17 October 2007

Good Writing for Hypertext

From these two articles on good writing in hypertext, the main point I gathered was the huge disparity between hypertext and linear writing. You cannot try to write a hypertext as you would an essay, which is what I have been trying to do. Links to other sources, so you can bring the reader directly to the source that you are discussing is important. Using an introduction as an analysis of a source is also effective. You need to have all components, although they can be different genres of writing, somehow connected to the central theme.

1 comment:

kaitlynd said...

Yes I agree with you that you cannot try and write a hypertext essay like you would write a linear essay. This would make it harder to transform into a good hypertext.