Comment by bombcar

John T Reed is another author who found a formula that worked for him - "area of expertise" books, self published. https://johntreed.com/products/how-to-write-publish-and-sell...

You're not going to be able to jump head-first into (career) successful writing; but since it's almost perfectly suited to "after hours work" you can slowly build up to it.

The harsh reality is most wannabe authors suck and their writing sucks, and if they haven't written yet they need to get started, because the only way to get good is to get going and produce - the first five books may never see the light of day but you'll have improved.