I’ve never wondered what it’s like to be in a gestational state, but thanks to 2020, I found out anyway. Think about it. A year ago, as of this writing, Americans were put on lockdown. We were literally stuck inside for the better part of a year. Everything was confusing. Things got dark (mostly our jokes, but still).We heard lots of voices from the outside, but more often than not, none of it made any sense. The longer we stayed in, conditions were increasingly cramped. Everything, including the freelance writing industry, transformed rapidly, and just as things change rapidly for a new baby in her first year of life, things are still evolving. So, what has changed and what does the Pandemic mean when it comes to work for writers in 2021?