13 August 2019 @ 09:53 pm
Transformers (Cartoon Generation One) - All the Good Things  
Story Title: All the Good Things

Fandom: The Transformers (Cartoon Generation One)

Link(s): https://archiveofourown.org/works/20029669/chapters/47428783

Summary: Prowl, a young single parent, manages raising his creation, the demands of his own neglectful former guardian, and seeks to enter into a relationship.

Warnings: None/No Archive Warnings Apply. The tags that are applicable to each chapter are listed in each chapter's beginning note as well.

Characters: Prowl, Barricade, Bluestreak, Jazz, First Aid, Lifeline, Nightstalker, incidental OCs, Trailbreaker, Crosscut, Pulse, Half-step (OC), Chorale (OC), Downbeat (OC)

Pairings: Jazz/Prowl

When I Started:In late December 2018 or early January 2019.

How I Lost My Shit: I realized the original outline wasn't going to work so I revamped it and rewrote the fic. Then I realized that outline wasn't going to work so I did it again. Then I decided I hated the whole thing, threw away the outline, and tore out everything I didn't like, left it alone for a month then looked at it again and realized I'd lost my motivation. Twice.

How I Finished My Shit I realized after the second loss of motivation that I had to finish it because it was past the deadline to drop out of the Bang. I dropped the idea of making it work the way I wanted it, gutted it again, and stitched the remaining scenes together pretty much with pure id-fic. Then I realized that once it was finished and published I never had to look at it again. That got it done.