After someone suggested she try writing romance novels, Evanovich read several romances and discovered that she enjoyed the genre. For ten years, she attempted to write the Great American Novel, finishing three manuscripts that she was unable to sell. To learn the art of writing dialog, Evanovich took lessons in improv acting. In her thirties, she began writing novels. When Evanovich had children, she chose to become a housewife like her mother.

After growing up in South River, she followed her husband, who was in the Navy, as he moved around the country, stayed at home and raised their two children and then, when she was in her 30’s, decided that she wanted to write.' She became the first in her family to attend college when she enrolled at Douglass College, part of Rutgers University, to study art. Evanovich is certain that she has not followed it. If there is a typical career path for novelists, Mrs. 'She graduated from South River High School, married her high school sweetheart and attended Douglass College…. Evanovich attended South River High School.Nussbaum, Debra. She was born and raised in South River, New Jersey to a machinist and housewife. Early yearsĮvanovich is a second-generation American. Members of Evanovich’s family are employed by her company, Evanovich Inc, including her husband, Pete, son Peter, daughter Alexandra and son-in-law P.J. Beginning with her third Stephanie Plum book, Three to Get Deadly, and ending with Smokin’ Seventeen, all of the titles have been chosen from fan submissions.Įvanovich lives in New Hampshire and Florida with her husband, Pete, whom she married in 1964. Her 2006 book signings attracted 2,000-3,000 people each. Upon the release of a new book, Evanovich regularly goes on book tours.

She generally creates a brief outline before beginning a new book, with one or two sentences about what will happen in each chapter. On weekends she generally works for an additional four hours each day. Personal lifeĭuring the week, Evanovich works eight hours per day. The 19 novels in this series consistently top the New York Times and Amazon bestseller lists, most recently with Notorious Nineteen. She began her career writing short contemporary romance novels under the pen name Steffie Hall, but gained fame authoring a series of contemporary mysteries featuring Stephanie Plum, a lingerie buyer from Trenton, New Jersey, who becomes a bounty hunter to make ends meet after losing her job. Janet Evanovich (born Janet Schneider April 22, 1943) is an American writer.

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