Doggedness – Persevering until you reach your goal

Doggedness – Persevering until you reach your goal

Doggedness: perseverance; persistence; determination to continue without giving up in spite of difficulties. I now understand how the word “doggedness” must have originated. I believe someone made it up after observing the persistence of a male dog after a female in...
The joy of research – finding nuggets

The joy of research – finding nuggets

I’ve discovered that I love research! When I did research for my first two historical novels The Price of Freedom and Free in the City, I really enjoyed it, but somehow it doesn’t compare to the joy I have as I do research for my latest book Vaucluse. I...