PROJECTS: Planning for format
I’ve screeched to a halt here with Paths into Storyspace and that is the fault of neither, yet due to the abilities of each. I find that even as Paths was written in "pseudo"hyperfiction, that is, text meant to be hyperlinked within itself to tell different angles or paths of story, it really isn’t non-linear enough to be a true candidate for hypertext telling.
Since the story is all in the program, and since the majority of links have been made (couldn’t stop myself in time) it makes sense to continue working with this piece. The next step in my estimation is to take a more serious look at the chart and see where links can be cut out, where they should lead, where they must lead back, and make changes not only to linkage, but to the story itself, or rather the stories.
In the meantime, I’ve been playing with the test version to try to come up with a likeable working chart view that might make it even easier to follow story threads and tie them in together with more purpose and reason.
The Lost Children: A Charity Anthology