[TigeriusKirk]

The people saying to keep your day job and work at a creative field on the side are probably right. As long as that day job is a low-stress 40 hours a week. Working at a high stress high overtime job will make creative work on the side impossible.

I spent the better part of a decade trying to make it as a screenwriter. During that time I worked what was basically part time dev work. Finding those situations was a little tricky, but the income was comfortable and the time demands low.

Despite having scripts that got me meetings with nearly everyone I wanted, nothing ever moved forward and eventually I moved on. I know I sacrificed some income over that time period, but I'm glad I got to play the game for a while.

Now I'm still working part time, fully remote, but self-publishing novels that sell a few copies. That satisfies my creative needs if not my ego needs.

If you want to write, start now. There's no point in waiting. But it'll be easier on you if you keep a decent income while doing it.