 Jul 2018 05:27:11 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=23450 I recently got the advance proof of my fourth novel, The Lion Tamer Who Lost. It was just as thrilling to hold it in my trembling hand as when I received my debut book, and my second one, and even my third. Perhaps more exciting in many ways. Because this one had been a slog. […]

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