Joe McClean

Joe McClean is a novelist, screenwriter, director, and producer based in Los Angeles. He spent his childhood in the wetlands of South Carolina and his adolescence baking in Phoenix, Arizona, where he discovered his love for telling stories.

After studying Shakespeare in college and training at the Royal National Theatre in London, Joe toured in children's theatre and went on to write, produce, and direct the independent films Life Tracker and The Drama Club. He also wrote and produced Viral, directed by Blair Underwood.

His novels include Sins of Survivors and Rhys Beckett and the S-Factor, which he also narrates. Through GingerBeard Creative, he tells character-driven stories about the messy choices people make under extraordinary pressure.

He still chases artistic dreams, occasionally supplemented by swinging a hammer.