P.S. Some days it's more fun to dance than write.

I did become an artist and worked in advertising for a number of years. Later, I changed careers and taught middle school and high school.  That's where I discovered that all the world's problems can easily be solved by asking a teenager for the solution--something my two daughters tried to tell me for many years. Now I live in South Carolina with my husband, Don, where I spend my days writing romance, mystery and suspense.

Everything Else

My Story

I always wanted to be an artist. The only time I ever thought of being a writer was when I bought my first typewriter with money I had saved from my summer job. Sitting in front of that little electronic marvel made me feel writerly--it was enough to make me wish I had taken typing instead of geometry. Can't say I've had many occasions to use the geometry, but the typing would have definitely made the writing easier. 

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...from the family album

Who doesn't love a mystery?
Especially when the setting is the James Lee House, built in 1848. It was once home to the Memphis College of Art. (As a child I attended art classes there.)
My story, "An Artful Death," is one of 15 short mystery stories featured in the Malice in Memphis/Bluff City Mysteries, and I'm proud to be the illustrator for this anthology.

Contact:

Email: elizabeth@elizabethsmithbooks.com

Remember when you were thirteen?

​If you like short stories, check out School for Angels (above) and An Artful Death (below). Both stories feature middle school kids as the main character. Entertaining for all the family.

​​​​​​What's Next?

A new contemporary romance set in Charleston, South Carolina.