Advice for Aspiring Writers

Don't give up. Richard Bach, author of Jonathan Livingston Seagull, was rejected numerous times before getting published. A 1972 parody published in the New Yorker comes to mind when not giving up on your dream.
It reads: 'Marvin Stanley Pigeon was no ordinary pigeon. While other pigeons spent their time grubbing for food, Marvin Stanley Pigeon worked away on his book on the window ledge outside the Manuscript Room of the Public Library in Bryant Park. He wanted to get his novel done in time for Macmillian's Spring List.'
I believe there's a Marvin Stanley Pigeon somewhere in each aspiring writer or novelist. While other people will work long hours at their underpaying jobs and then go home and relax in front of the TV before bed, the aspiring writer writes a little before work and a little at night in hopes that he or she can quit that boring job after making it as a full time author who makes money off of their overactive imagination and knack for creativity.
Things aren't looking good right now as it is with Student Loan Debt reaching historic highs and pay for the average blue collar working class person dipping to historic lows. Being brave enough to write a novel in these bleak economic times might be worth a try. You'll never know unless you try. Plus the economy is slowly improving and that may just mean higher sales once your book gets published and the economy is thriving again.
Anyway, that's my 2 cents for tonight. Have an excellent evening.