I’ve read more fiction than ever this year. While I’ve come across some excellent books, few offered inspiring quotes about writing. So I went back to my ‘inspirational quotes about writing from books’ collection and found one worth sharing. It comes from The Midcoast, an outstanding novel by Adam White, which I read three years ago. He offered this sage advice to readers:
If you write about what’s meaningful to you, even if you’re just some nobody from Maine who’s not doing all that much with his life, who’s watching other people do a whole lot more, then your readers might be able to connect with your story, even if they’re nothing like you.
This quote captures the heart of slice-of-life writing—a celebration of ordinary moments that connect us across distance and difference. Each Tuesday, we come together as unique individuals, sharing our experiences and forging connections week after week by sharing our stories. It’s powerful to inspire each other and build community through the simple act of storytelling.
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Slice of Life has become a very important part of my life. I enjoy writing about my week. Day to Day Life (#SOL-2025) – Mukhamani
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Parallel Conversations: https://athousandfibersblog.wordpress.com/2025/11/18/a-parallel-conversation/
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Helping our dog, Max, find a safe space in our house has been quite an adventure. https://persistenceandpedagogy.com/2025/11/18/man-vs-max/
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Art project at coaching forum: https://sliceoflisa.blogspot.com/2025/11/glimmers-again.html
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Simply said… nestling into my haiku spirit today… Still Waters Run Sweet – Dr. Carla Michelle Brown * Speaker * author * Educator
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A song from the seventies brings me some solace. https://ritadicarne.com/2025/11/18/magnet-and-steel/
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Currently…I am feeling sleepy:) https://wahooliteracyteacher.wordpress.com/2025/11/18/currently-sol25-4/
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A slice of asthma, typed in a hurry while at the doctor’s office https://anavpatton.org/2025/11/18/a-slice-of-asthma/
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Building Perseverance in the Wonder Studio:
https://wordancerblog.com/2025/11/17/crafting-perseverance-in-the-wonder-studio/
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A short poem from my porch today, and a new poetry form. https://mrsdkrebs.edublogs.org/2025/11/18/slice-of-life-a-snowy-sidlak/
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I want to tell you about a special concert. It was fun trying to write about the Blues. https://pencilonmybackporch.home.blog/2025/11/18/graced-by-the-blues/
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Time is flying by – I leave for home in 2 days. Making lots of new memories! https://wherewerv.wordpress.com/2025/11/18/family-time/
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Beachy Fun Times. I know there is some kind of poem waiting to emerge. Ideas? https://moonsnailsdaisiesmarmots.wordpress.com/2025/11/18/beachy-fun/
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I missed last Tuesday, but not today. Writing is the will to notice—and connect. Thanks, Stacey. https://jumpofffindwings.wordpress.com/2025/11/18/fragile-faith/
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Another week at the quilt show: Nearing the End of Oaks | arjeha
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In search of the “BEST” story, I forgot the role of stories and easily remembered at least parts of one that was the result of a grand conversation with myself. https://franmcveigh.wordpress.com/2025/11/18/sol25-grand-conversations/
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A kenning for my newest grandson http://reflectionsontheteche.com/2025/11/18/slice-of-life-grandson-kenning/
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Art is everywhere! Bike along with me from yoga to a small urban nature preserve for the evidence in photos and haikus. https://pedalingpoet.wordpress.com/2025/11/18/art-is-everywhere/
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One of the perks of writing with this SOL community is that WE stop to notice those special moments, like a real “senior” dance team at the wanna-be-major-league basketball game. https://drferreri.blogspot.com/2025/11/sol-25-november-18-imagine-what-might-be.html
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So tired and happy after a day of conferences: https://msvictorreads.wordpress.com/2025/11/18/conferences/
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Do you play cards? Read to find out about my card palaying family…https://readandwritebysally.wordpress.com/2025/11/17/playing-cards/
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I didn’t realize I had made a decision until I started writing this morning’s slice https://thespacebetweenthepages.wordpress.com/2025/11/18/if-when/
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When you feel a Slick of Life coming on https://kimhaynesjohnson.com/2025/11/18/november-18/
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Slice of Life…..
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Witness a sunset no one else sees—a quiet moment of beauty, missed and found, at my gym’s pool. I wrote a poem about noticing what everyone else missed. https://raisealithuman.wordpress.com/2025/11/17/sunset-for-one/
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This is the place . . . https://alicenine.net/yaquina-head-lighthouse/
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NCTE and Chasing Aurora Borealis: https://glendafunk.wordpress.com/2025/11/17/ncte-plans-chasing-aurora-borealis/
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