STORYSPACE: Lost in Space
Wow. I’ve created a dilemma that’s taking some real brain power to figure out.
In trying to reorganize the traffic patterns of Paths, I first noted down all the connections between the stories, then pondered whether there was justification (usually, yes, because I’d put some thought into it when I set them up) and whether I could remove guard fields to allow freedom to remain on that path.
I’m trying to explore ways of doing this with the current main paths, but I’m finding that it might be necessary to re-lay out the entire piece to plan it not as four paths that touch, but do the intermixing of the stories myself and create that as one main path, allowing the four paths to be followed individually if the reader chooses. It would possibly give me more control over the flow and yet it would appear more freeflowing to the reader.
I think.
What I may need to do is save yet another copy of this piece and fiddle with it individually so as not to change the way the project stands now until I know what I’ve done is the best way for the hypertext to work.
The Lost Children: A Charity Anthology