Author Kathi Macias on Her Process for Doing Historical Research

When author, editor, and ghostwriter Kathi Macias first started writing in the ‘80s, she would spend days at the library doing research. Now, she is able to conduct all of her initial research on the internet. She’ll gather as much basic information as she can on the history, setting, and other details, and then turns to human sources. This may include subject experts or, if she’s writing about another country, someone who has lived in that area. For example, Macias’s book No Greater Love begins...