Sheila Loyd Campbell has been creating stories long before she could write them. Her favorite assignments in school were those that required her to write. Since then she has successfully completed courses from Famous Writers School, Newspaper Institute of America, The Institute of Children’s Literature, and Writer’s Digest School as well as college and independent courses. Before taking the opportunity to write full-time, Sheila worked for the Department of the Army and Department of Agriculture, served as a fountain girl in a drug store, as the director of a day care center, and as a substitute teacher in the Cripple Creek, Colorado schools. She also served in the army reserves. Sheila is married to Colorado rancher Jim Campbell, and they are the parents of two grown daughters.