The "If / Then" Structure

(photo from http://bashshell.net/shell-scripts/if-then-elif/) The If-Then structure is a personal favourite of mine. Finding countless solutions to a problem, and stretching off on tangents has been a creative writing technique I have indulged upon countless times in the past few months. Though I have enjoyed writing out the solutions to the problems I conceived, I never actually got around to writing out stories or each one. It was with this realization that I understood how much work writing digital media with this format requires. These stories require writing so much more than the average story. So much has to be planned out. I imagine it as writing multiple stories to the same introduction and I sense it being a huge strain on my imagination. I would judge myself too harshly, knowing that one storyline is better than another. At the same time however, as a huge fan of open world video games, I can understand how these possibilities make the experience better for the audience. It reminds me of the Chaos Theory, which I am again a fan of. This is another writing style I look forward to explore.