Jinx (author)

Jinx
Born Gigi McClure
(1994-10-06) October 6, 1994
Goshen, Indiana, United States
Occupation Author
Nationality American
Alma mater Mira Costa High School
Genre Young adult fiction
Website
www.jeepersgigi.com

Jinx (born October 6, 1994) is the nom de plume of American author, Gigi McClure, who wrote The Get Spooky Series and Vicious Vile Venom, which was a 2016 Watty award recipient in the New Voices category.[1] Her debut novel, SPOOK, book one of The Get Spooky Series, is a Readers' Favorite 5-star review recipient and averages a high 4-star rating on Goodreads.[2][3] Many of her works can be read for free on Wattpad in their unedited form, and have received positive reviews from book bloggers.[4][5]

Jinx was born in Goshen, Indiana, but brought up in Southern California. She cites her writing influences as Chuck Palahniuk, Janet Evanovich, David Sedaris, and Spencer Hoshino.[6] Her short stories "Moving Up" and "Moving Down" were published under the pseudonym Gabe McClure in NaNoWriMo anthologies Believe Me Not: An Unreliable Anthology and It's About Time: 2nd Annual NanNo Los Angeles Short Story Anthology.[7]

In addition to writing, Jinx also has an extensive background as an actress, with an emphasis in theater productions.[8] She recently started a Thunderclap campaign in a bid to get cast as Felicia Hardy (Black Cat) in Marvel's upcoming film Silver & Black, directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood.[9]

Bibliography

The Get Spooky Series

  • Spook (Originally released October 6, 2016,second edition released February 14, 2017)
  • Ho Ho No (Originally published December 2016, out of print)
  • Dearly Departed (February 19, 2017)

Other Books

  • Vicious Vile Venom (2016 Watty Award Winner)

Short Stories

  • "Moving Up", published under Gabe McClure in Believe Me Not: An Unreliable Anthology (released October 11, 2014)
  • "Moving Down", published under Gabe McClure in It's About Time: 2nd Annual NaNo Los Angeles Short Story Anthology (released November 15, 2015)
  • Me vs The Mile (Winner of Amy Poehler's Yes Moment Contest)[10]

References

  1. ↑ Wattpad. "The Wattys 2016 - Wattpad". wattys.wattpad.com. Retrieved 2017-05-05.
  2. ↑ "Book review of Spook". readersfavorite.com. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
  3. ↑ "SPOOK (Get Spooky, #1)". Goodreads. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
  4. ↑ 9thcompanion (2015-11-17). "9th Reads: SPOOK by Gabe McClure (on Wattpad)". 9th Companion. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
  5. ↑ "Book Review – SPOOK (Get Spooky, #1) by Jinx – The Realm of Magical Girls". Retrieved 2017-08-01.
  6. ↑ "Jinx". Goodreads. Retrieved 2017-05-05.
  7. ↑ "Gigi McClure". Goodreads. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
  8. ↑ "IMDb Resume for Gigi McClure". IMDb. Retrieved 2017-07-31.
  9. ↑ "Black Cat Gets Jinxed". Thunderclap. Retrieved 2017-07-31.
  10. ↑ AmyPoehlerSmartGirls (2014-10-28). "Congrats Gabe #YesPlease @girlswritenow + @HarperCollins + @wattpad writing contest WINNER!!". @smrtgrls. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
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