DAY 8 OF THE MARCH SOLSC! #SOL16

Tuesday March 8, 2016Thursday March 10, 2016 Dana Murphy

Welcome to Day 8 of the 9^th Annual Slice of Life Story Challenge!

If you’re participating in the individual Slice of Life Story Challenge, this is where you share your writing. If you’re sharing your students’ slice of life stories, please head over to the Classroom Challenge.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Imagine your ideal writing space. Do a Google search and find a photo. Send your photo to Bonnie K. at blkdrama[at]me.com by March 13th. Include a short caption with your photo.

BE INSPIRED

Take a moment to read Slice of Life: The Slow Crawl of Light by dogtrax. He captured a tiny moment of his day so exquisitely. Remember to live your days with a writer’s eye.
Click here if you need topic ideas.

Finally, here’s a visual definition of a slice of life story:

QUOTE OF THE DAY

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore

ESSENTIAL INFORMATION

Username:

Please use the SAME email/username information on all of your March comments.

Prizes:

Prizes will be given away at the conclusion of the month-long Slice of Life Story Challenge. You’ll be eligible for a prize if:

1. You fill out the participant data form, which went live on February 21st.

2. You comment ONLY ONCE on the daily call for Slice of Life stories (3/1 – 3/31/16).

3. You sign a Slice of Life Story Challenge Participation Pledge on April 1st. (We’ll post the pledge and will ask you to “sign.” You’ll sign by leaving a comment certifying you wrote and linked daily, as well as commented on at least three other Slicers’ writing daily.)

In order to be in the running for a prize at the end of the month, you must leave the link to your slice of life story by 11:59 p.m. EST to be eligible for prizes.

Only links left before 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time will count when you’re signing-off on the participation pledge on April 1st.

The call for slices goes up at midnight EST. Everyone has the same 24-hour window to post, regardless of the time zone in which they live.

Please play fair and leave only one link each day.

If you haven’t filled out the participant information form please do so today. Filling out this form allows us to keep a list of challenge participants and helps us expedite prizes in April. Only the TWT co-authors have access to this information.

Social Media:

We are using #sol16 on tweets about Slice of Life Story Challenge.
- NOTE: You must leave a link to your slice of life post on the daily calls for slice of life stories here at Two Writing Teachers to be eligible for a prize.

Questions:

Should you have questions about getting started with this Challenge, please contact:

If your last name begins with the letters A – G, please email questions to Beth, beth{at}elizabethmoore.work.
If your last name begins with the letters H – M, please email questions to Betsy, betsymhubbard{at}gmail.com.
If your last name begins with the letters N – S, please email questions to Dana, danamurphy143{at}gmail.com.
If your last name begins with the letters T – Z, please email questions to Stacey, stacey{at}staceyshubitz.com.