hair – CleanWIP Magazine

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

tl; dr: #CleanWIP theme for Thursday, October 1: HAIR
Long version: We’re playing hashtag games to find writers who prefer the clean end of the spectrum & highlight their words for readers who love them.
Longest version: https://t.co/Oj6maiYSYB #amReading #amWriting pic.twitter.com/6AjlPUvpjl
— CleanWIP Magazine (@cleanwip) October 1, 2020

~ Scott R. Rezer ~
From my current WIP, The Gambit Queen, an historical fantasy… (I even slipped in the word coffee—kaffé—from the other day!)

The master assassin inclined his head. He sipped a cup of kaffé. “No more of my men will die this day, Sayyid. I give my word. I cannot say the same for this man.”

Snapping his fingers, two assassins strode across the garden toward the tent dragging a bound and hooded man. A man who wore a bloodied and torn surcoat of a Templar. Forcing him to kneel before the master and Henri, they tore off the hood, and pulled his head by back by his hair. A twisted strip of cloth gagged his mouth. His eyes widened at seeing Henri lounging with the master of the Assassins.

I Only Write Sweet Trucker Hat
by CleanWIP

Janet sighed in frustration. “Okay, you saw Lucia during dinner. But you didn’t see her in the kitchen. The way she batted her big green eyes, and tossed her flouncy hair.”

Olivia wrinkled her nose. “Flouncy hair?”

“Oh, you know what I mean.” #CleanWIP
— Jessica Marie Holt — Author (@Jessica06311722) October 1, 2020

#CleanWIP: Ryan’s Reckless Bride: Mesmerized by the same blue eyes as Ellie’s, Ryan’s heart hitched. When he saw she also had Ellie’s corn-silk hair, same shaped face and determined chin, his jaw dropped.
She must think him crazy staring at her. No! This could not be his bride.
— Laurean Brooks (@Laurean2) October 2, 2020

“You had one curl in particular that caught my eye.” He took a strand of her loose hair in his fingers, accidentally dislodging even more pins. “It couldn’t decide whether it wanted to nestle in with the others or tickle your cheek.”#cleanwip
— Lea Carter (@LeaCarterWrites) October 2, 2020

Charlie’s not a supermodel, but he’s not hard on the eyes either. He’s fit and he grooms well for the most part. And then there are those gorgeous cerulean eyes and ever-so-slightly curled golden hair. He’s muscular as well, but not like a… #CleanWIP #WIP #FemaleProtagonist
— Earl Chinnici (@earlshelpdesk) September 30, 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.