Anna Paradox spends most of her working hours helping other authors improve their books. She has sold poker columns, self-help articles, and science fiction stories, the most recent of which appeared in the anthologies A Kepler’s Dozen and Taurin Tales. She also enjoys making chain maille jewelry. She lives with her husband—a rocket engineer—and a geriatric cat. Her first novel, The Cracked Bell, a tale of world-changing music and deadly earthquakes, appeared in 2014.