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Melissa Wiley

Published in
Family Matters

Tidal Homeschooling

In a homeschooling environment, learning happens with an ebb and flow.

Jul 20, 2020

Four young children looking at an ocean view

Jul 20, 2020

Published in
Family Matters

Suddenly homeschooling? Don’t try to make it like school.

I’m a work-at-home mom of six who has been homeschooling for over 20 years and I’m here to help parents of kids whose schools have closed.

Mar 18, 2020

Suddenly homeschooling? Don’t try to make it like school.

Mar 18, 2020

Published in
The Writing Cooperative

The Gates of Mordor and Afternoon Lawn-mowing

How Tolkien’s letters have influenced my writing practice

Nov 29, 2019

The Gates of Mordor and Afternoon Lawn-mowing

Nov 29, 2019

Published in
The Writing Cooperative

How a Daily Creative Practice Saved My Sanity and Got My Novel Finished

It took morning pages and poetry prompts to unstick me from a seriously stuck place

Nov 17, 2019

How a Daily Creative Practice Saved My Sanity and Got My Novel Finished

Nov 17, 2019

Published in
Literally Literary

Always Leave Thread in the Needle

A poem for creatives

Nov 12, 2019

Always Leave Thread in the Needle

Nov 12, 2019

Published in
Literally Literary

A Mother’s Heart Lives In Her Throat

Something there is that does love a wall, that sends the gangly boy-limbs clambering up…

May 5, 2019

A Mother’s Heart Lives In Her Throat

May 5, 2019

How a Kanban-Style Trello Board Made My Novel Revision Easier

This simple, visual three-column system helped me keep track of all the edits I needed to make, big and small.

Apr 24, 2019

How a Kanban-Style Trello Board Made My Novel Revision Easier

Apr 24, 2019

Published in
Family Matters

KonMari for the Homeschooling Parent

Let’s face it, you’re never going to melt all those broken crayons down to reuse in Pinterest projects.

Apr 23, 2019

KonMari for the Homeschooling Parent

Apr 23, 2019

Digital Decluttering: A Diary

It took me a year of baby steps, but my phone works for me now.

Apr 3, 2019

Digital Decluttering: A Diary

Apr 3, 2019

Melissa Wiley

Melissa Wiley

Author of The Nerviest Girl in the World & other books for kids. Insatiable reader, tidal homeschooler, obsessed stitcher. http://melissawiley.com/blog

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