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Stuart Wakefield

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Stuart is an author and book coach who writes about men who love men. He has been published by Dreamspinner Press and Vine Leaves Press, and his latest novel, Behind the Seams, was a BookLife Prize Fiction Contest Semifinalist.

Stuart holds an MA in Professional Writing and lives in the UK with his husband, pets and too many action figures for a man his age.

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Average rating: 3.37 · 489 ratings · 102 reviews · 14 distinct works

	The Elements of Love 3.17 avg rating — 222 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Body of Water (The Orcadian Novels, #1) 3.49 avg rating — 125 ratings — published 2011 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Memory of Water (The Orcadian Novels, #2) 3.86 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Behind the Seams 3.95 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2020 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Out in the Cold 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Point of View (POV) in Novels: A Practical, Worked-Example Guide

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“There's no point in trying to drown your sorrows, Shaun; they swim better than I do.”
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“A water birth was all she could think about apart from getting away from her husband, Mackay, the knight in shining armour who had proved to be a metal-plated misogynist.”
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“I didn't sleep for three days. On day four, my shears came alive and told me I could make puppies out of mystical cake mix.”
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“There's this guy at my local Italian, yeah? Proper creepy. Reckon he wants his penne in my cunnelloni.”
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“I suggest you distance yourself from the fashion world. You've already made an excellent start with that dress.”
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“You're not broken. You're a bit chipped around the edges, but you're not broken.”
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