Emily Sayre Smith

Emily Sayre Smith grew up in Texas and Arizona and subsequently spent two years in London and twenty years in NYC and LA. She started life as a classically trained ballet dancer, but after being forced out of that world due to drug addiction, she fell into owning a gym. She stayed in the gym space for fifteen years. After getting sober, she spent another twenty years working in high-end commercial tenant improvement construction before deciding to start writing again. Smartass is her first book. Emily currently lives in Palm Springs, CA.