The author LJ Smith, who created the series of books “Vampire Diaries” that inspired CW's drama of the same name and contributed to the obsession of pop culture with vampires, has died.
Smith died on March 8 at a hospital in Walnut Creek, California, The Times confirmed. A shared statement on the Smith website says that he died “peacefully” after “a long fight with a disease.” Author's partner Julie Divola and sister Judy Clifford confirmed to New York Times on Wednesday that Smith, a Danville resident, California, died “after enduring the cascade effects of a rare autoimmune disease for a decade.” She was 66 years old.
“Lisa was a kind and gentle soul, whose brilliance, creativity, resistance and empathy, illuminated the life of her family, friends and fans equally,” said the announcement on the Smith website. “He will be remembered for his imaginative spirit, his pioneering role in supernatural fiction and his generosity, warmth and heart, both on and off the page.
Smith, who was born in Florida in September 1958, wrote several series of books for young adults, including “Night World” and “The Secret Circle”, but was better known for creating the novels of “Vampire Diaries” novels. Smith's inaugural tickets for the fantasy series laid the basis for the adaptation of CW of the same name by producers Julie Plec and Kevin Williamson.
The “Vampire Diaries” of the CW, which leaves the obsession of vampires of pop culture revived by the series and the film adaptations of Stephenie Meyer, transmitted from 2009 to 2017. Salvatore (Paul Wesley) while sailing for the less mythical agony of high school and moves from its past.
Smith grew in southern California and started writing as a child. He published his debut fantasy novel, “The Night of the Solstice”, in 1987, according to its website, and caught the attention of an Alloy Entertainment editor. Alloy signed Smith to start his series of books “Vampire Diaries”, according to NYT. He published the first four books of “Vampire Diaries” from 1991 to 1992. The alloy hired Smith in a rental contract for rent, which means that he did not possess the rights of his characters, but did not realize at that time, the Wall Street Journal reported in 2014.
Years after entering the literary scene, Smith took a writing to deal with family affairs, including the death of his mother. She went back into the world of “vampire newspapers” in 2007 in the midst of the success of the Meyer vampire franchise. He reached another agreement with the alloy to write more books of “Vampire Diaries”, published in 2009 and 2010. Shortly after, Smith separated from Harpercollins (which bought the series of books “Vampire Diaries”) and alloy, according to reports, about creative differences.
Despite this, Alloy hired a ghost writer to write new novels and complete the “Vampire Diaries” series. “I didn't realize that they could take away the series,” Smith told the WSJ in 2014. “I was disconsolate.”
Although Smith focused his focus on another job after the consequences with Alloy and Harpercollins, he finally picked up “Vampire Diaries” where he left him, writing the story through Fan Fiction. In the now missing fictional publication platform of Kindle Worlds of Amazon, Smith claimed to his dear characters in informal entries of “Vampire Diaries”.
Smith's writing portfolio also included short stories he published on his website. Recently ended the last books in his series “Night World” and “Strange Fate” and the adult book “Lulaby”, according to its website. In an entry in your frequent questions, Smith says “I did not choose or decided to” become a writer.
“I have been a narrator since before learning to read or write,” he said. “I knew from my earliest childhood, the first things I remember, that I would only be happy as a narrator.”
Smith is also survived by his sister Judy Clifford; his niece Lauren Clifford and Lauren Wyatt's son; and his nephew Brian Clifford and his wife, Taylor Acamporta.
