In a message dated 96-02-25 12:53:25 EST, you write:

When I started writing a fanfic, I did not even think about what I was
attempting.

Same here.  My series has no direction.  Now I have a bunch of ideas to put
in the story, that it might take forever to hit the ending.  That's what I
love about freeform, you get to do whatever you want.