Blurking: looking for new blogs to follow, often by looking at lists of blogs other people follow, especially when posting comments on a Slice
EMS: early morning Slicer
Mindbloggling: those great writers who use crazy awesome techniques and make you think about deep issues. These posts require several readings.
PMS: post-morning Slicer
Seasoned Slicer: Slicers with more than five years of Slicing experience. They are excellent mentors, lead workshops, suggest new structures, are members of other writing groups, suggest resources, encourage us all, and are great writers
Slicer Butt: numb sensation in the glutes from sitting for long periods of time (especially on weekends and spring break) writing, reading, and commenting every day for a full month
Slicerism: terms Slicers use such as Slice, SOL, and “Oops, I accidentally put two spaces between the period at the end of my teaser and my permalink, my bad!”
Writerly Craftivity: the ability to seamlessly weave artsy projects into writing such as quilting, bird watching, knitting, dancing, music, art, gardening, opening a bottle of vodka…
Writertude: looking on the bright side of choosing random topics for writing such as allergies, pickles, or rats. Often helpful when hitting the wall (or an empty Writing Pantry)
Writing Pantry: where you go in your mind’s eye to pull techniques, tips, structures, words, images, for a new piece of writing
This was a great idea and fun to read. I am still fairly new and hope to become or represent some of these terms.
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Hi Heather, I also aspire on becoming a more seasoned Slicer. It’s a fun kind of hard or is it a hard kind of fun, lol!
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Really fun and creative — good one not to save for tomorrow. You captured the humour of this community so well.
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This was fun to write. It came to me during my lunch break so I had to quickly pop it into my notes app on my phone. I wrote it quickly so the ideas wouldn’t fizzle out.
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This glossary is well played. I especially like the notion of a writing pantry, knowing that mine will benefit from replenishment after this full month.
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Thank you, Brian. And yes, it’s a glossary, not a dictionary. I’ll make that correction.
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So creative! Writer Pantry and Writertude were my favorites. Love this new definition of PMS.
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I love this! My favorite is Writerly Craftivity – opening a bottle of vodka😂 I always worry that I slice too much about knitting during the challenge. Thanks for the laugh!
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Lol! I find it fitting that the last day is a Friday. I will most certainly celebrate, lol! I’d slice about knitting if I’d just pick up my sticks again. It’s been a while.
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This is so awesome! May I share this next year before the challenge? If so, please email me at stacey@staceyshubitz.com.
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Thank you, Stacey. Of course, you may share this.
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This is so fun! I especially love the image of the “writing pantry”, although I also really loved “blurking”! (And what’s not to love about “Slicer Butt”?!) Just a delightful, creative celebration of this community and this experience!
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Thank you, Jennifer. I found some good blogs while blurking. Honestly, I’m having fun with that word, I want it added to Webster’s Dictionary.
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This is absolutely perfect! I love slicer butt and slicerism…but they are all fantastic!
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Thank you, Leigh Anne. This one was fun!
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What a great glossary of terms! So fun to chuckle over! I love “slicer butt” and “mindbloggling”!
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This was fun to write. It came to me during lunch and I had to quickly put it into my phone.
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This is so brilliant! You had me laughing over blurking and mindbloggling. A really creative slice and so many fun points of connection for all of us reading and nodding along.
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Thanks, Elisabeth. I may add to it from time to time since I thought of another one to add. I sure hope I wrote it down somewhere because right now, I can’t remember what it was. The blurking is so real!
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