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: 7 of 31
Category: Slice of Life Story Challenge
New Slicers Only: Who Is Motivating You as a Writer?
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?
Slice 2012: 6 of 31
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: 6 of 31
Slice 2012: 5 of 31
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
Slice 2012: 4 of 31
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: 4 of 31
Slice 2012: 3 of 31
WOAH NELLIE! PLEASE READ... THANK YOU for joining this year. We are thrilled with the response. WOW, just wow. Please link your UNIQUE URL in the reply box of the comments. Do not put it in the website field. You can put your general blog address in the website field. Please make sure the link… Continue reading Slice 2012: 3 of 31
Slice: 2012: 2 of 31
Wow! I can't believe the response to Slice 2012. Let's keep writing...and remember, others can join too -- talk your friends into the challenge. Please, paste your unique URL in the reply box of the comment form instead of the website field. This way it will show up for others to see. Also, your unique URL… Continue reading Slice: 2012: 2 of 31
Slice 2012: 1 of 31
Just a heads-up: If this is the first time you are joining SOLSC, and you've never commented before, we will have to moderate your comment. Stacey and I will be checking throughout the day in order to get your links up for the community as soon as possible. As long as you use the same… Continue reading Slice 2012: 1 of 31
Classroom Resources for the SOLSC
If you're leading a Slice of Life Story Challenge in your classroom in March (or any month for that matter), there are a few things you might want to have. First, you'll want to track your students' writing with some kind of record keeping form. When I led the Challenge in my classroom, I used… Continue reading Classroom Resources for the SOLSC
Our Tuesday Slice of Life Story Challenge
Reminder: This is the last Tuesday-only SOLSC until April since THE FIFTH ANNUAL SLICE OF LIFE STORY CHALLENGE begins here in less than 48 hours. Looking forward to having all of our regular Tuesday Slicers + first-time Slicers on board for our month-long challenge. Please link the Slice of Life Story you write today to… Continue reading Our Tuesday Slice of Life Story Challenge
31 Slices
Does the thought of writing 31 slices in a row scare anyone? If it doesn't now, about day 13 it will. So, I made a little list and fancied it up, because that's what makes me happy, just for you. Here are 31 ideas to capture when you don't know what to write about (or… Continue reading 31 Slices
Slice of Life March Challenge Nuts and Bolts
Some useful notes from last year (updated for this year)... Here is a button just for this year’s challenge. Please copy it & use it on your SOLS posts. (To do this: 1. Right click on the image and choose “Save image as.” 2. Save the image to a place where you can find it… Continue reading Slice of Life March Challenge Nuts and Bolts

