Sheila Kilpatrick, an art education major, decided to try her hand at writing by entering a creative writing class in the 1990's. With encouragement from her instructor and later a good friend, she decided to put pen to paper after creating the series of Anastasia Pickering. Sheila received recognitions from Writers Digest, Mom's Choice Awards and The Dove Foundation for her book, Anastasia's Rain the first series of Anastasia Pickering.