Notes on Non Linear Writing

I’ve spent the day rewriting my hypertext. Probably because of the amount of time I’ve already spent with it – it might also be that it has been a while and so I’m coming to the process with a fresh perspective and a renewed intentions – it seems easier this time around. I found a way to go about it. I thought I would post some notes about it, for others to see, and discuss.

From the beginning, I took down the things I wanted to say, from a previous draft, and wrote to fill in any gaps. When I felt I had expressed a complete idea, I stopped. I reread what I had written, looking for “words that yield“, or anything that suggests a next point in the story. I found a couple of options, marked them to become links, and returned to my previous draft. I found the parts of the text that suited me for the “next” idea. Right after the section I had just written, I took down the things I wanted to say, and wrote to fill in any gaps, and so on . . .