Bolters Writing Space  talks about the non-linearity of computer 
writing in terms of a network.  The connections, links, bridges, meanings, etc., still exist, 
but they happen in an altogether free and  connected way.  In Bolters words, Each element 
in this network may be a word, a sentence, a paragraph, and it may be related to as many other 
elements as the author or the reader (who is also an author) cares to define.  Many theorists 
have implied that readers are also writers, but the multi-linearity and flexibility of computer texts 
makes this writerly progression necessary and obvious for readers.  Understanding the virtual 
synthesis of reader and writer is an important progression in our hypertext paradigm.