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Name This “Bestselling Novelist”

If you do, maybe you’ll get a job?

by Josh Kurp   |   Nov 8, 2010

Name This “Bestselling Novelist”

What I assume all personal assistants look like (Photo: janmcleandolls.com)

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I went to Craigslist earlier today originally to see how much people are selling their Weezer Blue Album/Pinkerton tour tickets for ($150 a ticket!), but I wandered over to the “Jobs” section, too, mostly to see how many postings Demand Media had up. Then, I saw this:

Bestselling novelist seeks full-time personal assistant (Brooklyn)
Date: 2010-11-08, 12:36PM EST
Reply to: job-v6yrp-2048885684@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]

I am a bestselling novelist with a full-time job and a very, very busy travel and work schedule; I am seeking a personal assistant to help with a wide variety of tasks, both editorial, and administrative/personal. You MUST be an excellent writer and communicator, and familiar/comfortable with social networking sites, blogging, and twitter. It would be helpful if you have some interest in fiction writing and/or marketing/PR, as I will be looking for your help coordinating publicity campaigns and staying in touch with my readership. BUT you must also be very attention-detailed and willing to work. Much of what I need is help with the basic mechanism of living–groceries, bill-paying, dry-cleaning, restaurant reservations, travel organization. So please be aware that at least half of this job will require you to serve as a PERSONAL/ADMINISTRATIVE assistant, and only a portion of it will be editorial in nature.

About me: young, nice, not crazy, easy to work for. (My current assistant hangs out with me in her free time, so that’s proof!) If interested, please reply to this ad with a cover letter in the body of an email, explaining why think you’re well-suited to the job, and your resume as an attachment.

I will pay 30K a year for full-time (40 hour a week) employment, but much of your schedule will be flexible and under your own control.

Thanks, and hope to hear from you!

So, who do you think it is? My guess: not Rick Moody.