Amis told an interviewer "I wanted to leave to devote myself to full-time writing.

Later he was able to cross into full-time writing.

In 1989 Kirby decided to leave police work and devote himself to full-time writing.

He became a full professor in 1976, and turned to full-time writing in 1979 with five Spenser novels to his credit.

He was a former practicing attorney who has turned to full-time writing and illustration.

When the industry began to see increased unemployment in the early 1970s, Scortia decided to try his hand at full-time writing.

In 1872 he gave up teaching and devoted himself to full-time writing.

In 1990, he left Word to pursue a full-time writing and concert career.

He then worked on odd-jobs for foreign broadcasters before he turned to full-time writing.

He worked as a clinical psychologist until his early retirement in 1982, when he turned to full-time writing.