By William Pattison
I'm blown away by how stupid writers are being in regard to this pandemic situation. The majority of them I've conversed with are saying they are avoiding doing any writing based on the Corona Virus. They state that there is no market for fictional stories related to this subject. I think these people are idiots. Yes, they are right that there is no market currently, but there will be. Why, as a writer wouldn't you want to capture the essence of this experience? How better to capture it than when you are actually experiencing it? I'm currently working on a short story related to the lockins. It is a dark comedy piece but it is definitely using the current situation as inspiration. The fact is we as writers have a responsibility to use our skills to take a snapshot of this time, like so other writers in the past.
