From literature to grammar to pronouns

A woman I follow on Facebook — Mary Doria Russell— recently retired from writing, after seven books. I wasn’t aware one could do that. Is retirement an option? Many successful writers treat writing as a 9-5 job, M-F. They forego other chores to descend into a world of their own creation. Artists do this as well. How do they manage it? Do they live alone, have competent, industrious, self-less and…