When I first started writing, I found a gig that I thought was perfect – writing academic papers. The company sold their business as wanting great college-level papers that students could use as a reference when writing their own papers, professors could use as examples, and so forth. I know; you’re all shaking your heads right now. Keep in mind, though, that I was young and just starting as a writer. I was astounded to know you could find writing work online at all!
So, seeing as my skills as a college student in the English department seemed to match what …read more

Although I don’t post jobs if I know they are for term paper mills or from a student looking for a writer to do their work, there are enough of these writing jobs floating around it’s almost impossible not to be tempted.
Guest writer Sharlene Thomas explains why she won’t in an article called: Should Freelance Writers Accept Jobs Writing Term Papers?
Do you write academic articles for others? Why or why not?
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I don’t know a single freelance writer who doesn’t occasionally hire on to a project that seems like it will never end. Sometimes it’s because the client keeps adding things or changing their mind, in which case you have every right to bill for extra time.
But sometimes projects get extended for reasons that no one has any control over.
A while back I wrote about my entry in to the world of academia. At the time I wrote, my client expected to turn in the final draft of his thesis in a couple of weeks. It was not to be. …read more