If you're doing it by hand and not vis-a-vie a software or some other "non-natural" thing, then you're probably okay.
Again, like many have said before me in this thread, we can't say anything for sure and what works for some sites doesn't for others.
However, Google likes meaningful content and sites that add value (whatever that means). So, if you're putting a lot of grunt work into creating content rich pages, I don't think Google is going to completely screw you over...
