SLMcGinnis

About SLMcGinnis

Born and raised in the South Hill area of Washington State, S.L. lived in and out of a dream-like state. She never had a problem differentiating fantasy from reality. Still, she much preferred the books she read to the real world. Her biggest dreams were being whisked into the magical, fantastical, and new.

S.L. grew up as a self-taught writer. She knew she would become a writer when she picked up her first book. JK Rowling, Anne Bishop, and Stephen King shaped her mind, personality, and style as she devoured every book she could read. These three authors hold a special place in her heart and have taught her a lot through their incredible words.

As a lovely introvert, S.L. likes to leave her house only for work, school, and shopping. She will willingly go to any local coffee shop, but when she gets her fix, it’s time to return home, where she finds companionship living on an almost-farm.

S.L. is Bipolar. Because of this, and the way she struggled with mental health as a teenager, she writes these illnesses and disorders into her magical worlds. She never got representation as a child, so she swore that tomorrow’s teenagers would see themselves in her characters. She believes in mental health representation, diversity, LGBTQIA+ representation, and setting healthy examples for young adults.