Story map - how to have a story with a side path and then unite it again

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  1. Hi,

    How to add a second path for a story is easy, you just have two chapters following the previous chapter.

    But how do you reunite again the second story path after a couple of chapters to the main story path?

    Example:

    1) My daughters living with me is the main path
    2) Fucking my sister is the second path with 5 chapters until she moves in with my daughters and me
    3) Fucking my mom until dad wants a divorce and our mom moves in with us as well

    Thanks for your feedback!
     
  2. Spindizzy

    Spindizzy Really Experienced

    What you want is a link chapter.

    There's a quick guide on how they work here
    https://chyoa.com/chapter/Adding-Pictures,-Linking-Chapters,-&-Chapter-Formatting.320683

    Use them to merge two or more story threads, allow the reader to skip ahead, or loop back to an earlier chapter and try a new path.

    The only thing to watch out for is that link chapters can only contain the link. Anything else you try to add after the title will be deleted when you hit post.

    Hope this helps and have fun