: Re: How do I handle a backstory big enough to be a story of its own? I have an idea I'm working on, where there's a huge backstory that I'm not sure how to deal with. In my particular case,

Think of all the "main" stories (especially those that were made into movies) that became very popular and were followed by prequels. The prequels were justified, in most cases, because only glimpses and hints of the "backstory" were made during the telling of the "main" story. This, in no way, detracted from the readers' enjoyment of the story.

The "Star Wars" franchise is a perfect example of a "main story", "Star Wars: The Adventures of Luke Skywalker"(pub. Ballantine, 1st ed. 1976) (aka. "Star Wars, ep.IV: A New Hope"), being written in such a way.

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