You Need a Manual for That Now?
December 5, 2007 by Deborah Ng
Filed under Entertainment
The ad:
african american manual
Reply to: manualwrier@craigslist.org
Date: 2007-12-01, 9:15AM ESTI’m writing a 45 page African American manual, I need a writer to assist me. It’s work for hire, the pay is $400, but you will also get residual. Please reply with a brief resume on your writing experience and qualification on African American issues.
* Location: ATL
* it’s NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests
* Compensation: $400+residual
Forgive me, I thought being an African American is something you’re born with. I didn’t know one needed a manual…and a short 45 pager at that. Considering the rich history, one would think one would at least go for a couple of hundred pages.
I’ve written a lot of manuals over the years, but I’ve never got any residuals from any of them.
Of course, I also got paid a lot more than $400 to write them, so maybe I should just shut my big mouth.