I love reading and writing metaslices–those slices about slicing. Normally I write one or two each month, and they tend to be longer slices because I can muse at great length about writing. Today I’m challenging myself with a prompt I found at Wordsmithing, based on a tweet from author Jarrett Lerner. My slicing process for March 2022 in just five words:
Gone fishing; catch a slice.
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My theme for Slice of Life 2022 is finding inspiration in the writing of others. Each day I plan to find my slice in someone else’s words or forms. Thanks, Book Dragon, for today’s idea! You can enjoy more versions of this prompt at Writing Is Its Own Reward and Reflections, Ruminations, and Renderings.
the dirigible plum 
18 responses to “Slicing Process #sol22 14/31”
I love your theme this year about finding inspiration in others words. This is a fabulous idea! I love the 6 word memoirs- this is similar.
Oh, I love this slice and your theme of finding inspiration in others’ slices this months. The waters are rich indeed! What a great idea. Happy fishing!
Fishing is a good analogy for me as well. Lots of casting and reeling and finding nothing and recasting and reeling and…finally…I got one.
Oh, those words and that picture. How I love the sense of adventure it evokes. And writing is the same – we go fishing for our memories, for whatever bites, and we hope we can hook it and reel it in. Perfect analogy! I think I responded to this actual prompt by Jarrett Lerner that day, too. He keeps us thinking, doesn’t he?
That is just so clever…!!
I saw that tweet & thought it (and the responses) was very clever. I love your five words, too – especially since I am currently next to a lake.
This is perfect for what you are doing this year!
This reminds of the six-word memoir! I will try this too!
As March wanders on, my posts get shorter and shorter. Love this idea. I had a mentor once who compared writing poetry to going fishing.
Such a fun post today!
These words make such perfect sense. All those thoughts swimming around in our heads, we cast a line, hook one, and that’s our topic for the day.
Writing short is a challenge. You did a great job in condensing your writing process into five words.
I have not been commenting recently due to my enormous busyness, but I just wanted to say quickly that it’s always wonderful to see your slices in March, and I’ve been reading all of them as they arrive in my email inbox! Thanks so much for all the wonderful posts, Elisabeth!
This is perfect, Elisabeth. The photo. Your words. Your theme for this month! BRAVO!
I really love how you are approaching the challenge this year. Those five words are perfect as you are fishing for different formats to try.
Perfect! You, my wring muse, have proven yourself to be a marvelous fisher.
I think I saw this tweet. You “captured” your process perfectly!
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