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Craigslist Curmudgeon

Archive for January 2008

January 31st, 2008

What Good is a Byline if It’s Too Small to Read?

Here’s a new one:

seeking submissions for tiny zines
Reply to: tinybylines@craigslist.org Date: 2008-01-24, 4:43PM PST I am looking for submissions for a series of tiny zines I am making in the upcoming months. How tiny you ask? About 2” by 1.5” They need to be […]

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January 30th, 2008

I Sense a Pattern

It’s gotten so that if "Copyscape" is mentioned in an ad, I know it’s going to be a low-paying yet expect a lot from the writers sort of deal.
Articles Wanted
Reply to: imanass@craigslist.org Date: 2008-01-23, 1:20PM EST I need several articles written (300-500 words). I’m looking for someone who […]

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January 29th, 2008

Umm….No

Would you take this gig?
CAN U WRITE A BLOG ABOUT MY BIZ FOR ME
Reply to: lameo@craigslist.org Date: 2008-01-24, 11:20AM CST CAN YOU????????// AMERICANEAGLECP.COM

Location: NAPERVILLE
it’s NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests
Compensation: MAYBE

By now you probably know I take issue with […]

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January 28th, 2008

The Assery Continues

What the eff? I only get paid if 5,000 people read my article?
Wine Writers
Reply to: ass@lamewinesite.com Date: 2008-01-24, 8:14PM CST 91, 87, 83, 89, 90 … just makes me thirsty reading those numbers. What delicious wines! Unless … unless there’s more to wine than a number. If you […]

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January 27th, 2008

All You Have to Do Is Write!!!

Anyone can type letters on a keyboard. Not everyone can make words mean something. Thus I take issue:
Fun dog-related articles for local online resource
Reply to: imadouche@craigslist.org Date: 2008-01-24, 9:47PM EST MetroWestDog.com is an online pet directory and resource, and recent start-up. I am looking […]

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January 27th, 2008

Here’s a Great Way to Spend Your Saturday

I’m seeing more and more of these type ads on Craigslist:
5 Articles Wanted (Downtown)
Reply to: loser@craigslist.org Date: 2008-01-26, 10:29AM EST I need 5 articles written (500 words) on the subject of business. I would need these completed today. Please contact me if you are interested.

it’s NOT ok to […]

By Craigslist Curmudgeon -- 0 comments

January 27th, 2008

Everyone Has a Story

Even this guy.
ghost writer (Midtown)
Reply to: see below Date: 2008-01-26, 6:29PM EST im looking for a talented to ghost writer to help me put 10 years of hard living working for club med down on paper. i know there is a best selling book in my lifes story […]

By Craigslist Curmudgeon -- 1 comment

January 27th, 2008

Truth in Advertising

Now here’s a guy who does, indeed, need help.
WRITER NEEDED TO RE-WITING MY NEW BOOK
Reply to: ALLCAPSALERT@craigslist.org Date: 2008-01-26, 6:51PM EST HI I AM FINISHING WRITING A BOOK ABOUT CANCER AND HIV/AIDS ALL CAUSES AND NATRUAL CURES WILL BE ON THE MARKET SOON […]

By Craigslist Curmudgeon -- 1 comment

January 27th, 2008

Ass of the Week

Usually we see this kind of assery with writing gigs but it seems cheapskates abound anywhere creativity is involved.
Illustrator Needed
Reply to: asoftheweek@craigslist.org Date: 2008-01-21, 2:29PM EST I’m in need of an illustrator to help complete a tabletop gaming project that is in its third revision. The look and […]

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January 23rd, 2008

Fun With Portfolio Builders

Back in the day when having our work published meant something, we carried our clips with pride. Even some of the lower paying newspapers and magazines still offered some form of prestige. Lately it seems as if the words "new magazine" go hand in hand with "no pay." See, back in the day a […]

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