This story I'm writing. Agh.
I've written about 7000 words of a fic that's a sequel of sorts to the two Bioses, but gah, even if I do finish this some day, I'm still not sure posting it would be a good idea. Some reasons for this:
-There's probably more medical content in this story than in Iron & Irony, and we're talking about a fic that's NOT a House crossover. I mean, if all the stuff was actually accurate, you could probably use this as some sort of a cardiology education thing. Of course, half the medicine is inaccurate, because, well, it's based on Iron Man, after all - the whole arc reactor business is comic book medicine, which doesn't exactly fit seamlessly with real medicine. The rest of it is inaccurate because I'm no medic and most likely have messed things up. Yay.
-It's ridiculously angsty, and I think it's more depressing than the stuff in Cryobiosis or Iron & Irony. Also, I don't think I've ever brought my characters this close to the edge when it comes to emotional/mental health, and I've no idea if I'm doing it right, or if their behavior is even marginally believable.
-There isn't a whole lot of action in the story except for the very beginning, nor is there any romance, because this is a gen story. Combine that with lots of depressing angst and a plot that mostly centers on medicine, and I'm afraid this'll end up being a tedious read.
Of course, the reason I'm still writing is, I totally would read this story myself, and I'd probably like it, but then again, I'm weird and obsessed. I think this story makes that point really well. Agh.
(Also, someone might suggest at this point that I could always have the story betaed before I post it, but, blah. I'd be too embarrassed to get any in-depth comments on this. No. It's simply not worth any beta reader's time. I'm pretty sure I'll post this unbetad or not at all.)
-There's probably more medical content in this story than in Iron & Irony, and we're talking about a fic that's NOT a House crossover. I mean, if all the stuff was actually accurate, you could probably use this as some sort of a cardiology education thing. Of course, half the medicine is inaccurate, because, well, it's based on Iron Man, after all - the whole arc reactor business is comic book medicine, which doesn't exactly fit seamlessly with real medicine. The rest of it is inaccurate because I'm no medic and most likely have messed things up. Yay.
-It's ridiculously angsty, and I think it's more depressing than the stuff in Cryobiosis or Iron & Irony. Also, I don't think I've ever brought my characters this close to the edge when it comes to emotional/mental health, and I've no idea if I'm doing it right, or if their behavior is even marginally believable.
-There isn't a whole lot of action in the story except for the very beginning, nor is there any romance, because this is a gen story. Combine that with lots of depressing angst and a plot that mostly centers on medicine, and I'm afraid this'll end up being a tedious read.
Of course, the reason I'm still writing is, I totally would read this story myself, and I'd probably like it, but then again, I'm weird and obsessed. I think this story makes that point really well. Agh.
(Also, someone might suggest at this point that I could always have the story betaed before I post it, but, blah. I'd be too embarrassed to get any in-depth comments on this. No. It's simply not worth any beta reader's time. I'm pretty sure I'll post this unbetad or not at all.)