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Suppose the *other* way is to add a second chapter to the one-shot, absorb it and continue writing. That’d get rid of the one shot vs big story issue. Because if it’s the exact same material/chapter in two separate stories… gotta tread carefully (site rules).

I suppose the better question is whether somebody can read & understand the spin-off w/o reading the one-shot. If there’s something crucial from that one-shot, a one-liner in the spin-off might be all that’s needed.

As I opened the long-story with them playing a game in it, I didn’t really explain the origins of it. Thus, nice tidbit to those that read the holiday story. To those that didn’t, well, still get entertained.

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When I wrote Dale’s Game, it was “the continuation” to the holiday oneshot I wrote. Basically the oneshot explained where the gaming rig came from, the basics of the friendship, and the first chapter of the new story starts off with the boys using it.

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Apologies for not noticing this sooner. I’d suggest keeping it consistent and in context. If you’ve got a (real) friend of the mayor, they go fishing, might be like… > “That’s a beauty.” John pointed at the large striped bass beneath the water. Or in the speech, especially if it’s multiparagraph, you might not need to overly annotate either. > Mayor John Smith spoke. » I’m not a man prone to superstition, therefore, we’ll go ahead with paving over the Indian burial grounds for a Walmart. » This strikes way for progress! Though, suppose in slander, could be “The Mayor’s office has gone to the John”

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