The average novel takes 1–2 years to complete; a historical novel is likely to take a far bigger chunk of your time; a considerably more substantial slice from your private life. I am not necessarily advising against it, but the process of immersing oneself in the past is so absorbing that you may well find yourself abandoning all your favorite pursuits, as people do afer the birth of a child. If you already have children, chances are that even as they do their best to cajole and charm, your guilty mind will keep straying towards the ill-fated children populating your fictional landscape.
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Greek-Canadian historical novelist Irena Karafilly at http://writinghistoricalnovels.com/2013/01/08/writing-your-first-historical-novel-by-irena-karafilly-guest-novelist
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