I feel the same way. After a long day at work, do I work on my personal stuff that won't truly see the light of day until AT LEAST another year (and that's assuming I sat down and committed myself to it every single night)... or do I work on a chapter that I can post in about a week or so and get instant hits/comments/favorites/follows/etc?

One solution might be to get a writing group and/or show what you have so far to real life friends. You have no idea what their reactions will be, but it's something.