Complicated Instructables

Hi Instructable Community,

I was wondering whether any of you have struck the issue of trying to write an instructable that covers a particular project (in its entirety), yet quickly find that the instructable becomes rather complicated (each step requiring steps). Now splitting the instructable into bite-sized instructables would work, but then is it best to have a main instructable that points to each mini-instructable at each step, or simply have links from one instructable to the other, or explain at the beginning of each instructable that it is a part of a group of instructables (overall project) with links to each mini-instructable.

As an example, How to Host a Spy Party is a little convoluted, as some of the initial steps Making Invitations or Making a Pinata could probably be instructables in their own right (yet I didn't want to split the project up for continuity's sake.  How would you have tackled my Spy Party instructable (splitting it up... not even attempting it... or...???).

I guess an example of the opposite case (really, did it need a whole instructable to express a simple tip) could be How to Fix a Broken Superhero (without glue), where really I wanted to share the idea of using a screw, bolt or pin to fix something plastic (as I found glue kept breaking and restricted the action figure's movement and I hadn't thought of this method)... Do you think there would be a place for mini-ibles or tip-ibles (that could be used across the instructables categories)?

I would love to hear your thoughts (especially on how to keep an instructable straight forward when theres lots to cover. I'm about to write an instructable on Mushroom Cultivation and don't know if I should write one instructable with lots of detail or two separate instructables (one on the basic growing of mushrooms and one covering how to reproduce mushroom spawn'- how should these be linked???)...

Many thanks for your ideas... uniqueutopia