We live in a society of victimization where people are much more comfortable being victimized than actually standing up for themselves.
The dream doesn't lie in victimization or blame it lies in hard work determination and a good education.
For the first-time novelist you've got to get up at 5:30 in the morning and write until 7 make breakfast and go to work. Or come home and work for an hour. Everybody has an hour in their day somewhere.