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Family Matters

Tidal Homeschooling

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

6 min readJul 20, 2020

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Four young children looking at an ocean view

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Melissa Wiley
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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.

7 min readMar 18, 2020

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

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Melissa Wiley
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The Writing Cooperative

The Gates of Mordor and Afternoon Lawn-mowing

How Tolkien’s letters have influenced my writing practice

4 min readNov 29, 2019

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The Gates of Mordor and Afternoon Lawn-mowing

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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

5 min readNov 17, 2019

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

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Literally Literary

Always Leave Thread in the Needle

A poem for creatives

2 min readNov 12, 2019

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Always Leave Thread in the Needle

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Melissa Wiley
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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…

1 min readMay 5, 2019

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A Mother’s Heart Lives In Her Throat

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Melissa Wiley

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.

3 min readApr 24, 2019

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

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Melissa Wiley
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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.

7 min readApr 23, 2019

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KonMari for the Homeschooling Parent

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Melissa Wiley

Digital Decluttering: A Diary

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

10 min readApr 3, 2019

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Digital Decluttering: A Diary

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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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