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Before I continue, I need to point out that I use PayPerPost to monetize three of my blogs, one of which is fairly popular. in that sense, this is written from the standpoint of a Postie who is caught up in all of this whether he likes it or not.

In the ongoing battle between Google, bloggers, and Izea (formerly PayPerPost), some of the loudest supporters of Izea seem to be doing more harm than good. Izea has strong support in the blogosphere from such notables as Andy Beard and Dustin Brewer, who not only support the company in a positive way, but do so with the kind of restraint that even their strongest opponents have difficulty arguing against them without sounding a bit foolish. There are, of course, other not so notable bloggers out there who seem to be doing their level best to make all of Izea’s “Posties” look bad.

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It’s been there for about a year now.  Over that time it’s changed, mutated, grown, evolved.  But I haven’t got any of it down on “paper” yet.  It’s still just “there” changing over time, becoming longer, shorter, more mature.  I haven’t written a single word of it, but it still grows.

“Why aren’t you writing it down?” you ask.

“I’m not sure.” would be my answer.

Perhaps I’m worried that once I start, it will lose some of its magic, or that I’ll lose sight of why I wanted to write this tale in the first place.  You see, it’s a very personal story.  Based on my life and the life of my stepson, though neither of us will be mentioned.

It’s the story of someone who would like nothing more than to fit in, to belong in a society that has a certain idea of who and what you are supposed to be, how you should act, and a very critical view of anyone different.  this may seem strange to another writer.  All of us tend to be a little “different”.  We were never what the world expected of us, no matter what that happened to be. But when I’ve been this way all my life.  the loner, the dreamer, that kid in the corner who could never stop fidgeting, who spoke out of turn, whose enthusiasm was unbridled and out of place in a nice idyllic school setting.

S o goes the life of the main character of the tale in my head.  An elf in Santa’s workshop that just can’t quite fit in.  that is until the big guy steps in and finds a place for him.  A story for every kid out there who lives on the outside of his friends, his class or his family.

A story for kids like I was.

What do you think?  Should I write it,or just let it continue to grow?

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Well ladies and gents, this is it. The last day for NaNoWriMo 2007. Perhaps next year I’ll jump in and participate, but I’m honestly glad that I didn’t this year. A weeks worth of being sick would have left me with 50,000 words like “ick”,”ewww”, “sniff” and “ugh!”. When you’re feeling awful, it’s hard to keep a character in good spirits, and nobody wants to read 8,000 words of a story where the main character is down with nasty head cold!

So to those of you who have completed the challenge this year, I applaud you! You’ve done more than I ever have. but I’ll get there one day.

To those who are within 10,00 words as of this writing, I salute you! Damn the torpedoes, Full steam ahead! you can still do this!

Good luck and God Bless!

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If you are a veteran of the U.S. Armed forces and have been considering a VA Loan, this site is worth a look. Let’s face it, you served,and you deserve the benefits you earned while doing so, regardless of whether you are able bodied or were injured in a conflict while in service. I know that my wife and I will be taking advantage of this when her term nears its end.

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It seems that upgrading has broken some (or all) older links to this site. I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, but it is an unfortunate necessity. I will be finalizing a few other little issues by the end of the week, such as moving through the entire site and adding tag support, then tagging every article so that you can find what you want a lot more easily.

Thank you for your understanding.

Jerry

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