The Frustrating Reality of Trying to Make It as an Author

I’ve known I wanted to be an author since I was in my early teens. Initially, writing was my salvation; it helped pull me out of the clutches of an eating disorder and gave me purpose and hope at a time when I felt I had nothing to live for. Writing was something that came naturally to me, and was always with me; even when I was away from my computer, I’d continue to spin stories in my head, to the point where I was often disengaged from the real world. I’d always been a voracious reader, and th...