Now that it is busy-busy, here are some rules some of you "students-clients" in this retarded shadow industry might want to notice, so that we can all save some of our hair.
1. When you request a revision, don't just say "revise it." be detailed. your writer does not have a crystal ball.
2. writers aren't going to do your cover-page for you. a cover page consists of your name, your professor's name, the name of the course, the title, and the date, on a blank piece of paper. your writer is not supposed to have this information, anyway... though they might.
3. An annotated bibliography can take 3 or 4 extra pages, on average. when ordering, if you need an annotated bibliography, you need to order extra pages.
4. If the paper doesn't match your specs, change it on your own a little, before you go handing it back for revision. you know, you're not supposed to just hand it in, anyway. often, your professor is going to recognize your "voice"-- or the lack of it.
5. If you are dumb enough to just hand it in (and I know, most of you are), and your professor busts you, don't go crying to your writer, asking them to "change it into my own voice." your writer, and everyone else, is going to be howling with laughter at you at this point, for being such total dumb.
6. Don't be mean, sassy, or aggressive to your writer, even if they are mean and sassy to you. it may be hard to resist, but keep in mind: this is a person who may, depending on the company, have: your phone number, a copy of the paper you are going to try to pass off as your own, your school name, your username and password for your school databases, your name, your address, etc. so, big smiles.
7. Class textbooks are expensive, and nearly impossible to find in your writer's local library. remember, you are not in the same class with your writer. if you have a big, heavy, expensive, obscure class textbook that needs used, you are going to need to scan some pages from it.
8. If your assigned writer emails you a question, don't wait more than 24 hours to answer it. this is not like dropping off laundry. sometimes your writer may have a question, or need clarification on an issue before starting your paper.
That's the tip of the iceberg... thanks for listening.
WB, thanks for being a silent conduit. I was expecting you to wade in, calling me names--what a nice surprise.
right, the reference thing. a lot of customers want 15-25 references crammed into a 3 page paper-- it's ridiculously unrealistic. sometimes I think it's because they don't realize it's a research proposal. a lot of these are UK customers, though-- I think the system is more insane there re: sources. it really steams me when a customer returns an order for revision because it's APA instead of Chicago, or something-- really, you can't change this yourself? when did we learn referencing, junior high?
