Chapter 1: Text, Flow, Choices, and Weaves
This chapter introduces the core concepts of nonlinear storytelling by examining branching narratives and how ink supports creating them. Building on these concepts, this chapter also reviews using lines, text within them, and how to combine them.
As a central element of creating nonlinear, interactive narratives in ink, choices are explained and how best to use them. Weaves and collections of choices are discussed within the context of when a large branching structure might be needed and how to collapse these weaves into simpler parts using gathering points.
In this chapter, we will cover the following main topics:
- Understanding branching narratives as a flow
- Creating choices and making weaves
- Disappearing and sticky choices
