5 sentences

1. 我母亲要我成为小说家。

   wǒ mǔ​qīn yào wǒ chéng​wéi xiǎo​shuō​jiā.

   My mother wanted me to be a novelist.

   Source: OpenSubtitles

2. 我在成为小说家之前是诗人。

   wǒ zài chéng​wéi xiǎo​shuō​jiā zhī​qián shì shī​rén.

   I was a poet before I became a novelist.

   Source: CCMatrix

3. 我遇到一位小说家和一位诗人。

   wǒ yù dào yī wèi xiǎo​shuō​jiā hé yī wèi shī​rén.

   I met a novelist and a poet.

   Source: Tatoeba

4. 有史以来你最喜欢的小说家是谁？

   yǒu​shǐ​yǐ​lái nǐ zuì xǐ​huan de xiǎo​shuō​jiā shì shéi?

   Who is your favorite novelist of all time?

   Source: UM-Corpus: News

5. 因为我观察，因为我是一个小说家。

   yīn​wèi wǒ guān​chá, yīn​wèi wǒ shì yī​ge xiǎo​shuō​jiā.

   Because I observe, because I am a novelist.

   Source: AI Challenger 2017