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When did Sue Townsend transition to a writing career?
Sue Townsend's new partner encouraged her to join a writers' group at the Phoenix Theatre, Leicester, in 1978, when she was in her early thirties.
Was transitioning to a writing career a good experience for Sue Townsend?
At the Phoenix Theatre, Sue Townsend became the writer-in-residence.
Did Sue Townsend write a play while transitioning to a writing career?
Initially shy, Sue Townsend did not write anything for six weeks, but was then given a fortnight to write a play. This became the thirty-minute drama Womberang.
Was Womberang one of Sue Townsend's most popular writings?
When did Sue Townsend start writing full-time?
Someone at the publishers Methuen commissioned Sue Townsend to write the first book, The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾, which came out in September of 1982.

Question: Did she do well financially?
Self-contained rewrite: Did Sue Townsend do well financially after starting to write full-time?