“Interesting times” can mean fun, or the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse! For writer Sally Morem, they were just the wake up call she needed.

The COVID crisis propelled writer Terry Stone to start her engine, finally leave the garage, and get on the road to success.

For writer Brenda Sanchez, knowing things will return to normal (though who knows when) forced her to finally jump out of the boat and launch her career.

The interruption of a pandemic was the jolt writer Erica Bartlett needed to realize where her writing career was headed – and where she wanted to go.