Screenwriting and prose fiction maybe mediums for storytelling, but they entirely different fields of literary craft. One gives the writer only 90-104 pages to convey his/her imagination, the other permits the writer to go for as long and far as he/she pleases. The former requires the writer to be direct and economical, the latter encourages eloquence and lyricism, and the more eloquent and lyrical, the better.

Despite the differences that have divided the cinematic and literary narrative, the two have come together on more than several occasions to give each other a shot. Some of the finest novels have been adapted into the finest films, while some films have also been released as books during their theatrical dayview. The two may not see eye to eye, but they have never been mutually exclusive. So a novel can be a movie and vice-versa? Does that mean a screenwriter can be a novelist and the other way around? Most definitely, there's no rule that says you can be one, but not the other. It you want to be a writer, the key is to not only find your voice, but to find a style that can give it the most resonance, and the most meaning. Maybe its script, maybe its prose, but sometimes, your voice is so unique that it can speak on both volumes.

Here are 10 writers who had successful careers as both novelists and screenwriters:

10. F. Scott Fitzgerald

When you hear the name F. Scott Fitzgerald, you immediately think "The Great Gatsby" or "Tender is the Night", two of the finest novels ever written in the history of American Literature. But when the 1930's struck, bringing an end to the glitzy era of the Jazz Age, a timeframe Fitzgerald himself coined, his books were out of print and he was heavily in debt.

In desperate need of money to support his wife Zelda, who was wasting away in a mental institution, Fitzgerald accepted a contract to become a screenwriter for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. A studio run by the revered Irving Thalberg, the inspiration behind Monroe Stahr, the protagonist in Fitzgerald's final, unfinished novel "The Love of the Last Tycoon".

While Fitzgerald's time in Hollywood is marked primarily for the high profile affair he carried out with gossip columnist Sheilah Graham, his script for "Three Comrades" was a critical and commercial success, helping Margaret Sullivan garner her first and only Oscar nomination. Although this was the only screen credit Fitzgerald ever obtained, very few talented writers ever live long enough to see there name appear on the big screen.

9. William Faulkner

Like his contemporary F. Scott Fitzgerald, William Faulkner preferred the realm of literature for which he had a long illustrious career that garnered him a nobel prize. Even though he wasn't a huge fan of movies, Faulkner loved, LOVED expensive whiskey as much as Rowan Oak, his luxurious mansion in Oxford, Mississippi. To sponsor his thrifty lifestyle, writing for the pictures was the easiest way for a writer of his merit to gain easy access to excessive amounts of money.

He may be remembered for timeless classics such as "The Sound and the Fury" and "As I Lay Dyring", but his contributions to cinema are of equatable repute. His script for "The Big Sleep" and "To Have and Have Not" allowed Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart to deliver some of their final performances to date. In 1997, the former was selected for preservation in Unite States National Film Registry.

8. Gillian Flynn

Before she became a best-selling novelist, Gillian Flynn actually had exposure to Hollywood when she worked as a film critic for Entertainment Weekly. However, Flynn's journalistic endeavours met an abrupt end when she was laid off during the economic downturn in 2008.

Drawing from these unfortunate experiences, this lead to the 2012 cult classic "Gone Girl" which immediately went flying off the shelves of bookstores like free beer at a frat party. This complete reversal of fortune took another dramatic turn when Regency Enterprises and TSG entertainment agreed to option her book. But the stroke of luck only continued when Flynn was asked to craft the script of her chilling psychological thriller.

Along with receiving a Golden Globe nomination for her first run at script, Flynn's efforts, combined with David Fincher's directorial mastery allowed Rosamund Pike to receive her first Oscar nomination for Best Actress -- completely stealing the show from under the feet of Ben Affleck.

7. Emma Donoghue

As a Canadian and an alumnus of the University of Western Ontario, a school situated in London, Ontario, the current hometown of Emma Donoghue, this pick is a particular favourite. Born and raised in Irelend where she attended University College Dublin and received her PhD from Cambridge before emigrating to Canada with her husband, Donoghue established a long and illustrious career as a novelist before her seventh book "Room" was published in 2010.

Inspired the infamous Fritzl case that emerged in 2008 in Austria, "Room" became a New York Times Bestseller and was met with critical acclaim, resulting in Donoghue getting shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and the Governor General's Award.

Developed into a film after Donoghue received a fan letter from director Lenny Abrahamson, she revised a script that not only helped garner her an Oscar nomination, but allowed actress Brie Larsen to capture her first Academy Award at the tender age of 26.

6. Stephen Chbosky

A graduate of the prestigious screenwriting program at the University of Southern California, a school that features Matthew Weiner and George Lucas among its long list of prominent alumni, Stephen Chbosky has drawn from the success of his Trojan predecessors and contemporaries to build a fruitful career as a screenwriter. The creator of the short-lived, but well received post-apocalyptic TV series "Jericho", Chbosky is currently contracted to author the script for the live-action adaption of "Beauty and the Beast".

But Chbosky has not confined himself to his cinematic endeavours. In 1999, he authored the dark coming-of-age novel "The Perks of Being a Wallflower". Although reception was mixed due to the book's portrayal of drugs, homosexuality, suicide, and use of sexually explicit sciences, Chbosky's novel reached Bestseller status when he adapted his prose into a film. Although the cinematic adaption did not garner any Golden Globes or Oscars, it received rave reviews from stunned critics who praised Logan Lerman's performance as one of his finest to date.

5. David Benioff

A graduate of Dartmouth College, David Benioff attended Trinity College of Dublin where he met future co-showrunner D.B. Weiss, before finally receiving his MFA in Creative Writing from UC Irvine in 1999. Since then Benioff has simultaneously leaped back and forth between the world of literature and film.

Publishing the popular "City of Thieves" in 2008, around the same timeframe, Benioff adapted Khaled Hosseini's beloved "Kite Runner" into script, while crafting original screenplays for "Troy", "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" and "Brothers".

However, his finest accomplishment to date is being the show runner of the HBO series "Game of Thrones", the television adaption of George R.R. Martin's fantasy epic "A Song of Ice and Fire". Since its syndication in 2011, "Game of Thrones" has made back to back runs to the Golden Globes and Emmys, winning in Best Drama and Best Writing for the latter in 2015 and 2016.

4. George R.R. Martin

Growing up in a housing project on the shores of Bayonne, New Jersey, George R.R. Martin has come along way to making a name for himself. Graduating from Northwestern with his B.S. and M.S. in Journalism in 1971, Martin began his writing career crafting short stories, publishing his first one in 1972.

However, in 1996, we would see the first of Westeros manifest itself into a novel when Martin penned a book titled "A Game of Thrones", sparking the beginning of the epic Fantasy "A Song of Ice and Fire". A series that HBO -- 15 years later -- would adapt into one of the most iconic TV dramas of the 21st century.

While GOT has allowed Martin to establish a career as a novelist decorated by Hugo and Nebula awards, his screenwriting career is not lacking for lustre. Along with adapting a few episodes from his own work, Martin, during the 1980's, served as a staff writer for CBS's "Twilight Zone" and the Emmy Award winning drama "Beauty and the Beast".

3. Nick Hornby

Of every novelist to have published a book, and every screenwriter to have sold a script, no one is more adept in craft of prose and cinematic narrative than Nick Hornby. Since leaving the halls of Jesus College, Cambridge, Hornby has published 7 novels and authored 4 scripts. Oh, and he currently serves as the writer for the TV show "Love, Nina", starring Helena Bonham Carter.

Of the 7 books he has written, 2 of them -- "High Fidelity" and "About A Boy" -- have been adapted into feature films. While his scripts for "An Education", "Wild", "Brooklyn" resulted in Academy Award nominations for Carey Mulligan, Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern, Saorise Ronan and two for Hornby himself -- both for Best Adapted Screenplay.

2. Mario Puzo

Within the world of prose fiction and cinema, Mario Puzo's accomplishments speak for themselves. Although the name of the Coppola family has largely become synonymous with "The Godfather", the original offer that you can't refuse was conceived by Puzo who published the novel in 1969.

Three years later, in close collaboration with Francis Ford Coppola, he adapted his fictional masterpiece into script. The cinematic adaption of "The Godfather" would far surpass the prominence it amassed through print. Receiving an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for his efforts in 1972, Puzo would repeat this feat in 1974 for "The Godfather: Part II". To go along with the hardware, the Library Congress selected both films for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.

But Puzo's screenwriting success did not cease with "The Godfather". Up until his death in 1996, he would author six more novels, and seven more scripts, the most notable of them being "Superman" in 1978.

1. William Goldman

Of all the individuals who have distinguished themselves through mastery of prose and screenwriting, no one is more deserving of praise than the revered William Goldman. Out of his long list of accomplishments, its hard to chose what his finest books and scripts are, because almost all of them are worthy choices.

Among his 16 novels, his most notable works include "The Princess Bride" and "The Marathon Man", both of which he adapted into feature films -- the latter would help Sir Laurence Olivier secure a Golden Globe and an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor. In the world of Hollywood, Goldman received Academy Awards for "All the President's Men" and "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid", and has worked as script consultant for countless films, mentoring Aaron Sorkin on "A Few Good Men", and Matt Damon and Ben Affleck for "Good Will Hunting".

Goldman's unparalleled influence as a cinematic auteur and author has allowed him to shape the art of storytelling into the way we know it in the 21st century.