Here's another important tip, Connor: The vast majority of writers have day jobs since success in the creative arts is a complete crapshoot. Look at Andy Weir. He was a computer programmer at Sandia, and started writing as a hobby to unwind. He had his first novel available for free on the Internet, and at first charged only 99 cents for a purchase of a copy.
Now they're making a movie about his first novel starring Matt Damon, but that's not something you can count on. Fields like this are unreliable as a source of any kind of regular income. You don't succeed in writing based on merit, you don't succeed based on pandering, and you don't succeed based on pity. You're essentially buying a lottery ticket if you expect this to be your way out.
So go over to your local Department of Rehabilitative Services, get some behavioral therapy, get a job, and write only for fun while never expecting success.
