By nature, fanfic is never done. Instead, writers have embraced serialization and often engage extensively with other fans. As they do so, they’re creating work for academics. Fanfic challenges the academe, which still lacks definitions and frameworks for the types of fictions fanfic creates. And the explosion of fanfic even challenges traditional concepts of aesthetics—especially given the fact that fans seem to love “bad” fanfic as much as fanfic that is riveting or masterfully written.