Slice 2012: 10 of 31

Saturday March 10, 2012Sunday March 11, 2012 Ruth Ayres162 Comments

The Nitty Gritty: Please (pleasepleasepleaseplease) use the SAME email/username information on all of your March entries. This is essential to make tracking your number of slices a little more manageable. We'll close comments for the previous day's slice the next morning. As long as you get your slice linked on each daily slice post, you are in… Continue reading Slice 2012: 10 of 31

Mr. Stowlkey and Mr. Smith

Friday March 9, 2012 Ruth Ayres16 Comments

Mr. Stowlkey and Mr. Smith were the teachers in one of the kindergarten writing workshops I was in today. They are incredible teachers. They are both six. (Normally I don't refer to students as Mr. or Miss...but since they were acting as teachers today, they wanted to go with this form of their names. I'll… Continue reading Mr. Stowlkey and Mr. Smith

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Slice 2012: 9 of 31

Friday March 9, 2012Sunday March 11, 2012 Ruth Ayres170 Comments

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Motivation Comes Through Comments

Thursday March 8, 2012Thursday March 8, 2012 Stacey Shubitz16 Comments

Thank you to all of the first-time March Slicers who submitted kind words about fellow slicers whose comments have meant so much to them. (If you missed the accolades, then click here to read them now.) I'm delighted that in just a week's time this community has come together around the power of stories. Ramona… Continue reading Motivation Comes Through Comments

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Slice 2012: 8 of 31

Thursday March 8, 2012Friday March 9, 2012 Ruth Ayres175 Comments

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Are we having fun yet?

Wednesday March 7, 2012 Ruth Ayres19 Comments

Slicing is supposed to be fun. Sure it's a challenge. Not just the challenge of writing every single day for a month, but also the challenge of the technology. Unique URL? Commenting? Where do I link? If I miss a day can I still share my link? There are questions that abound. Most of these… Continue reading Are we having fun yet?

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Slice 2012: 7 of 31

Wednesday March 7, 2012Thursday March 8, 2012 Ruth Ayres189 Comments

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New Slicers Only: Who Is Motivating You as a Writer?

Tuesday March 6, 2012Wednesday March 7, 2012 Stacey Shubitz41 Comments

Last month, I ran a post announcing the prizes for this year's Slice of Life Story Challenge. I promised four prizes would be given away during the month of March. I hinted that the prizes would be given away based on commenting and writing streaks. Well, today is the first of three prize giveaways and… Continue reading New Slicers Only: Who Is Motivating You as a Writer?

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Slice 2012: 6 of 31

Tuesday March 6, 2012Wednesday March 7, 2012 Ruth Ayres199 Comments

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Book Stack: Wonder by R.J. Palacio

Monday March 5, 2012 Ruth Ayres17 Comments

SLICES! That's what's been filling my reading life. And this little gem: I read it, flipped back to the first page and read the first chapter aloud to my daughters. They turned off Disney Channel and snuggled under a quilt and began reading it together. About 20 pages in, Hannah said, "We need to read… Continue reading Book Stack: Wonder by R.J. Palacio

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Slice 2012: 5 of 31

Monday March 5, 2012Tuesday March 6, 2012 Ruth Ayres183 Comments

Important Things All Slicers Should Read: There have been several questions regarding the timing of the daily calls for slice of life stories. Every day, at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Standard Time, the daily Slice of Life Story Challenge post goes live on our blog. Regardless of where you are (in the world), you are able… Continue reading Slice 2012: 5 of 31