<p>I can’t say that I can help you, but I will go through my decision on a similar thing.
I, too, LOVE writing. Stories, plays, skits, novels, poems, etc. I also loved acting. I went to college fully thinking I would major in theatre, and get a minor or something in writing as backup. Then I stopped and thought to myself… theatre is definitely not the most stable career choice. Then I thought about some sort of major dealing with writing. But then I realized… I am a procrastinator when it comes to writing and wouldn’t be able to make deadlines if my career involved that. Plus I’m also interested in trying to make a decent salary. So I looked to the sciences. I’m a storm chaser and a weather enthusiast. I’m not as passionate about it as I am with writing/acting, but I do enjoy it. The career field is more of a stability, and the pay can be good depending on where you’re employed, so I finally decided on majoring in Meteorology with a minor in Hydrology (just for added support to the major, and to make me stand out).
Now I could never give up on my other two loves… so I try to participate in on campus activities involving theatre and writing. In fact, I’m an officer in our school’s creative writing club. I’ve also decided I would like to continue to write as a hobby AND try to make money off of it, so like a few members of my club did, I decided to start self publishing on Amazon.
If you wish to make money, you should. But you should never completely give up on something you truly love doing. You need to look between the lines and find some way to fit it into your life. Maybe you could contribute short columns to papers? A blog perhaps? Now this only applies if you choose to go a way other than writing.</p>