My lil bro is in the same situation sort of, so I drew a first page for his book to encourage him, we'll see how it'll turn out. Thing is we don't care if it works or not, we'll print a handful for the fun and that's it. I mean if ever it happens.

Then, who knows, maybe he'll start writing like crazy or IDK.

You like writing? Write. Rewrite your stuff, even if it doesn't "fit" some book size, do a novel! 200 pages and it became a condensed 12 pages nobody wants to pay for? Good for you anyways. Drop what you're doing and write something else. There is no one looking down on you in the evening keeping check of if you have "advanced".

Cheers and hope you're finding the next line or new line!