Author Michael C. White discusses how to approach research in a way that enriches your writing and brings your story to life.
Why is research important for writing novels and memoirs? What can it provide for the writer besides historical accuracy? What does it do for the reader? More importantly, what does research do for the writer? And what are the important kinds of research that writers can do to make their stories successful? Michael C. White, award-winning author and 2024 Indie Author Project Annual Contest Runner-Up, walks you through how to approach research in a way that enriches your writing and brings your story to life.
Michael C. White is the author of seven novels, including Soul Catcher; A Brother’s Blood, a New York Times Book Review Notable Book; The Blind Side of the Heart; A Dream of Wolves; and The Garden of Martyrs, which was made into an opera. His novel Beautiful Assassin won the 2011 Connecticut Book Award for Fiction. His last novel, Resting Places, was recently selected as a runner-up for the 2024 Indie Author Project General Fiction Award. A new novel, Skunktown, will be published by Regal House Publishing (2027).