Shel Schneider lives in Ohio with her cat. Along with writing, she enjoys reading fantasy, thriller, and science fiction books as well as listening to music. In her spare time, she enjoys crocheting, sewing, and other crafts.

She has been an avid reader since she learned to read as a child. Writing has been a hobby of hers for many years. Upon turning fifty, she wrote several short stories. Four of those became Parallel Lives, a short story collection and the start of the Parallels series. The remaining stories were gathered into Broken Parallels, the first novel. Since then, she published Parallel Tales. Currently, she is writing the next book in the series, Forgotten Parallels.