Taking The Next Step

After you finish writing whatever it is you were working on, you could possibly get it edited and published. I love writing, and the thought of getting paid for it is intriguing, but I'm not sure it's for me. It's not that what I write isn't good enough, or won't be liked, but getting to that point takes time and I don't know that I'm willing to put in that time right now. Maybe one day years from now. People change constantly and who's to say that ten (as an example) years from now, I won't want to finish a story, script, etc? I don't know what the future holds. I hope that I continue writing (if free time presents itself, that is). If I don't, I'll know it's because it's not what I'm meant to do. Some are born to write, some are born to draw (not me), etc.
Writing is an outlet. Whatever thoughts you have are there on the page. Whatever life you may have wished you had or whatever life you want to explore can all be experience by you through your characters. The words you could never get out, to a friends, family memeber, etc could finally be expressed, like a weight lifted off your shoulder. Maybe my writing is for me. Yes, I'm currently getting marked for it, but in the future, I might not be.
All I can say is to write if you like to write, and if your character take you somewhere you never imagined, go with them, after all, they are part of you.