Jon Smith

Jon Smith

Infobox Writer
name = Jon Smith


imagesize =
caption = Jon Smith London, England February 16 2004
birthdate = birth date and age|1975|12|19|mf=y
birthplace = London, England
occupation = Writer, Journalist, SEO Consultant
nationality = British
period = 2004-
genre = Fiction, Children's fiction, Journalism, Musical Theatre, Film and TV
subject =
movement =
notableworks = "The Bloke's Guide To Pregnancy"
influences = Charles Bukowski, Hunter S Thompson, William Butler Yates, Luc Besson
influenced =
website = http://www.jonsmith.net

Jon Smith (born December 19, 1975) is a British writer.

Biography

Jon Smith was brought up in Merseyside, where he remained until he was eighteen. He studied for a degree in American Studies at the University of Reading which included a semester at the University of Texas, at Austin. [1] After graduating in 1997 Jon spent a year in South Korea, teaching English as a foreign language. Returning to the UK in 1998, Jon Smith worked for a number of Internet companies including Amazon.co.uk and Kitbag.com before launching his own online toy business called "Toytopia" in 2002.It was whilst working in the shop that Jon wrote first drafts of Toytopia, and "The Blokes Guide To Pregnancy" which were both published in 2003. Smarter Business Start Ups and Web Sites That Work followed, shortly after.

Jon married long-term partner Lisa Grant in 2003, they have two children; Alia and Ronin.

Jon and Lisa separated in 2008.Jon Smith lives in the Valencia region of Spain and writes fiction, non-fiction, screenplays and musical theatre fulltime.

Bibliography

"The Bloke’s Guide To Pregnancy (2004)(" [http://www.hayhouse.co.uk Hay House] )

"The Bloke’s Guide To Babies" (2008)( [http://www.hayhouse.co.uk Hay House] )

"The Bloke’s Guide To Getting Hitched" (2007)( [http://www.hayhouse.co.uk Hay House] )

"The Bloke’s Guide To Baby Gadgets" (2006)( [http://www.hayhouse.co.uk Hay House] )

"The Bloke’s 100 Top Tips For Surviving Pregnancy" (2006)( [http://www.hayhouse.co.uk Hay House] )

"Toytopia" (2004)( [http://www.wreckingballpress.com/ Wrecking Ball Press] )

"Smarter Business Start Ups" (2005)( [http://www.infideas.com/ Infinite Ideas] )

"Web Sites That Work" (2005)( [http://www.infideas.com/ Infinite Ideas] )

"Get Into Bed With Google: top ranking search optimisation techniques" (2008) ( [http://www.infideas.com/ Infinite Ideas] )

References

The Society of Authors http://www.societyofauthors.org/search_pages/author-detail.html?id=6460 [1]

External links

Review of The Bloke's Guide To Pregnancy - The Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2005/jan/26/childrensservices.healthmindandbodyreviews


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