How does one write a Slice of Life story?

I acknowledge that Slice of Life stories do not usually have a plot, but I don't want to just jump into writing the story. Where do I start?

Slice of life is all about the characters & the interactions between them (also, it doesn't have to have *no* plot... but yeah, to qualify as slice of life the plot would have to take back seat). So think of the characters you want to write about, and focus on an aspect of their relationship.

That's basically what I was doing. I was forever struggling on a story arc and world-building until I decided to just write short stories set in my universe. Even just "Character goes to store" has been enough for me to figure out how my character acts, how he interacts with others, what the tech level is like, etc.

The challenge in writing good Slice of Life is making strong characters and portraying everyday events in a fascinating way. ARIA, one of my favorite SOL works, let characters' personalities shine through as they went about their jobs and daily lives, from delivering a letter to meeting someone new.

Here's a great blog article I read a few months ago on the subject.

Hate to add to the broken record, but: Characters, characters, characters! The key to a good slice of life is having characters which are interesting and deep; their depths and the ways they interact are what make them compelling. I like to think of good slice of life as being kind of like spending time with your buddies: You may not accomplish a whole lot of note, but it's always interesting because of the personalities of your friends and the things they say and do.

I cant say I ever read a slice of life novel. I'm currently stuck with the issue of just trying it or changing my own story. I'm here because I was debating asking about this myself.