Comments for Stuart Wakefield http://www.stuartwakefield.com:/blog Bestselling gay fiction author. Loathes seafood. Loves Haribo. Mon, 28 Jan 2013 11:39:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Comment on Sex: Yes, yes, yes! No, no! by Stuart http://www.stuartwakefield.com:/blog/?p=980#comment-17363 Stuart Mon, 28 Jan 2013 11:39:46 +0000 http://www.stuartwakefield.com:/blog/?p=980#comment-17363 Hi, Aurora.

Thanks for the reassurance. It’s good to know that readers in the M/M genre appreciate love and romance as well as the sweaty stuff!

I’m still growing into my writing life and voice, and right now I do feel a bit conflicted. I guess it’s all part of the journey.

If I see the opportunity to write for the Goodreads M/M group, and tell a good story, then I’ll grab it with both hands.

Stu :)

]]> Comment on Sex: Yes, yes, yes! No, no! by Aurora http://www.stuartwakefield.com:/blog/?p=980#comment-17195 Aurora Sat, 26 Jan 2013 12:48:46 +0000 http://www.stuartwakefield.com:/blog/?p=980#comment-17195 Hi Stuart, I have to admit I’m feeling a little bit alarmed after reading your post because I believe an author should always write what they want to write and not have to conform to what their readers want.

Most of my favourite authors in the m/m genre hardly have any sex in their books and it never disappoints me because it is not essential. What I’m looking for is a good plot with memorable characters who just happen to be gay.

The m/m genre seems to grow by leaps and bounds every year but there are also a lot of poor quality books being written and it is harder than ever to find decent writers.

Don’t ever compromise, Stuart, your readers will find you!

]]> Comment on The Orcadian Novels by Stuart http://www.stuartwakefield.com:/blog/?p=396#comment-16615 Stuart Mon, 21 Jan 2013 11:21:48 +0000 http://www.stuartwakefield.com:/blog/?p=396#comment-16615 Hi, Peter.

The responsibility of writing the best story I can weighs heavily on my mind for this final book so I’m taking some time out to write more background and really think things through. It’s going to take patience and a gentle hand to get it absolutely right!

Stu :)

]]> Comment on The Orcadian Novels by Peter http://www.stuartwakefield.com:/blog/?p=396#comment-16376 Peter Sat, 19 Jan 2013 09:18:36 +0000 http://www.stuartwakefield.com:/blog/?p=396#comment-16376 How is your moppy muse going? I’m desperate for the third instalment. <3

]]> Comment on Sex: Yes, yes, yes! No, no! by Stuart http://www.stuartwakefield.com:/blog/?p=980#comment-16267 Stuart Fri, 18 Jan 2013 11:37:51 +0000 http://www.stuartwakefield.com:/blog/?p=980#comment-16267 Hi, Leah!

I’ll admit that I haven’t read a lot of M/M but my favourite authors so far – Clare London and Eric Arvin – seem to have a good balance. I struggled to find places for sex in Memory of Water until it dawned on me that it just didn’t need it to move the story forward.

Now I’m wondering if I need to conform to one genre at all. I know I’m passionate about Science Fiction, as well as my forthcoming screenplay which is set in the seventies, so I’m going to stick with “gay fiction” for the time being.

Time will tell :)

]]> Comment on Sex: Yes, yes, yes! No, no! by Leah http://www.stuartwakefield.com:/blog/?p=980#comment-16247 Leah Fri, 18 Jan 2013 06:34:13 +0000 http://www.stuartwakefield.com:/blog/?p=980#comment-16247 I think it’s sad that in the M/M world, a decent, well conceived, developed and thought provoking plot is secondary to hot sex. Not that the two cannot coexist in the same book; there are many (yourself included) that make it happen often. But it turns my stomach when I see raving reviews about the awesomeness of a book I KNOW has an awful plot but gratuitious sex that’s not even all that well written. Not that I’m a master, I’m just a humble fan, but I know a good plot when I read one, and yeah, the hot sex is nice icing on the cake, as it should be.

]]> Comment on Spirit of Water: First Impressions by Stuart http://www.stuartwakefield.com:/blog/?p=404#comment-10427 Stuart Tue, 30 Oct 2012 21:05:16 +0000 http://www.stuartwakefield.com:/blog/?p=404#comment-10427 As the water retreats from London, they leave cars scattered like pebbles. Homes are razed to the ground, and tankers lay across roads unintended for their passage.

In the original Spirit, it is one man’s quest to rescue the one he loves.

But Spirit is a fluid thing.

Now, as four men reunite, two must discover where their destinies lead, and the powers for good and evil must finally face each other.

The new Spirit is a powerful thing, and must be nurtured. When the time is right, the Spirit will rise.

]]> Comment on Spirit of Water: First Impressions by Scot http://www.stuartwakefield.com:/blog/?p=404#comment-10400 Scot Tue, 30 Oct 2012 00:09:53 +0000 http://www.stuartwakefield.com:/blog/?p=404#comment-10400 I justed read Body of Water and Memory of Water. I’m dying of thirst…..it’s as though the ocean has dried and I lay parched in waiting upon a storm. My Spirit is craving more Water…….only one has the power to end my suffering…….when will the relief come? Let it be soon.

]]> Comment on Memory of Water is OUT NOW! by Stuart http://www.stuartwakefield.com:/blog/?p=888#comment-9402 Stuart Thu, 06 Sep 2012 11:39:41 +0000 http://www.stuartwakefield.com:/blog/?p=888#comment-9402 Hi!

The design for the paperback interior is complete and I’m waiting for my designer to finish up the cover artwork. It shouldn’t be too much longer and I’ll be sure to post its publication right here as well as twitter and facebook.

Please thank your friend for his support – I’m very grateful!

Stu x

]]> Comment on Memory of Water is OUT NOW! by anonymous http://www.stuartwakefield.com:/blog/?p=888#comment-9401 anonymous Thu, 06 Sep 2012 11:12:59 +0000 http://www.stuartwakefield.com:/blog/?p=888#comment-9401 Hello. A friend of mine love the body of water. And was wondering when the memory of water is coming out in paper back. Ad he really wants to read it been waiting and watching the sight. Than k you from anonymous

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