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October 13, 2008 Links and Plugs
Bibliophile Stalker —
... Nick Mamatas on The Term Paper Artist - There's actually an industry in the Philippines selling term papers and for a time, I did know a fan fic writer who moonlighted writing term papers. ...
@The Smart Set: The Term Paper Artist
Grasping for the Wind —
I don't know a lot about Nick Mamatas, but I do know he is popular in the SF world, espceially for his work on Clarkesworld Magazine (he is no longer with that publication). Either way, this article on Mamatas' time as a for-sale term paper writer is fascinating stuff.
http://www.thesmartset.com/article/article10100801.aspx
Best Line: "Writing model term papers is above-board and perfectly legal. Thanks to the First Amendment, it's protected speech, right up there with neo-Nazi rallies, tobacco company press releases, and those "9/11 Was An ...
Halloween Links
Neth Space —
... SFF writer and prolific blogger Nick Mamatas writes about his stint as a professional term paper writer. It’s very interesting, sad, disheartening, reprehensible, and biting. ...
Interview with Nick Mamatas, Editor, Haikasoru
The Crotchety Old Fan —
... Nick Mamatas - also known as the Nihilistic Kid in his Livejournal incarnation - is one of those contemporary renaissance men you hear about but rarely meet; editor, writer, subverter of higher education, multiple award nominee (in multiple genres), multiple translatee and champion of the Creative Commons. ...
