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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