Welcome to the Cooler. Yes, I too waited until the nest was empty and self sufficient before I started working on my dream of writing. I was so glad I stumbled upon this place. Getting published is harder than it seems when you're just dreaming about it.
Toughest things so far:
- standing apart from my work and seeing the wood for the trees
- staying motivated and forcing myself to put in the time, regardless of that spiteful voice whispering that your work’s boring, clunky and mundane, there are masses of others with real talent, so why are you bothering when you could be out there living instead! Do we all get this?