In a message dated 4/27/99 3:14:45 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
mcreas10@chec.scu.edu.au writes:

I am just stating to write fics and i was thinking of doing a alternate
 reality eva fic that draws on the storyline of the matrix.
 
 Anyone think this is a good / bad  idea? 
 
 Cause I don't want to waste mine and others time :)

Its hard to say if its a good or a bad idea.  It *IS* an Idea, but wiether it 
was actually a good or a bad idea is not as important as its execution.  With 
bad execution even the best Idea will falter by the wayside, while excelent 
execution can make an idea that has been seen dozens of times before take on 
a fresh light.

Ideally, I'd say each writer has to decide if the idea is something he wants 
to write or not.  We're not professional writers here.  We do this because we 
like to.  I'd be more concerned with your feeling comfortable with your own 
story idea than what others think of it.  Writers who arn't comfortable with 
thier ideas or their skills tend to drop into sterotypical charecterizations 
and situations rather than looking at what would make a particualr idea worth 
writing.  And that tends to affect both how you and others percieve your 
work.  Even for professionals, writing comes as much from the heart as the 
head.  if YOU dont belive the story is worth telling, the reader will 
probobly belive the story isnt one worth listening to...