The Ups and Downs of Work and School Response to Artists That Have Strayed This is really a response to Strayed Artist but perhaps others can take heart with what I say as well.
Creativity is a labor of love.
It may seem to others to be an idle indulgence of one's own interests, for escapists and people who are looking to avoid really working for a living. This is not so. To be creative takes an incredible amount of courage, as it requires you to probe the depths of your soul and to expose yourself in the process. Much easier to be punching buttons at a desk, and perhaps you may still need to do so to pay the bills for now. What you need to do is find a way to realize your dream.