Patience....

Is a virtue we must cultivate daily. As writers this is a critical piece of wisdom to store in the grey matter. In this day and age it seems we are always waiting for something - the economy to improve, companies to start hiring, test results, or that e-mail from an agent or publisher.

It's easy to get trapped in the cycle of just waiting in the name of patience. I think thats why many of us don't have patience, we get confused with waiting and patience. Why do I bring this up to the Word Nerd Army? We are here to change the sentiment of books, make an impact on the world through the use of literature and to see our fellow mates published one day.

All of these things take time and therefore, patience but don't get discouraged my fellow writers for Rome was not built in a day. I believe if we continue fighting on, writing, making ourselves heard we will see a change. How long will it be before we see this change? I can't answer that but each step we take moves us closer to that day when we see the benefits of our work.

If some one learns to read or a child gets a book for a holiday that is a sign of our work here. People talking about authors and books are just the ripples in the waters of society that started when we threw the first rock of information.

Patience is what we need to remember and hold on to as we move forward in this uncertain world and even in our private lives. Patience is a virtue, true, but it is also our friend. Don't wait on patience, patience gives you the access to follow through on other projects.

Issue 2 - Millions of people don't read, because they are not inclined to read

2/ Millions of people don't read, because they are not inclined to read. Being a 'word nerd' needs to be seen as a good thing.

• Do you have any experience of this?


• Do you know of good research about this?


• How do you feel about this?


• How can 'Word Nerds' help on a local/National/International scale?


• How can we use the internet to help?


• What do we know that could help governments to deal with this issue?

Issue 1 - Millions of People Don't Read - because They Can't Read

1/ Millions of people don't read, because they can't read. More money needs to go into schemes to give word skills and confidence

• Do you have any experience of this?
  
• Do you know of good research about this?
  
• How do you feel about this?
  
• How can the Word Nerd Army help on a local/National/International scale?
  
• How can we use the internet to help?
  
• What do we know that could help governments to deal with this issue?

Please leave comments. I plan to take action on this. What advice do you have? What can we do as a group of people?