From across the pond, here in the UK, you have a standing ovation from me, my respect, and full support, sir.

A quote from The Magic Box, about cinema pioneer William Friese-Greene, seems apt here. Though it concerns invention rather than writing or the creation of art per se, the struggles are similar:

“You big businessmen are all the same. Just because you can read a profit and loss account and know where to sign your name on a bill of exchange, you think you’re entitled to tell the rest of the world what to do. The big business oracles! Anything that isn’t busy making money for you is a waste of time. Anything you can’t understand is a crackpot experiment. But remember this! If it weren’t for the crackpot experiments and the people who make them, most of you businessmen wouldn’t exist at all. Except as marketplace peddlers!”