Welcome...
The Scribe is my online name and I use Karen Lee Field as my pen name. I used to say I write fantasy novels for young adults, yet I discovered this was no longer the case. It seems the 16 to 18 year old market is slowly being merged into the adult market, which means I can include certain chapters of my manuscript which were considered "unsuitable" before. I have three completed manuscripts which are yet to find a publisher, yet during the writing of these manuscripts I learned a lot about the craft of writing and have shared that information in Writing above.
Recently, I became interested in writing chapter books for children. It would be wrong to think that writing such books is easier, because it's not. I've decided to focus on a story that came to me through a dream, because I believe it will make a wonderful adventure for children to read. Taking a break from the trilogy is also a reason for this change in direction. I need to work with different characters and a new setting for a while and I'm already feeling inspired by this new project. In fact, the first book is 100% complete. The second book is undergoing the final revision, whilst the third book is still in planning stages. Click on Personal Diary to find out how I’m going.
There is more to life than writing I'm told, so there has to be other things that I'm interested in. Hmmm! The best I can do is tell you that I love researching Medieval times and Ancient Egypt. I used to have separate websites on both these subjects, but they took up too much time, so you will find those findings within this website too. Just click on History above.
When I'm away from the computer I enjoy reading. My all time favourite book is Illusion
I live in sunny Sydney, Australia with my family and an ever growing number of pets. Life's good, some of the time, but I’m working on changing that and hope to report that life is good all the time soon.
...The Scribe