Writing in hypertext

Writing for the Web makes the point that writing in hypertext is similar to regular writing. A good website will have text that is coherent, with varied sentence structures, and shows the reader rather than telling. The only difference is that in hypertext, even if you are a very good writer, the viewers may become bored. To avoid this, large chunks of text should be avoided. I found it interesting that I was becoming bored while reading this site, mainly because it had huge chunks of text. I found myself skimming. You probably don't want this in your site, so breaking up the material into different pages can let the viewer choose what they want to read, and what not to even bother with.