Heh...I'm looking forward to the day when I can say I knew several of the Hobbit Hole authors "when"!
For me it's just for fun, but I guess ya never know. Maybe I'll get good at it someday, at least at kids' stories. I think I could do that. Only catch is I could never write something that would be what the big places would be looking for...modern and dealing with current social issues. Ick.
F.A. Hayek suggested that to understand the meaning of the word "social," when paired with the word "justice," one should consider that "social," in that usage, to be interchangeable with the word "coercive." I agree.
I think you write very well, Rosie, and could do anything you want with it. Lots of published stuff isn't nearly as good as yours.