Choosing your calling;?

I write stories, I write music, I draw. Obviously, I'm better at some things than others. But none of these things are a direction, and none of them are mutually-exclusive.

In August I start a creative writing fellowship. That doesn't mean I'm going to stop playing instruments or drawing. It also doesn't mean that I'm going to become a bestselling author and live off that for the rest of my life. For the next two years, I'm going to rent a basement from someone on Craigslist and gain experience in publishing and teaching creative writing (in addition to completing a manuscript). If neither of those are enough to land a job, I'm going to bank on my other experiences, such as substitute teaching, aiding in a special education classroom, volunteering at a juvenile detention center, working eight months in Germany, etc.

You can write. You can draw. But you shouldn't bank on either.

I'd keep both options open as I continued growing. Make a living at one, and keep the other as a sideline that also gave me satisfaction.

even if i was passionate about writing, the sad truth is i wouldnt go anywhere with mediocre skills. painting would. So i would go with that, but still write as a hobby