Writing is easy, you can always revise.
Life is first draft.
Like many other writers, I have a day job that pays the bills and thus I must somehow find time to write around my work hours. The writing flows much easier on weekends when I write a little every morning. About two years ago, I realized that my writing skill level wasn't where it needed to be to achieve the quality of writing I wanted to produce. Thus, I attended Clarion East 2000 and found it greatly beneficial in finding some of my problem areas and potential solutions. My Clarion journal contains all the details and there's a separate page that lists my expenses for the benefit of anyone also considering this who is trying to determine if they can afford it.