By Chris Higgins
MentalFloss.com
Nick Mamatas is a published author. He has two novels in print, and a good bit of other stuff out there as well. So it’s something of a shock when he admits, “for several years I made much of my freelance income writing term papers.” Last week Mamatas published a fascinating article on his time in the term paper-writing industry. He explains what goes on in such an operation, breaks down the types of clients he worked with, and comments on the apparent legality of the practice (though it’s, uh, more than frowned upon by pretty much everyone)…