The reason IMO hypertext is not a popular medium for narrative is that it is difficult to write. Narrative often draws power from unfolding events at a particu

The reason IMO hypertext is not a popular medium for narrative is that it is difficult to write. Narrative often draws power from unfolding events at a particular pace and in a particular order. Hypertext makes it difficult for an author to establish a particular pace/order. I find that the less linear a narrative is, the more homogenous the options/nodes available are. E.g. the options available outside the main storyline in a game like Fallout, or the structure of the novel 253 http://www.ryman-novel.com/info/home.htm http://www.ryman-novel.com/info/home.htm. I say outside the main storyline with ref to Fallout because the main storyline is linear: since it's hard to spin a good story without linearity.