About Jo Morgan Sloan

Jo Morgan Sloan is a Colorado native and a California transplant. They have been actively writing fiction and nonfiction since late 2013.​​

 

As part of the writing process, Jo has dedicated many hours of research in the psychology and healing of sexual assault survivors, PTSD, Narcissistic and Borderline personality disorders, LGBTQA+ community issues, and American Sign Language (ASL). They're well-versed in Norse mythology, Marvel comics, Dungeons and Dragons, the American health care system (as a provider and patient), orchids, tarantulas, and much more.​​

 

Apart from their work as an author, Jo serves the local community as a doctor of Audiology, though their trans status as nonbinary is not widely known. They are an oft-requested guest speaker and instructor for a variety of topics relating to audiology and other passions. Public speaking is their strength.​​

 

Jo is a musician, an artist, a mother, a spouse, and a sibling to one incredible sister. They are a survivor of suicide loss. Jo also lives with a myriad of "invisible diseases" that impact their everyday life. Though some of these struggles are debilitating, Jo is grateful for all the things they are fully capable of.​​

 

While several aspects of Jo's life are intensely personal, they are a pansexual trans-masculine nonbinary person in active transition (don't panic over pronouns, though they/them are preferred). Any and all representations of LGBTQA+ characters are brought to life through Jo's own experiences and/or heavy interviewing. They have no intent to present characters different from their personal identification in a disrespectful or ignorant manner, and Jo frequently seeks clarification to increase their understanding and stay current with labels and/or social issues.​​

 

While Jo writes across all physical pairings, any marginalized characters (particularly LGBTQA+) found in his content are created alongside people who identify as those characters do, and as such, co-authors may be listed in such cases. They will not take up space in the publishing world where stories may be more appropriately told by OWNVoice content creators.​​Jo uses writing as a way to explore themself, and as a way to cope with life's many curveballs. They sincerely hope anyone who reads this content will find hope, comfort, positive relatability, and will know they aren't alone.​​

 

Jo's motto is, "I'm a fixer, not a fusser."​​