Wheres a good place to find ectoplasm..... I know it comes from ghosts... but where can I find them?

Try to find some Daedric shrines. There is usually a tomb nearby or even in the shrine where you can find ghosts.

If not, check vampire lairs and other underground caves.

Actually, I also need to find some ectoplasm. Where are some daedric shrines? Are there any near to, say, Lywithiin? (sp)

Go to the Undercroft in the Leyawin(sp?) church. There will be plenty of ghost in there that have ectoplasm.

Go to Anvil.

First you can buy the house there and each night it will spawn about 8 ghosts until you complete that quest.

Second there is a ship in the harbor talk to the woman on board and help her get her crystal ball. Lots of ghosts in there.

Right now I am running around with 20 ectoplasms

become the arch-mage, u get a chest that u put a alchemical item in 24 hours later is 11 peices of same item