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non-linear writing accumulates over time. Each note can be re-used. So as you write you build a library of material to draw on for your next piece.
As each note is atomic and can be linked into other thoughts to create different structures of narrative. This also allows for efficient generation and the use of some efficient patterns used in programming. Also allowing some patterns used for writing efficient code to apply to efficient prose. For example notes can be made from parts of other notes
Article 2 - leverages content that had already been created in Article 1.
This also means you are not reinventing the wheel elaborating concepts you've done before.
You can also spend more time refining and polishing notes if desired which will improve the quality of all writing anywhere it has been used.
Examples
just set sail was my first experiment with combining nodes into a blog post
If you're not paying - you're not the customer is an example of remixing from one node to another.
The rise of non-linear writing is my secound attempt which is work in progress to combine nodes into an essay
Referenced in
just set sail
Just Set Sail - my first blog post was just these two concepts tied together with a single sentence to make a raft on which to begin my vogage. This was also my first experiment in tying together atomic notes to form larger articles
digital garden
As your insights acumulate with non-linear writing you'll be able to combine atomic notes to form larger pieces of writing which you can publish.