While reading the Foust book again, I came across the topic of how linking can actually lead readers away from your story. Sad day. But, I guess that's the risk we take when we, for one thing, put our work out there for everyone to read and critique, and then include links.
Readers can just pick up from where the link went and keep going until they are nowhere near your story. However, they will probably remember that it all started with your story, your topic. That's one advantage of when the back button doesn't work on your browser; you have to remember where you started and go back to that point. And that's where your story comes in. Bam.
My favorite type of links are the ones in stories that will define an unfamiliar word or association. I love that! Out pops a window with a dictionary.com definition. Lovely. So, if you don't know what supercilious means, or are confused about why the WWF isn't wrestling, you can check out what everthing's all about. (Sigh) A breath of fresh understanding.
Readers can just pick up from where the link went and keep going until they are nowhere near your story. However, they will probably remember that it all started with your story, your topic. That's one advantage of when the back button doesn't work on your browser; you have to remember where you started and go back to that point. And that's where your story comes in. Bam.
My favorite type of links are the ones in stories that will define an unfamiliar word or association. I love that! Out pops a window with a dictionary.com definition. Lovely. So, if you don't know what supercilious means, or are confused about why the WWF isn't wrestling, you can check out what everthing's all about. (Sigh) A breath of fresh understanding.
1 comment:
ok so one way to get people to just start reading- Put a Panda as a picture! (got me to read). Also, WWF is wrestling, but its animals that are doing the wrestling (such as pandas).
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