My novel mostly takes place in a contemporary setting, but since one of my characters is immortal, there are chapters about his previous lives, which are historical fiction.
I just finished writing the first of these chapters, and I have to say, that was SO MUCH more work than the rest of this novel has been! I felt like I was having to research multiple things for every sentence, and a lot of information I could have used just wasn't available (which hopefully means nobody will be able to call me out if I'm wrong, but if they do I'm gonna try and pump them for info. Much respect to you guys!
The historical fiction part won't publish for several more weeks (it starts with chapter 15, and I only have 6 published so far) but it will be here, when that happens: