On Nurturing the Longing to Write

By Faith Tibbetts McDonald

Some time back, I wrote an article for a national magazine that was mentioned in a cover blurb. I’d worked hard to achieve that placement, and shortly thereafter, the article was voted that month’s reader’s favorite. At the time, I thought such an achievement meant automatic and plentiful publishing opportunities were in my future.

I was wrong.

The internet’s surge began to nix print outlets that regularly featured my work. One by one, magazines and newspap...