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Hi!

So, when I think about stories, I think of them as a real history (even if they’re not) and we’re just focusing on one part of that history. What if there are events that led up to the main story you’re writing, and events that follow afterward, but you’re not sure whether including them will bog your story down too much? How much backstory should you include?

And then, after your story’s action has “ended”, where do you say, “The End”? Where do you draw the curtain? I mean, you don’t always show the wedding, the funerals, the rebuilding, etc. But when should you and when shouldn’t you?

Does anyone have any good advice?