Smith, L. J. (Lisa J.) (Personal Name)

Not same as: Smith, Lisa, producer of filmstrips and children's writer

Not the same as: Smith, Lisa (Lisa Jane), no2003003950

The night of the solstice, c1987: CIP t.p. (L.J. Smith) t.p. verso (copr., Lisa Smith)

Witchlight, 1998: t.p. (L.J. Smith) about the author (Lisa Jane Smith)

Dark visions, 2009: t.p. (L.J. Smith) abt. the auth. (author of The vampire diaries; has written more than twenty-five books for young adults; res. in the Bay Area of Calif.)

L. Jane Smith WWW site, May 31, 2011: (Lisa wrote a book named Phantom, but Alloy Entertainment Inc., which owns half the copyright and originally asked Lisa to write The vampire diaries in 1990 as "work for hire," has had the book completely rewritten by an anonymous ghostwriter. The credit on the book will say "Created by L.J. Smith." Lisa will not be allowed to write further Vampire diaries, although she has asked both Alloy Entertainment Inc. and HarperTeen to do so. The series is now in the hands of an anonymous ghostwriter. Note: Lisa has nothing to do with the TV-tie-ins: Stefan's diaries. General Rule of Thumb: if a book has several names on the cover or says "Created by L.J. Smith," you could be sure that L.J. did not write it) www.ljanesmith.net

Wikipedia, Oct. 31, 2011 (Lisa Jane Smith, known professionally as L.J. Smith; b. Sept. 4, 1965; American author of young-adult literature. Her books, combine elements of the genres of supernatural, horror, science fiction/fantasy, and romance) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L._J._Smith_(author)