Jinx (author)
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Born | Gigi McClure October 6, 1994 Goshen, Indiana, United States |
Occupation | Author |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Mira Costa High School |
Genre | Young adult fiction |
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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
- ^ Wattpad. "The Wattys 2016 - Wattpad". wattys.wattpad.com. Retrieved 2017-05-05.
- ^ "Book review of Spook". readersfavorite.com. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
- ^ "SPOOK (Get Spooky, #1)". Goodreads. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
- ^ 9thcompanion (2015-11-17). "9th Reads: SPOOK by Gabe McClure (on Wattpad)". 9th Companion. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Book Review – SPOOK (Get Spooky, #1) by Jinx – The Realm of Magical Girls". Retrieved 2017-08-01.
- ^ "Jinx". Goodreads. Retrieved 2017-05-05.
- ^ "Gigi McClure". Goodreads. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
- ^ "IMDb Resume for Gigi McClure". IMDb. Retrieved 2017-07-31.
- ^ "Black Cat Gets Jinxed". Thunderclap. Retrieved 2017-07-31.
- ^ AmyPoehlerSmartGirls (2014-10-28). "Congrats Gabe #YesPlease @girlswritenow + @HarperCollins + @wattpad writing contest WINNER!!". @smrtgrls. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
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