| Gigi McQueen / Jinx | |
| Birth Name: | Gabriel McClure |
| Birth Date: | 6 October 1994 Goshen, Indiana, United States |
| Occupation: | Actress author |
| Nationality: | American |
| Alma Mater: | Mira Costa High School |
| Genre: | Comedy horror, young adult fiction, new adult fiction |
Gabriel McClure (born October 6, 1994), known professionally as Gigi McQueen and Jinx, is an American actress and author. She is known for writing the Get Spooky series, Mr. Macabre Presents, and Vicious Vile Venom, which was a 2016 Watty award recipient in the new voices category.[1]
In June 2019, she joined Wattpad's Stars program.[2]
Jinx was born in Goshen, Indiana, but brought up in both Winona Lake, Indiana and Southern California. She cites her writing influences as Chuck Palahniuk, Janet Evanovich, David Sedaris, and Spencer Hoshino.[3] 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.[4] In December 2018, the first three books in the Get Spooky series hit Amazon's Top 100 Best Sellers list.[5]
In addition to writing, Jinx also has performed as an actress.[6] While performing in a production of Annie, she received one-on-one advice from Carol Burnett herself. She appeared in the first-ever stage production of Disney's Hercules as Hades.[7]