I'm close to giving up on writing science-fiction in Spanish; it's just not a good market. I plan to translate/rewrite my first novel, which sold a minuscule amount during its two years at the Kindle store.

At the same time, I'm writing a Captain Planet fanfiction that people have liked a lot.

Also, I intend to save for an annual examination to become a certified translator. That might help my emigration prospects.

one thing [...] which could help you out of the funk? Examples: $100k, a writing contract, being accepted to the university in a program where you can finish your degree...

I need to be able to make progress in my projects without damaging my ability to support myself. But I'm not sure that the concrete way of calling this need is "more time."