aspire – CleanWIP Magazine

Today’s #CleanWIP theme and collaborative article is Aspire. [More info]

Photo by Makalu (Mount Aspiring National Park, New Zealand)

~ Scott R. Rezer ~
My aspiration is to write about things I care about or that interest me, not to attract readers. I hope that attraction comes about because people like what I write. I’m not interested in getting rich, though a few sales once in a while are nice! I know that sounds strange in an industry centered around getting published as the end result of all your hard work. After so many years trying to do just that, I finally came to realize that writing is the part I enjoy–not the publishing. Publishing is just a means of sharing what I love.

The #CleanWIP theme for Wednesday, July 1 is ASPIRE.
In addition to using the hashtag for relevant lines from a WIP, we’d love to also hear of your aspirations as an author (either current or early aspirations). Also… stop by if you get a chance. ~ https://t.co/GvGiJiGJK2 ~ pic.twitter.com/zZJ0VZ8K4N
— CleanWIP Magazine (@cleanwip) July 1, 2020

~ Jessica Marie Holt ~
I aspire to touch readers’ hearts, take them on a fun journey, and, through well-crafted characters, remind them of people they know, and draw them into a story that is new, but feels cozy and familiar.

#CleanWIP (theme: ASPIRE)
“Perhaps Val is more suited to being something other than a knight?”
Dolan frowned. “I can’t believe that. He’s a prince! Knighthood is a noble aspiration for a royal.”
“Even for one who doesn’t aspire to be one?”
— Katy Huth Jones (@KatyHuthJones) July 1, 2020

#CleanWIP Half-Price Bride: Emily nodded. “Landon is a perfect gentleman from what I’ve seen. He’s as smart as a whip and plans to go to medical school. I believe he has the drive to reach his aspirations.”
Clint’s eyes challenged her.
“Seriously, Alissia could do a lot worse.”
— Laurean Brooks (@Laurean2) July 1, 2020

Add these to your library FREE July 1 through 5
(celebrating 9 years without cigarettes)

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— Earl Chinnici (@earlshelpdesk) July 1, 2020

The CleanWIP Experience

For a time, CleanWIP Magazine worked closely with published authors and writers who are aspiring to be published as well as other creative people such as artists, poets, bloggers, and songwriters in our CleanWIP collaboration group for authors (et al) and via the #CleanWIP hashtag to bring readers interesting sneak peeks into their works-in-progress and published books plus full-featured articles, personal reflections on the thoughts and struggles from a rough draft to a published work, and special collaborations on various topics. Though the magazine is no longer active, this site might still prove an enjoyable way to meet your next favorite author.

We still encourage writers who market their work as clean to use the #CleanWIP hashtag on any social platform to share sneak peeks from yet-to-be-published works. We also encourage use of the hashtag for a single relevant release day announcement. On Fridays, we relax the structure even further and encourage using #CleanWIP to share relevant news, interesting teases from a work-in-progress or published work (purchase links encouraged on Fridays), or something else our readers might love. Actual use of the hashtag is not within our control and even on this site we will sometimes share #CleanWIP content that doesn’t strictly meet these guidelines.