L. J. Smith has written a number of bestselling books and series for young adults, including The Vampire Diaries (now a hit show on the CW), The Secret Circle, The Forbidden Game, and the NY Times #1 bestselling Dark Visions. http://www.ljanesmith.net/stories/articles 2017-05-30T01:39:40-07:00 Joomla! - Open Source Content Management 2011-03-25T07:00:00-07:00 2011-03-25T07:00:00-07:00 http://www.ljanesmith.net/stories/articles/321-how-l-j-smiths-books-saved-my-life Jessica Sherman adminuso@ljanesmith.net

<div class="feed-description"><p><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left;" src="images/stories/img_filmstrip_single.png" alt="img_filmstrip_single" height="121" width="108" /></p> <p><strong>By Jessica Sherman<br /></strong></p> <p>L. J. Smith’s books saved my life.  That’s a pretty strong claim.  But it’s the truth, and I don’t think that I’m the only one out there who could say it.  I’m not just talking about saving my adolescent sanity.  I’m talking about books that actually changed my way of thinking so that I could see the world through different eyes.</p> <p> </p> <p><a target="_blank" href="images/stories/downloads/LJaneSmith_Articles_JessicaSherman.pdf"><span class="download"><strong><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style;">DOWNLOAD THE STORY:  PDF, 69 KB</span></strong></span></a></p></div>

<div class="feed-description"><p><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left;" src="images/stories/img_filmstrip_single.png" alt="img_filmstrip_single" height="121" width="108" /></p> <p><strong>By Jessica Sherman<br /></strong></p> <p>L. J. Smith’s books saved my life.  That’s a pretty strong claim.  But it’s the truth, and I don’t think that I’m the only one out there who could say it.  I’m not just talking about saving my adolescent sanity.  I’m talking about books that actually changed my way of thinking so that I could see the world through different eyes.</p> <p> </p> <p><a target="_blank" href="images/stories/downloads/LJaneSmith_Articles_JessicaSherman.pdf"><span class="download"><strong><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style;">DOWNLOAD THE STORY:  PDF, 69 KB</span></strong></span></a></p></div> 2011-02-16T07:00:00-08:00 2011-02-16T07:00:00-08:00 http://www.ljanesmith.net/stories/articles/301-taekwondo Administrator adminuso@ljanesmith.net

<div class="feed-description"><p><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left;" src="images/stories/img_blackbelt.png" alt="img_blackbelt" height="86" width="150" /></p> <p><strong>How do L. J. Smith's martial arts characters fight? </strong></p> <p>As many of you already know, Mr. Usok Choe, the genius Administrator behind this site, is more than just a brilliant computer guru. He's a Taekowndo champion as well...</p> <p> </p> <p><a target="_blank" href="images/stories/downloads/LJaneSmith_Articles_Taekwondo.pdf"><span class="download"><strong><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style;">DOWNLOAD THE STORY:  PDF, 181 KB</span></strong></span></a></p></div>

<div class="feed-description"><p><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left;" src="images/stories/img_blackbelt.png" alt="img_blackbelt" height="86" width="150" /></p> <p><strong>How do L. J. Smith's martial arts characters fight? </strong></p> <p>As many of you already know, Mr. Usok Choe, the genius Administrator behind this site, is more than just a brilliant computer guru. He's a Taekowndo champion as well...</p> <p> </p> <p><a target="_blank" href="images/stories/downloads/LJaneSmith_Articles_Taekwondo.pdf"><span class="download"><strong><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style;">DOWNLOAD THE STORY:  PDF, 181 KB</span></strong></span></a></p></div>