by Nia Beynon | Feb 3, 2022 | Uncategorized
Maggie is eighteen now and she has a burning ambition to follow in Granny Peggy’s footsteps and run the Pig & Whistle – but she has lots of new ideas for the future. Maggie wants to introduce a more modern menu and to liven the atmosphere. Peggy isn’t sure it...
by Nia Beynon | Jan 27, 2022 | Uncategorized
I collect Victorian diaries and journals, written mainly by women who have arrived in Australia after leaving England, but also by women born in colonial Australia. These diaries are brilliant when I’m writing a story set in colonial Australia and they give me an...
by Nia Beynon | Jan 27, 2022 | Uncategorized
Primary sources, I feel, are a writer’s best friend, especially for a historical writer as I am. When researching, it is not always possible to visit your chosen setting, but if you can visit, make sure you don’t simply go to the main attractions, like a...
by Nia Beynon | Jan 26, 2022 | Uncategorized
Always enter the hosts house through the back door. No book club host likes their doorbell going off every five minutes and waking up babies/over excited children. The host will put on a smile at the door for you, but inside they are silently cursing the day you were...
by Nia Beynon | Jan 25, 2022 | Uncategorized
My cats are a huge part of my life: they totally own the entire house, and wherever I go, they are there. When I’m on my laptop, they surround me, sleeping on my chair or on the laptop itself. They know the way to get my attention is to crawl over the keyboard and...
