I found Nicole Chung's story moving. Nicole Chung was passionate about writing at a young age and worked hard through out her career in the hopes to always help her parents if they were ever in need. She made a lot of sacrifices along the way. I think when your inner soul is motivated by writing that it's a powerful force within to write what's in your mind, to translate it to words on a paper and share your talent with the world.
I became an editor by volunteering for an Asian American magazine, a nonprofit mission-driven labor of love where no one drew a salary. Ten to fifteen hours of unpaid labor a week in exchange for the editorial experience I wanted was, to me, an acceptable trade—nearly all my labor then was unpaid. I cared for my infant and toddler during the day, then went to writing class at night. I spent every spare moment I had and some that I didn’t pitching freelance pieces and working on my first book proposal.
Thanks for posting! I edited it to allow the link to open in a new tab. Unfortunately, the article is only for subscribers so I couldn't read it but it sounds like an interesting one.