Many years ago I considered being a novelist. Until I read this quote by an acting professor at Yale that I’m now paraphrasing: you should only act, if acting is the only thing you can do.
Spoiler: I didn’t become a novelist.
Spoiler: I didn’t become a novelist.
The experience of actually writing is much different than thinking up a story in your head.
It also speaks of misplaced priorities. Writing has to be its own reward from the beginning, or you won't get far with it.
When asked, "How did you become so successful?"
He responded, "Movies are my only hobby. I have nothing else."