Lisa Jane Smith is the author of the bestseller "The Vampire Diaries"

Books about vampires have always enjoyed steady popularity. Legends of the terrible night creatures that feed on human blood, found almost all the peoples of the world. In different countries they were called in their own way. Slavs are ghouls, Rumanians have Strigoi, Hindus have Vetala, and ancient Sumerians have Akshars.

The myth of vampires, which is now universally known, originates from Slavic folklore about creatures that appear only at night and drink the blood of people. A vampire can be killed if you cut off his head, stuck in his heart an aspen stake or a sharp object of silver and burn the body. These creatures are incredibly strong and fast. Until the 19th century, vampires were portrayed only as horrible monsters. In the literature, the topic begins to be covered in the XIX century. The most complete information is contained in the famous novel by Bram Stoker "Dracula".

In our time, a tendency has appeared to make these creatures heroes of romantic books. Not left this tradition aside and Lisa Jane Smith.

Childhood

The future famous writer was born on September 4, 1965 in Florida. Her father, as she writes in her autobiography, was a football star at Clemson University. Then he decided to start a business, and ties with this family had to move several times. First, a small Lisa lived with her parents in the south of California, then they moved to the northern part of the state.

Lisa Jane Smith always knew she would be a writer. Her mother told me that the girl, long before she learned to read, began to write poetry. She came up with different stories and then played with her friends in faces. For example, with girlfriends Lisa loved to play adventures about princesses.

In search of magic

The girl grew and, besides children's books, adults began to read. As she told me, she really wanted to find something magical. The baby was waiting for the magic in her life to happen in 9 years, then - at 12, but this did not happen. Lisa Jane Smith realized that waiting for magic is not worth it, you need to do it yourself. Then she began to write stories and poems in the genre of fiction.

First book

The future work began to create her first work in secondary school, and finished before the end of the university. It was the novel "Solstice Night". Lisa found an agent who was able to send the manuscript to MacMillan Publishers Ltd. The book was agreed to be printed, but with the proviso that the author will make some changes. It was a unique chance to publish his first book, and Lisa Jane Smith agreed to a correction. The novel was published in 1989.

The writer graduated from the University of California and received a bachelor's degree in psychology. She has two more teaching degrees from the University of San Francisco. For a long time Lisa Jane Smith worked as a teacher at a public school. Although she liked working with children, she felt more and more keenly that it was not her business. In the end, the girl left school and was completely devoted to writing.

Books by Lisa Jane Smith

The author fruitfully works and releases one book after another. All of her characters are young beautiful people or supernatural beings. Lisa Jane Smith prefers to write about the conflict between good and evil, about the dark and bright side of the world. She loves the night, especially the world, flooded with moonlight. Maybe that's why many of the characters in her books are vampires. In the late 90's, the works "The Secret Circle", "Forbidden Game", "Dark Vision" and the unfinished "Kingdom of the Night" appear.

In 1998, after not finishing her latest novel, the writer goes on a long creative holiday. This is due to problems in personal relationships. All of her old works were republished in 2007-2008.

The series "The Vampire Diaries"

The triumphant return of the writer took place in 2009, and then the whole world learned that there is a talented author of the fantasy genre - Smith Liza Jane. "Vampire Diaries" - this is the book that brought the writer a stunning success and the love of fans in many countries. The author of the bestseller said she was very surprised at this success of her book.

In 2009, a series with the same name was created on the cycle "Vampire Diaries". This is the fastest adaptation of the work, because the book was published in the same year. The show has already included six seasons, which is an indicator of its popularity with viewers, especially among teenagers. "The Vampire Diaries" is broadcast on the new CW television channel, which began work in 2006.

In the center of the story is the story of the relationship between an ordinary girl named Elena and two supernatural creatures, vampire brothers. Although over time, the film was made minor changes, the creators of the series tried to preserve the main storylines as they were conceived by the writer.

"Vampire Diaries" received a positive evaluation of critics, though not from the first, but from the second season. Actors who play in the tape, have acquired the status of stars. The series was repeatedly nominated for various awards, including in the category "Breakthrough of the Year".

Personal life

The author of the book "The Vampire Diaries" lives alone in the north of California. Her house is located on the coast, near the bay. The courtyard is filled with flowers that the writer adores. Basically it's roses of different shades. Lisa travels extensively throughout Europe and was even in the Far East in Russia. As she says, of all the countries she loves Britain most because of the numerous monuments of antiquity and Japan with her lively urban life and tranquil mountain scenery. Liza is still fond of mythology, constantly communicates with fans and reads a lot. As for the author's personal life, she does not comment on her and does not provide any information on this matter.