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L. J. Smith
L. J. Smith
Born	Lisa Jane Smith; September 4; Orange County, California, U.S.
Pen name	L. J. Smith
Occupation	Writer
Language	English
Nationality	American
Education	University of California, Santa Barbara (BA); San Francisco State University
Period	1987–present
Genres	Young adult, horror, science fiction, fantasy, romance
Notable works	The Vampire Diaries; The Secret Circle; Night World
Website
	theljsmith.com

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Lisa Jane Smith is an American author of young adult fiction best known for her best-selling series The Vampire Diaries, which has been turned into a successful television show. Her books, particularly The Vampire Diaries and Night World, have been in the New York Times Best Seller list and have been nominated for five awards.

Early life and education

Smith was born in Orange County, California.^[2] Her reported date of birth varies, with sources noting as early as 1958 or 1959 or as late as 1965.^[2]^[3] As a child, she grew up in Villa Park, California and attended Villa Park High School.^[3] It was here that her high school English teacher, Zoe Gibbs, gave Smith the confidence to write.^[3]

Smith studied experimental psychology at the University of California, Santa Barbara.^[2]^[4] She later attended San Francisco State University to obtain teaching credentials.^[4]

Career

Smith began her career as an elementary school teacher,^[5] but left in 1989 after three years to pursue writing.^[3]^[6]

Smith 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",^[7] and she began writing in earnest in elementary school.^[8]

Her first book, The Night of the Solstice, written during high school and college,^[9] was published by MacMillan in 1987, followed by Heart of Valor in 1990. They sold poorly, as they were labeled for 9 to 11-year-olds and not for young adults, as Smith wanted.

The Vampire Diaries series was commissioned by Elise Donner, editor of Alloy Entertainment in 1990: Smith immediately wrote the scene when Elena, Bonnie and Meredith are decorating the gym and the heroine meets Damon (scene later included in the first novel), while, as for the other characters, she adapted those of The Garden of Earthly Delights,^[5] an adult book she was writing. She chose the setting of The Vampire Diaries in Virginia because she has family there and was inspired by the small towns and lifestyles.^[10]

Three trilogies followed: The Secret Circle (1992), The Forbidden Game (1994) and Dark Visions (1995). The first installment of Night World series was published in 1996, followed by eight more over the next two years.^[11]

In 1998, Smith began a decade-long hiatus from writing, returning in 2008 with a new website and a series of new short stories. The Vampire Diaries series was reissued in 2007, followed by reprintings of The Secret Circle trilogy and Night World series in 2008–2009.^[12] The Night of the Solstice and Heart of Valor were also reissued in 2008. Three new Vampire Diaries installments were published in 2009 and 2010.^[13] The series was later adapted into a TV series (The Vampire Diaries) in 2009, as well as The Secret Circle, which became a TV series of the same name in 2011.^[14]

The final volume of The Vampire Diaries written entirely by Smith (The Return: Midnight) was released in March 2011. Smith submitted a draft of the next installment (The Hunters: Phantom), but after a dispute regarding a pivotal plot twist, her involvement was terminated by the publisher and the episode was revised by a ghostwriter.^[15]^[16] Subsequent Vampire Diaries installments have also been ghostwritten. She was also replaced on The Secret Circle series, by ghostwriter Aubrey Clark.^[17]^[18]^[19]

Personal life

Smith previously resided in Concord, California in 1991 and still resides in Northern California with her dog.^[3]^[20] In 1998, Smith took a decade-long hiatus from writing to take care of her sister's children when her brother-in-law was diagnosed with metastatic melanoma.^[20] During this time, her mother died from lung cancer.^[20] In late 2015, Smith almost died from an undiagnosed granulomatosis with polyangiitis that kept her hospitalized for two months and on a ventilator for weeks: she suffered severe damage to her kidneys, heart, liver, and gallbladder.^[21]

Bibliography

Night World Series

Secret Vampire (1996) ISBN 0-340-69994-9
Daughters of Darkness (1996) ISBN 0-340-68982-X
Spellbinder (1996) ISBN 978-0-671-55135-3 (called Enchantress in the UK and Australia versions)
Dark Angel (1996) ISBN 0-671-55136-1
The Chosen (1997) ISBN 0-340-69003-8
Soulmate (1997) ISBN 0-340-69004-6
Huntress (1997) ISBN 0-340-70953-7
Black Dawn (1997) ISBN 0-340-70954-5
Witchlight (1998) ISBN 0-340-70955-3
Strange Fate (TBA)

Omnibuses

Night World: Secret Vampire, Daughters of Darkness, Spellbinder (Enchantress) (2008) ISBN 978-1-41-697450-5
Night World: Dark Angel, The Chosen, Soulmate (2008) ISBN 978-1-41-697451-2
Night World: Huntress, Black Dawn, Witchlight (2009) ISBN 978-1-41-697452-9

Short stories

Published on Lisa Jane Smith's official website.

Thicker Than Water – Featuring Keller, Rashel, Galen and Quinn
Ash and Mary-Lynnette: Those Who Favor Fire
Jez and Morgead's Night Out

The Vampire Diaries Universe

The Vampire Diaries Series

The Awakening: Volume I (1991) ISBN 978-1-4449-0071-2
The Struggle: Volume II (1991) ISBN 978-0-06-199076-2
The Fury: Volume III (1991) ISBN 978-0-06-199077-9
Dark Reunion: Volume IV (1992) ISBN 0-06-105992-7 (The Reunion in the UK and Australia version)

The Vampire Diaries: The Return Trilogy

The Return: Nightfall (2009) ISBN 9780061720802
The Return: Shadow Souls (2010) ISBN 978-0-06-172083-3
The Return: Midnight (2011) ISBN 978-0-06-172085-7

The Vampire Diaries: The Hunters Trilogy

The Hunters: Phantom (2011) (Written by a ghostwriter)
The Hunters: Moonsong (2012) (Written by a ghostwriter)
The Hunters: Destiny Rising (2012) (Written by a ghostwriter)

The Vampire Diaries: The Salvation Trilogy

The Salvation: Unseen (2013) (Written by Aubrey Clark)
The Salvation: Unspoken (2013) (Written by Aubrey Clark)
The Salvation: Unmasked (2014) (Written by Aubrey Clark)

Omnibuses

The Awakening and The Struggle (2007) ISBN 978-1-41-782599-8
The Fury and Dark Reunion (2007) ISBN 978-0-06-114098-3

Short stories

Published on Lisa Jane Smith's official website.

"Matt and Elena – First Date" (2010)
"Matt and Elena – Tenth Date: On Wickery Pond" (2010)
"Bonnie and Damon: After Hours" (2011)
"An Untold Tale: Blood Will Tell" (2010)
"An Untold Tale: Elena's Christmas" (2010)

Cuts from The Return: Shadow Souls

Published on Lisa Jane Smith's official website.

Damon and Elena: Tumbleweeds (2011)
Dinner Disaster (2010)

The Vampire Diaries: Evensong

Note: These books were published as fanfiction on Kindle Worlds after Smith's publisher hired other authors to continue the series after The Return: Midnight. They pick up after the ending of said book, and while they do represent the original author's intended continuation, they are not considered official canon to the main Vampire Diaries series due to their status.

Paradise Lost (2014)
The War of Roses (2014)
Into the Wood (TBA)^[22]

The Secret Circle Series

The Initiation (1992) ISBN 978-0-06-106712-9
The Captive (1992) ISBN 978-0-06-106715-0
The Power (1992) ISBN 978-0-06-106719-8
The Divide (2012) ISBN 978-0-06-213039-6 (Written by Aubrey Clark)
The Hunt (2012) ISBN 978-0-06-213042-6 (Written by Aubrey Clark)
The Temptation (2013) (Written by Aubrey Clark)

Omnibuses

The Initiation and The Captive Part I (2008) ISBN 978-0-06-167085-5
The Captive Part II and The Power (2008) ISBN 978-0-06-167135-7

The Forbidden Game Series

The Hunter (1994) ISBN 978-0-671-87451-3
The Chase (1994) ISBN 978-0-671-87452-0
The Kill (1994) ISBN 978-0-671-87453-7
Rematch (TBA)

Omnibus

The Forbidden Game: The Hunter, The Chase, The Kill (2010) ISBN 978-1-41-698940-0

Dark Visions Series

The Strange Power (1994) ISBN 978-0-671-87454-4
The Possessed (1995) ISBN 978-0-671-87455-1
The Passion (1995) ISBN 978-0-671-87456-8
Blindsight (TBA)

Omnibus

Dark Visions: The Strange Power, The Possessed, The Passion (2009) ISBN 978-1-41-698956-1

Wildworld Series

The Night of the Solstice (1987) ISBN 978-1-4169-9840-2
Heart of Valor (1990) ISBN 978-1-4169-9841-9
Mirrors of Heaven (TBA)

Novels

Eternity: A Vampire Love Story (TBA)
The Last Lullaby (TBA)

References

^ "Blogs from 2008 – Short and very sweet". September 5, 2008. Archived from the original on May 8, 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c Rickman, Amy (2011). "Chapter Five: The Written Word". Blood Brothers. John Blake Publishing Ltd. pp. 25–27. ISBN 9781843584100.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e McLellan, Dennis (January 3, 1991). "BOOKS & AUTHORS : Children Save World in 'Heart of Valor'". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
^ ^a ^b The Vampire Book: The Encyclopedia of the Undead. Canton, Michigan: Visible Ink Press. 2010. p. 648. ISBN 9781578593484.
^ ^a ^b Laura Pezzino (February 10, 2010). "Twilight? Non conosco (lit.: Twilight? Don't know)". Vanity Fair (in Italian). ... Smith, who is now (February 2010) 51, ...
^ "An Interview with novelist L.J. Smith". Archived from the original on June 18, 2009. Retrieved May 15, 2009.
^ L.J. Smith Biography: amazon.com Retrieved 2010-12-23.
^ Interview with Novelist L.J. Smith: nightworld.net Archived June 18, 2009, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2010-12-23.
^ "Booklist". Archived from the original on October 19, 2010. Retrieved March 22, 2012.
^ "An interview with L. J. Smith". Bookalicious. March 15, 2009. Archived from the original on June 2, 2009.
^ L.J. Smith Archived January 7, 2010, at the Wayback Machine at the Internet Book List
^ The L.J. Smith Fanlisting
^ The Vampire Diaries Blowout: 3 Prequel Novels Coming, Ep. 18 Stills, Ep. 20 Preview
^ Josef Adalian (October 20, 2010). "Three Buffy/Angel Veterans Dream Up New Female Heroines for The CW". nymag.com. Retrieved May 18, 2011.
^ Bookalicious (ed.). "Interview with L.J. Smith part deux". Archived from the original on October 26, 2011. Retrieved November 30, 2011.
^ "L.J. Smith, creator of The Vampire Diaries books, fired". February 5, 2011.
^ "Cover of The Divide".
^ "The Secret Circle Sequel". October 3, 2011. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013.
^ Mark O. Estes (December 31, 2011). "The Secret Circle: New Novel Will NOT Be Written By L.J. Smith!". Archived from the original on January 14, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c Alter, Alexandra (April 17, 2014). "'Vampire Diaries' Writer Bites Back". The Wall Street Journal. New York City. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
^ "And Then I Woke Up". December 6, 2015. Archived from the original on December 20, 2015.
^ "L.J. Smith's New Vampire Diaries Series". January 15, 2014. Archived from the original on April 27, 2021. Retrieved March 24, 2017.

External links

[1] "Blogs from 2008 – Short and very sweet". September 5, 2008. Archived from the original on May 8, 2013.

[blood-2] Rickman, Amy (2011). "Chapter Five: The Written Word". Blood Brothers. John Blake Publishing Ltd. pp. 25–27. ISBN 9781843584100.

[latvalor-3] McLellan, Dennis (January 3, 1991). "BOOKS & AUTHORS : Children Save World in 'Heart of Valor'". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles. Retrieved March 11, 2016.

[tvb-4] The Vampire Book: The Encyclopedia of the Undead. Canton, Michigan: Visible Ink Press. 2010. p. 648. ISBN 9781578593484.

[vanity-5] Laura Pezzino (February 10, 2010). "Twilight? Non conosco (lit.: Twilight? Don't know)". Vanity Fair (in Italian). ... Smith, who is now (February 2010) 51, ...

[Interview-6] "An Interview with novelist L.J. Smith". Archived from the original on June 18, 2009. Retrieved May 15, 2009.

[7] L.J. Smith Biography: amazon.com Retrieved 2010-12-23.

[interview-8] Interview with Novelist L.J. Smith: nightworld.net Archived June 18, 2009, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2010-12-23.

[Booklist-9] "Booklist". Archived from the original on October 19, 2010. Retrieved March 22, 2012.

[10] "An interview with L. J. Smith". Bookalicious. March 15, 2009. Archived from the original on June 2, 2009.

[11] L.J. Smith Archived January 7, 2010, at the Wayback Machine at the Internet Book List

[12] The L.J. Smith Fanlisting

[13] The Vampire Diaries Blowout: 3 Prequel Novels Coming, Ep. 18 Stills, Ep. 20 Preview

[14] Josef Adalian (October 20, 2010). "Three Buffy/Angel Veterans Dream Up New Female Heroines for The CW". nymag.com. Retrieved May 18, 2011.

[bookalicious-15] Bookalicious (ed.). "Interview with L.J. Smith part deux". Archived from the original on October 26, 2011. Retrieved November 30, 2011.

[fire-16] "L.J. Smith, creator of The Vampire Diaries books, fired". February 5, 2011.

[17] "Cover of The Divide".

[18] "The Secret Circle Sequel". October 3, 2011. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013.

[19] Mark O. Estes (December 31, 2011). "The Secret Circle: New Novel Will NOT Be Written By L.J. Smith!". Archived from the original on January 14, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2012.

[wsj-20] Alter, Alexandra (April 17, 2014). "'Vampire Diaries' Writer Bites Back". The Wall Street Journal. New York City. Retrieved March 11, 2016.

[21] "And Then I Woke Up". December 6, 2015. Archived from the original on December 20, 2015.

[22] "L.J. Smith's New Vampire Diaries Series". January 15, 2014. Archived from the original on April 27, 2021. Retrieved March 24, 2017.

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 '''Lisa Jane Smith''' is an American author of [[young adult fiction]] best known for her best-selling series ''[[The Vampire Diaries (novel series)|The Vampire Diaries]]'', which has been turned into a [[The Vampire Diaries|successful television show]]. Her books, particularly ''The Vampire Diaries'' and ''[[Night World]]'', have been in the [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''New York Times'' Best Seller list]] and have been nominated for five awards.
-== Early life and education ==
+==Early life and education==
-Smith was born in [[Orange County, California]].<ref name='blood'>{{Cite book |last=Rickman |first=Amy |year=2011 |title=Blood Brothers |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mLvCBwAAQBAJ&pg=RA1-PA26 |publisher=John Blake Publishing Ltd. |chapter=Chapter Five: The Written Word |pages=25–27 |isbn=9781843584100}}</ref>  Her reported date of birth varies, with sources noting as early as 1958 or 1959 or as late as 1965.<ref name='blood'/><ref name='latvalor'>{{Cite news |last=McLellan |first=Dennis |date=January 3, 1991 |title=BOOKS & AUTHORS : Children Save World in 'Heart of Valor' |url=http://articles.latimes.com/1991-01-03/news/vw-10710_1_villa-park |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |location=[[Los Angeles]] |access-date=March 11, 2016}}</ref>  As a child, she grew up in [[Villa Park, California]] and attended [[Villa Park High School]].<ref name='latvalor'/>  It was here that her high school English teacher, Zoe Gibbs, gave Smith the confidence to write.<ref name='latvalor'/>
+Smith was born in [[Orange County, California]].<ref name='blood'>{{Cite book |last=Rickman |first=Amy |year=2011 |title=Blood Brothers |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mLvCBwAAQBAJ&pg=RA1-PA26 |publisher=John Blake Publishing Ltd. |chapter=Chapter Five: The Written Word |pages=25–27 |isbn=9781843584100}}</ref> Her reported date of birth varies, with sources noting as early as 1958 or 1959 or as late as 1965.<ref name='blood'/><ref name='latvalor'>{{Cite news |last=McLellan |first=Dennis |date=January 3, 1991 |title=BOOKS & AUTHORS : Children Save World in 'Heart of Valor' |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-01-03-vw-10710-story.html |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |location=[[Los Angeles]] |access-date=March 11, 2016}}</ref> As a child, she grew up in [[Villa Park, California]] and attended [[Villa Park High School]].<ref name='latvalor'/> It was here that her high school English teacher, Zoe Gibbs, gave Smith the confidence to write.<ref name='latvalor'/>
-Smith studied experimental psychology at the [[University of California, Santa Barbara]].<ref name='blood'/><ref name='tvb'>{{Cite book |author-link=J. Gordon Melton |year=2010 |title=The Vampire Book: The Encyclopedia of the Undead |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-QNlCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA648 |publisher=[[Visible Ink Press]] |location=[[Canton, Michigan]] |page=648 |isbn=9781578593484}}</ref>  She later attended [[San Francisco State University]] to obtain teaching credentials.<ref name='tvb'/>
+Smith studied experimental psychology at the [[University of California, Santa Barbara]].<ref name='blood'/><ref name='tvb'>{{Cite book |author-link=J. Gordon Melton |year=2010 |title=The Vampire Book: The Encyclopedia of the Undead |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-QNlCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA648 |publisher=[[Visible Ink Press]] |location=[[Canton, Michigan]] |page=648 |isbn=9781578593484}}</ref> She later attended [[San Francisco State University]] to obtain teaching credentials.<ref name='tvb'/>
-== Career ==
+==Career==
 Smith began her career as an elementary school teacher,<ref name="vanity">{{cite journal|language=Italian|author=Laura Pezzino|title=''Twilight''? Non conosco (lit.: ''Twilight''? Don't know)|journal=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|date=February 10, 2010|quote=... Smith, who is now (February 2010) 51, ...}}</ref> but left in 1989 after three years to pursue writing.<ref name='latvalor'/><ref name= Interview >{{cite web|url=http://www.nightworld.net/witchlight/forbiddentales.htm|title=An Interview with novelist L.J. Smith|access-date=May 15, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090618122333/http://www.nightworld.net/witchlight/forbiddentales.htm|archive-date=June 18, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>
-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",<ref>L.J. Smith Biography: [https://www.amazon.com/L.-J.-Smith/e/B000AQ3EMA/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0 amazon.com] Retrieved 2010-12-23.</ref> and she began writing in earnest in elementary school.<ref name="interview">Interview with Novelist L.J. Smith: [http://www.nightworld.net/witchlight/forbiddentales.htm nightworld.net] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090618122333/http://www.nightworld.net/witchlight/forbiddentales.htm |date=June 18, 2009 }} Retrieved 2010-12-23.</ref>
+Smith 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",<ref>L.J. Smith Biography: [https://www.amazon.com/L.-J.-Smith/e/B000AQ3EMA/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0 amazon.com] Retrieved 2010-12-23.</ref> and she began writing in earnest in elementary school.<ref name="interview">Interview with Novelist L.J. Smith: [http://www.nightworld.net/witchlight/forbiddentales.htm nightworld.net] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090618122333/http://www.nightworld.net/witchlight/forbiddentales.htm |date=June 18, 2009 }} Retrieved 2010-12-23.</ref>
-Her first book, ''The Night of the Solstice'', written during high school and college,<ref name= Booklist >{{cite web|url=http://www.ljanesmith.net/booklist.php|title=Booklist}}</ref> was published by [[Macmillan Publishers|MacMillan]] in 1987, followed by ''Heart of Valor'' in 1990. They sold poorly, as they were labeled for 9 to 11-year-olds and not for young adults, as Smith wanted.
+Her first book, ''The Night of the Solstice'', written during high school and college,<ref name= Booklist >{{cite web|url=http://www.ljanesmith.net/booklist.php|title=Booklist|access-date=March 22, 2012|archive-date=October 19, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101019090025/http://www.ljanesmith.net/booklist.php|url-status=dead}}</ref> was published by [[Macmillan Publishers|MacMillan]] in 1987, followed by ''Heart of Valor'' in 1990. They sold poorly, as they were labeled for 9 to 11-year-olds and not for young adults, as Smith wanted.
-''[[The Vampire Diaries (novel series)|The Vampire Diaries]]'' series was commissioned by Elise Donner, editor of ''Alloy Entertainment'' in 1990: Smith immediately wrote the scene when Elena, Bonnie and Meredith are decorating the gym and the heroine meets Damon (scene later included in the first novel), while, as for the other characters, she adapted those of ''The Garden of Earthly Delights'',<ref name="vanity" /> an adult book she was writing.  She chose the setting of ''The Vampire Diaries'' in Virginia because she has family there and was inspired by the small towns and lifestyles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bookalicio.us/2009/03/an-interview-with-l-j-smith/|title=An interview with L. J. Smith|work=Bookalicious|date=March 15, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090602082403/http://bookalicio.us/2009/03/an-interview-with-l-j-smith/|archive-date=June 2, 2009|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
+''[[The Vampire Diaries (novel series)|The Vampire Diaries]]'' series was commissioned by Elise Donner, editor of [[Alloy Entertainment]] in 1990: Smith immediately wrote the scene when Elena, Bonnie and Meredith are decorating the gym and the heroine meets Damon (scene later included in the first novel), while, as for the other characters, she adapted those of ''The Garden of Earthly Delights'',<ref name="vanity" /> an adult book she was writing. She chose the setting of ''The Vampire Diaries'' in Virginia because she has family there and was inspired by the small towns and lifestyles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bookalicio.us/2009/03/an-interview-with-l-j-smith/|title=An interview with L. J. Smith|work=Bookalicious|date=March 15, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090602082403/http://bookalicio.us/2009/03/an-interview-with-l-j-smith/|archive-date=June 2, 2009|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
-Three [[trilogy|trilogies]] followed: ''[[The Secret Circle]]'' (1992), ''[[The Forbidden Game (novel)|The Forbidden Game]]'' (1994) and [[Dark Visions Trilogy|''Dark Visions'']] (1995). The first installment of ''[[Night World]]'' series was published in 1996, followed by eight more over the next two years.<ref>[http://www.iblist.com/author10603.htm L.J. Smith] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100107070211/http://www.iblist.com/author10603.htm |date=January 7, 2010 }} at the [[Internet Book List]]</ref>
+Three [[trilogy|trilogies]] followed: ''[[The Secret Circle]]'' (1992), ''The Forbidden Game'' (1994) and [[Dark Visions Trilogy|''Dark Visions'']] (1995). The first installment of ''[[Night World]]'' series was published in 1996, followed by eight more over the next two years.<ref>[http://www.iblist.com/author10603.htm L.J. Smith] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100107070211/http://www.iblist.com/author10603.htm|date=January 7, 2010}} at the [[Internet Book List]]</ref>
 In 1998, Smith began a decade-long hiatus from writing, returning in 2008 with a new website and a series of new short stories. ''The Vampire Diaries'' series was reissued in 2007, followed by reprintings of ''The Secret Circle'' trilogy and ''Night World'' series in 2008–2009.<ref>[http://ljs.insanitysandwich.com The L.J. Smith Fanlisting]</ref> ''The Night of the Solstice'' and ''Heart of Valor'' were also reissued in 2008. Three new ''Vampire Diaries'' installments were published in 2009 and 2010.<ref>[http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/36890/the-vampire-diaries-blowout-3-prequel-novels-coming-ep-18-stills-ep-20-preview The Vampire Diaries Blowout: 3 Prequel Novels Coming, Ep. 18 Stills, Ep. 20 Preview]</ref> The series was later adapted into a TV series (''[[The Vampire Diaries]]'') in 2009, as well as ''[[The Secret Circle]]'', which became [[The Secret Circle (TV series)|a TV series of the same name]] in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/10/three_buffyangel_veterans_drea.html|title=Three Buffy/Angel Veterans Dream Up New Female Heroines for The CW|author=Josef Adalian|work=nymag.com|date=October 20, 2010|access-date=May 18, 2011}}</ref>
-The final volume of ''The Vampire Diaries'' written entirely by Smith (''The Return: Midnight'') was released in March 2011. Smith submitted a draft of the next installment (''The Hunters: Phantom''), but after a dispute regarding a pivotal plot twist, her involvement was terminated by the publisher and the episode was revised by a [[ghostwriter]].<ref name="bookalicious">{{cite web|url=http://bookalicio.us/2011/05/interview-with-l-j-smith-part-duex/|title=Interview with L.J. Smith part deux|editor=Bookalicious|access-date=November 30, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111026091029/http://bookalicio.us/2011/05/interview-with-l-j-smith-part-duex/|archive-date=October 26, 2011|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="fire">{{cite news|url=http://anditsdraining.tumblr.com/post/3137484606/l-j-smith-creator-of-the-vampire-diaries-books-fired|title=L.J. Smith, creator of The Vampire Diaries books, fired.|date=February 5, 2011}}</ref> Subsequent ''Vampire Diaries'' installments have also been ghostwritten.  She was also replaced on ''The Secret Circle'' series, by ghostwriter Aubrey Clark.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12521671-the-divide|title=Cover of ''The Divide''}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://ishtarworld.wordpress.com/2011/10/03/the-secret-circle-sequel/|title=The Secret Circle Sequel|date=October 3, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203082554/http://ishtarworld.wordpress.com/2011/10/03/the-secret-circle-sequel/|archive-date=December 3, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tvovermind.com/the-secret-circle/the-secret-circle-new-novel-not-written-l-j-smith/114231|title=The Secret Circle: New Novel Will NOT Be Written By L.J. Smith!|author=Mark O. Estes|date=December 31, 2011|access-date=January 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114045213/http://www.tvovermind.com/the-secret-circle/the-secret-circle-new-novel-not-written-l-j-smith/114231|archive-date=January 14, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
+The final volume of ''The Vampire Diaries'' written entirely by Smith (''The Return: Midnight'') was released in March 2011. Smith submitted a draft of the next installment (''The Hunters: Phantom''), but after a dispute regarding a pivotal plot twist, her involvement was terminated by the publisher and the episode was revised by a [[ghostwriter]].<ref name="bookalicious">{{cite web|url=http://bookalicio.us/2011/05/interview-with-l-j-smith-part-duex/|title=Interview with L.J. Smith part deux|editor=Bookalicious|access-date=November 30, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111026091029/http://bookalicio.us/2011/05/interview-with-l-j-smith-part-duex/|archive-date=October 26, 2011|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="fire">{{cite news|url=http://anditsdraining.tumblr.com/post/3137484606/l-j-smith-creator-of-the-vampire-diaries-books-fired|title=L.J. Smith, creator of The Vampire Diaries books, fired.|date=February 5, 2011}}</ref> Subsequent ''Vampire Diaries'' installments have also been ghostwritten. She was also replaced on ''The Secret Circle'' series, by ghostwriter Aubrey Clark.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12521671-the-divide|title=Cover of ''The Divide''}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://ishtarworld.wordpress.com/2011/10/03/the-secret-circle-sequel/|title=The Secret Circle Sequel|date=October 3, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203082554/http://ishtarworld.wordpress.com/2011/10/03/the-secret-circle-sequel/|archive-date=December 3, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tvovermind.com/the-secret-circle/the-secret-circle-new-novel-not-written-l-j-smith/114231|title=The Secret Circle: New Novel Will NOT Be Written By L.J. Smith!|author=Mark O. Estes|date=December 31, 2011|access-date=January 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114045213/http://www.tvovermind.com/the-secret-circle/the-secret-circle-new-novel-not-written-l-j-smith/114231|archive-date=January 14, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
-== Personal life ==
+==Personal life==
-Smith previously resided in [[Concord, California]] in 1991 and still resides in [[Northern California]] with her dog.<ref name='latvalor'/><ref name='wsj'>{{Cite news |last=Alter |first=Alexandra |date=April 17, 2014 |title='Vampire Diaries' Writer Bites Back |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304058204579495491652398358 |newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |location=[[New York City]] |access-date=March 11, 2016}}</ref>  In 1998, Smith took a decade-long hiatus from writing to take care of her sister's children when her brother-in-law was diagnosed with [[metastatic melanoma]].<ref name='wsj'/>  During this time, her mother died from [[lung cancer]].<ref name='wsj'/> In late 2015, Smith was diagnosed with [[granulomatosis with polyangiitis]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ljanesmith.net/component/content/article/132-blog/2015/641-and-then-i-woke-up|title=And Then I Woke Up|date=6 December 2015}}</ref>
+Smith previously resided in [[Concord, California]] in 1991 and still resides in [[Northern California]] with her dog.<ref name='latvalor'/><ref name='wsj'>{{Cite news |last=Alter |first=Alexandra |date=April 17, 2014 |title='Vampire Diaries' Writer Bites Back |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304058204579495491652398358 |newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |location=[[New York City]] |access-date=March 11, 2016}}</ref> In 1998, Smith took a decade-long hiatus from writing to take care of her sister's children when her brother-in-law was diagnosed with [[metastatic melanoma]].<ref name='wsj'/> During this time, her mother died from [[lung cancer]].<ref name='wsj'/> In late 2015, Smith almost died from an undiagnosed [[granulomatosis with polyangiitis]] that kept her hospitalized for two months and on a [[ventilator]] for weeks: she suffered severe damage to her kidneys, heart, liver, and gallbladder.<ref>{{cite web |date=6 December 2015 |title=And Then I Woke Up |url=http://www.ljanesmith.net/component/content/article/132-blog/2015/641-and-then-i-woke-up |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151220104746/https://ljanesmith.net/component/content/article/132-blog/2015/641-and-then-i-woke-up |archive-date=December 20, 2015}}</ref>
-== Bibliography ==
+==Bibliography==
-=== Night World Series ===
+===''Night World'' Series===
 #''Secret Vampire'' (1996) {{ISBN|0-340-69994-9}}
 #''Daughters of Darkness'' (1996) {{ISBN|0-340-68982-X}}
 #''Spellbinder'' (1996) {{ISBN|978-0-671-55135-3}} <small>(called ''Enchantress'' in the UK and Australia versions)</small>
 #''Dark Angel'' (1996) {{ISBN|0-671-55136-1}}
-#''[[The Chosen (Smith novel)|The Chosen]]'' (1997) {{ISBN|0-340-69003-8}}
+#''The Chosen'' (1997) {{ISBN|0-340-69003-8}}
 #''Soulmate'' (1997) {{ISBN|0-340-69004-6}}
 #''Huntress'' (1997) {{ISBN|0-340-70953-7}}
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 #''Strange Fate'' (TBA)
-==== Omnibuses ====
+====Omnibuses====
-*''Night World: Secret Vampire, Daughters of Darkness, Spellbinder (Enchantress)" (2008) {{ISBN|978-1-41-697450-5}}
+*''Night World: Secret Vampire, Daughters of Darkness, Spellbinder (Enchantress)'' (2008) {{ISBN|978-1-41-697450-5}}
 *''Night World: Dark Angel, The Chosen, Soulmate'' (2008) {{ISBN|978-1-41-697451-2}}
 *''Night World: Huntress, Black Dawn, Witchlight'' (2009) {{ISBN|978-1-41-697452-9}}
-==== Short Stories ====
+====Short stories====
-Published on Lisa Jane Smith official website.
+Published on Lisa Jane Smith's official website.
 * ''Thicker Than Water – Featuring Keller, Rashel, Galen and Quinn''
 * ''Ash and Mary-Lynnette: Those Who Favor Fire''
 * ''Jez and Morgead's Night Out''
-=== [[The Vampire Diaries (novel series)|''The Vampire Diaries'' Universe]] ===
+===[[The Vampire Diaries (novel series)|''The Vampire Diaries'' Universe]]===
+====''The Vampire Diaries'' Series====
-==== ''The Vampire Diaries'' Series ====
 #''The Awakening: Volume I'' (1991) {{ISBN|978-1-4449-0071-2}}
 #''The Struggle: Volume II'' (1991) {{ISBN|978-0-06-199076-2}}
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 #''Dark Reunion: Volume IV'' (1992) {{ISBN|0-06-105992-7}} (''The Reunion'' in the UK and Australia version)
-==== ''The Vampire Diaries'': The Return Trilogy ====
+====''The Vampire Diaries'': The Return Trilogy====
 #''The Return: Nightfall'' (2009) {{ISBN|9780061720802}}
 #''The Return: Shadow Souls'' (2010) {{ISBN|978-0-06-172083-3}}
 #''The Return: Midnight'' (2011) {{ISBN|978-0-06-172085-7}}
-==== ''The Vampire Diaries'': The Hunters Trilogy ====
+====''The Vampire Diaries'': The Hunters Trilogy====
 #''The Hunters: Phantom'' (2011) <small>(Written by a ghostwriter)</small>
 #''The Hunters: Moonsong'' (2012) <small>(Written by a ghostwriter)</small>
 #''The Hunters: Destiny Rising'' (2012) <small>(Written by a ghostwriter)</small>
-==== ''The Vampire Diaries'': The Salvation Trilogy ====
+====''The Vampire Diaries'': The Salvation Trilogy====
 #''The Salvation: Unseen'' (2013) <small>(Written by Aubrey Clark)</small>
 #''The Salvation: Unspoken'' (2013) <small>(Written by Aubrey Clark)</small>
 #''The Salvation: Unmasked'' (2014) <small>(Written by Aubrey Clark)</small>
-==== Omnibuses ====
+====Omnibuses====
 *''The Awakening'' and ''The Struggle'' (2007) {{ISBN|978-1-41-782599-8}}
 *''The Fury'' and ''Dark Reunion'' (2007) {{ISBN|978-0-06-114098-3}}
-==== Short Stories ====
+====Short stories====
 Published on Lisa Jane Smith's official website.
 * "Matt and Elena – First Date" (2010)
@@ Line 114: / Line 100: @@
 * "An Untold Tale: Elena's Christmas" (2010)
-==== Cuts from ''The Return: Shadow Souls'' ====
+====Cuts from ''The Return: Shadow Souls''====
 Published on Lisa Jane Smith's official website.
 * ''Damon and Elena: Tumbleweeds'' (2011)
 * ''Dinner Disaster'' (2010)
-==== ''The Vampire Diaries'': Evensong ====
+====''The Vampire Diaries'': Evensong====
+''Note: These books were published as [[fanfiction]] on [[Kindle Worlds]] after Smith's publisher hired other authors to continue the series after ''The Return: Midnight''. They pick up after the ending of said book, and while they do represent the original author's intended continuation, they are not considered official canon to the main ''Vampire Diaries'' series due to their status.''
-''Note: These books were published as [[fanfiction]] on [[Kindle Worlds]] after Smith's publisher hired other authors to continue the series after ''The Return: Midnight''. They pick up after the ending of said book. And while they do represent the original author's intended continuation, they are not considered official canon to the main ''Vampire Diaries'' series due to their status.''
 * ''Paradise Lost'' (2014)
 * ''The War of Roses'' (2014)
-* ''Into the Wood'' (TBA)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://ljanesmith.net/blog/2014/635-l-j-smith-s-new-vampires-diaries-series|title=L.J. Smith's New Vampire Diaries Series|date=January 15, 2014}}</ref>
+* ''Into the Wood'' (TBA)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://ljanesmith.net/blog/2014/635-l-j-smith-s-new-vampires-diaries-series|title=L.J. Smith's New Vampire Diaries Series|date=January 15, 2014|access-date=March 24, 2017|archive-date=April 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427112413/http://www.ljanesmith.net/blog/2014/635-l-j-smith-s-new-vampires-diaries-series|url-status=dead}}</ref>
-=== [[The Secret Circle| The Secret Circle Series]] ===
+===[[The Secret Circle| The Secret Circle Series]]===
 #''[[The Initiation (novel)|The Initiation]]'' (1992) {{ISBN|978-0-06-106712-9}}
 #''The Captive'' (1992) {{ISBN|978-0-06-106715-0}}
@@ Line 135: / Line 120: @@
 #''The Temptation'' (2013) <small>(Written by Aubrey Clark)</small>
-==== Omnibuses ====
+====Omnibuses====
 *''The Initiation'' and ''The Captive Part I'' (2008) {{ISBN|978-0-06-167085-5}}
 *''The Captive Part II'' and ''The Power'' (2008) {{ISBN|978-0-06-167135-7}}
-=== The Forbidden Game Series ===
+===''The Forbidden Game'' Series===
 #''The Hunter'' (1994) {{ISBN|978-0-671-87451-3}}
 #''The Chase'' (1994) {{ISBN|978-0-671-87452-0}}
@@ Line 145: / Line 130: @@
 #''Rematch'' (TBA)
-==== Omnibus ====
+====Omnibus====
 *''The Forbidden Game: The Hunter, The Chase, The Kill'' (2010) {{ISBN|978-1-41-698940-0}}
-=== [[Dark Visions Trilogy|Dark Visions Series]] ===
+===[[Dark Visions Trilogy|''Dark Visions'' Series]]===
 #''The Strange Power'' (1994) {{ISBN|978-0-671-87454-4}}
 #''The Possessed'' (1995) {{ISBN|978-0-671-87455-1}}
@@ Line 154: / Line 139: @@
 #''Blindsight'' (TBA)
-==== Omnibus ====
+====Omnibus====
 *''Dark Visions: The Strange Power, The Possessed, The Passion'' (2009) {{ISBN|978-1-41-698956-1}}
-=== Wildworld Series ===
+===''Wildworld'' Series===
 #''The Night of the Solstice'' (1987) {{ISBN|978-1-4169-9840-2}}
 #''Heart of Valor'' (1990) {{ISBN|978-1-4169-9841-9}}
 #''Mirrors of Heaven'' (TBA)
-=== Novels ===
+===Novels===
-*''Eternity: A Vampire Love Story'' (TBA)
+* ''Eternity: A Vampire Love Story'' (TBA)
-*''The Last Lullaby'' (TBA)
+* ''The Last Lullaby'' (TBA)
-== References ==
+==References==
-{{Reflist|30em}}
+{{Reflist}}
-== External links ==
+==External links==
-* {{Official website|http://www.ljanesmith.net}}
+* {{Official website|http://theljsmith.com}}
-* {{isfdb name|name=L. J. Smith}}
+* {{ISFDB name|name=L. J. Smith}}
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+{{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, L. J.}}
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+[[Category:American women horror writers]]
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+[[Category:American women writers of young adult literature]]
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