Quick beta needed and a research question

[ratherastory]

Okay, flist! HALP!

1- Is anyone willing to do a quick beta for me? I've been writing a... thing... for the deancastiel "Secret Angels" fic exchange, and I'm kind of worried that my story is, umm, boring.

I know, I know. It's just that I got three prompts from this lovely person, except that none of them spoke to me and so I picked the likeliest one and I think I'm not doing it justice. So I just need someone to take a look and maybe tell me where I could add some tension or something, anything, so that it doesn't end up being a steaming pile of boring mush.

It's less than 4,000 words, shouldn't be too hard.


2- RESEARCH!

Okay, so let's say that, y'know, theoretically, I crippled a character, and now, theoretically, I want to write a sequel.

My Google Fu sucks and always has. Where are the good places on the internet where I can look up things like long-term pain management, and the after-effects of crucifixion crushing injuries and all that sort of good stuff? Sites that strike a good balance between accuracy and speaking in terms a lay person such as myself can understand.

I'm going to hell. Again.

I figure it'll come in handy in the future, no matter what.

Comments

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

I'll definitely be hitting Google again.

I'm also not averse to obtaining books because I'm sick that way for the sake of accuracy. Got any titles to recommend?

(And if you wouldn't mind taking a look just for content, that would be awesome. I keep thinking it's boring, and I don't want to give a boring fic as a present. That would suck.)

[pkwench.livejournal.com]

Hit me - you still have the email address?

Honestly? Hit up a bookstore and see if they have any used nursing books for cheap. Fundamentals, Med/Surg, and Critical Care nursing texts all have sections on pain management. You can also see what you can find regarding palliative care as pain management is such a huge component of it. It's not exactly in laymen's terms, but I don't find nursing texts generally super hard to understand. There will be references to drugs, administration routes, receptor sites and the like, but I think I don't think it'd throw you around too much.

Also, randomly, google fentanyl and see what that does for you. Specifically, fentanyl patches.