You ought to be a writer

Every once in a while, I run across people who are baffled and frustrated by the behavior of certain talented friends of theirs.  "They can write great stuff; why don't they?"  "Their fanfic is great; why don't they try to submit stuff professionally?"  "They've sold a bunch of books; why don't they quit their day job and write full-time?"

In all of the cases I'm familiar with, the short answer to all of these questions is "Because they don't want to."  That one isn't interested in writing; his c