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Narrative flow is an often overlooked component of good historical and biographical writing. The origins, occurrence, and consequences of an event should be set forth in a way that clearly shows how each element leads into the next. The details of a biographical subject's life should be presented in a way that gives a complete picture of the evolution of their conduct, character, or thinking. Significant gaps in chronological coverage should be accounted for by explaining, where applicable, that an absence of information exists as to those periods. Consideration should be given to the fact that a chronological presentation of a subject's life may appear to give excessive weight to occurrences earlier in their lives, which are not necessarily highly significant to their biography.