She also began writing mystery novels, and eventually left the newspaper business almost entirely to become a full-time novelist.

From that point on, he continued to produce at least a book a year, eventually becoming a full-time novelist in 2002.

He became a full-time novelist in the late 1960s.

In 1907 he gave up journalism and became a full-time novelist.

In 2001 he gave this up to be a full-time novelist.

Quindlen left journalism in 1995 to become a full-time novelist.

In 1966 Wainwright left the force and became a full-time novelist.

He became a full-time novelist at the age of 30.

In 2006, he left the newspaper to become a full-time novelist.

In 1986 he quit teaching to become a full-time novelist.