To whom it may concern,

We are deeply concerned about the current situation of authors' ability to choose the right words to set their dreams to the paper. At the current standard dream-to-word rates, it can take average authors weeks to even transcribe a small vision and years for a larger one. Furthermore, in the light of the increasing popularity of other forms of art such as movies, computer games and comics, written word is losing its influence at an alarming rate. Therefore we must state, with great unease, our fears that mankind's ability to imagine is slowly yet surely eroding away. It is a growing trend which seems to only increase with each passing generation, as young people move away from finding entertainment in books and stories to instead engulf themselves in whatever is the trendiest of new technologies. While we are not attempting to make statement against such things as video games or movies, as we acknowledge that the effort and skill that go into many are just as monumental as that which goes into writing, it is becoming ever more evident that the increasing onset of technology by far favors these forms of entertainment while offering very little to aid the humble author in creating something new or even recreating old favorites.

In order to compensate for this worrisome progress, we hereby propose that granting a reasonable advantage to the authors of written word when compared to the creators of other forms of art would be only a fair and just action to take. This advantage would become apparent mainly on the fields of inspiration and ability to convert dreams into a written form. We hope that such a program could first and foremost be geared to aid the less fortunate authors of the world. While published and known authors may struggle as much as any in their field, the fact that they have managed thus far to achieve their current standing shows that they are in only little need of further assistance on your part and further expenditures towards them would be only wasteful and harm the community as a whole. This world is full of young promises on the field of written word, silent voices that are not given a proper chance to step out into the light. The current technology-favoring surroundings we discussed above discourage these novice authors to continue their chosen career. We shudder at the thought of how many brilliant talents go to waste every year, snuffed out by the fact that they were simply not given a chance to display their abilities. These young, struggling authors are in a grave need of your help.

We hope that you will consider our proposal and we will look forward to your reply.

Sincerely yours,

Grey and Arcy


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