Smith has said that she realized she wanted to be a writer sometime between kindergarten and first grade, 'when a teacher praised a horrible poem I'd written', and she began writing in earnest in elementary school. Smith began her career as an elementary school teacher, but left after 3 years to pursue writing. She attended Mills College for one year, then the University of California, Santa Barbara, where she graduated with degrees in English and Physiological Psychology.Īt the University of San Francisco she obtained a Masters Degree in Education and Regular and Special Education. She was raised in Anaheim, California, where she attended Juliette Low Elementary School and Serrano Elementary, followed by Cerro Villa Junior High School and Villa Park High School.īefore going to college, she moved to Goring-on-Thames, United Kingdom.

Smith is secretive about her age, but multiple sources list her birthdate as Septemin Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She loved to hear from readers at and to hold book-related contests on her website, She read all her email and Guestbook entries and even answers whenever she can although she hasn't been active on her social media since 2018. She lived in the Bay Area of northern California, USA, but she got her best ideas watching deer in the backyard of a small cabin in Inverness or walking on the rocky beaches that surround that area. She enjoyed movies and music, and often listens to her favorite songs as she writes. Smith ( Lisa Jane Smith) was the author of a number of best-selling books and series, and her writing has spawned two television series and has been translated into over thirty-five languages. This page uses Creative Commons Licensed content from Wikipedia ( view authors). Young Adult, Horror, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Romance

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