The present moment is nice but it does not last. Living in it is like waiting in a junction town for the morning limited; the junction may be interesting but some day you will have to leave it and you do not know where the limited will take you.
I don't know anything about music theory at all. Zero. But I don't really need to.
I am a writer and always was; being a writer is an integral part of my identity. Being published, being well regarded, is a component of that identity.