An Academic Ghostwriter, the 'Shadow Scholar,' Comes Clean

When The Chronicle published a confessional essay two years ago by a writer for a student-paper mill who had spent nearly a decade helping college students cheat on their assignments, it provoked anger, astonishment, and weary resignation.

The writer, under the pseudonym Ed Dante, said he had completed scores of papers for students who were too lazy or simply unprepared for their work at the undergraduate, master's, and doctoral levels.

The academic ghostwriter has retired, and in his new memoir, he reveals his true identity: Dave Tomar, 32, a graduate of the bachelor's program in communications at Rutgers University's New Brunswick campus and, now, a freelance writer in Philadelphia.

Read rest here: chronicle.com/article/An-Academic-Ghostwriter-the/133904/

I only see a few orders with Student Network Resources.

Do they give you access to more orders as you gain seniority?

Do you find that it's challenging to make a living doing freelancing?

Academic papers are not easy to write. How are you able to push yourself to work faster while still maintain quality?

For those who write for essay companies, I was wondering how frequently does your work come back for rewrites?

What percentage of all completed projects come back for rewrites? And are the rewrites usually hard to do?

How much does Student Network Resources pay per page?

Do they really have essays that pay $20 per page?

What type of topics do you usually write about, and is there usually plenty of work available (even in the summer?