Sheila writes under the pen-name SC Skillman. She lives in Warwick, and writes mystery fiction and highly illustrated historical nonfiction. She is a member of the Society of Authors and the Association of Christian Writers.

Her mystery novels are Mystical Circles and A Passionate Spirit. Her nonfiction books on local history are published by Amberley and include Paranormal Warwickshire, Illustrated Tales of Warwickshire, and A-Z of Warwick. Paranormal Gloucestershire will be published in February 2026.  She has also completed a new gothic mystery novel which she is looking to place with a publisher.

SC Skillman was born and brought up in Orpington, Kent, and has loved writing most of her life. She studied English Literature at Lancaster University, and her first permanent job was as a production secretary with the BBC. Later she lived for nearly five years in Australia before returning to the UK. She has now settled in Warwick with her husband and son, and her daughter currently lives and works in Australia.