Well, I'm in the midst of changing careers after 30 years as a hairdresser/salon owner. The last salon has been sold, and once I have the money in my sticky little hand, I will be a full time novelist. It's scary, but with six novels under my belt, I'm just about making enough on a monthly basis to do it full time, and with the proceeds from my salons and properties paying off my mortgage, it's a risk I'm prepared to take.