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Interview with Author Melissa Wiley

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Today’s podcast (podcast player at the bottom of this entry) features children’s author and home educator, Melissa Wiley.

Melissa and I met in 2005 online and instantly formed a wonderful connection around writing and homeschool. Her most recent children’s novel, The Prairie Thief, is the featured title for the October Arrow. You may purchase it here: The Prairie Thief at Amazon.com

Check out Melissa’s website and blog, too. Her blog, Here in the Bonny Glen, is a treasure trove of home education insight, poetry sharing, and reviews of her favorite children’s books. You might enjoy reading her entry titled “Hurrah for Brave Writer,” too.

I loved my conversation with Melissa so much, we rolled right by our usual 30 minute time limit and chatted for nearly an hour! I hope you enjoy getting to know Melissa as much as I have. We’re offering a special deal for the issue of The Arrow that goes with The Prairie Thief, which will be published on October 1, 2012.

If you’d like to purchase The Prairie Thief Arrow go here.

The Arrow is a monthly digital product that features copywork and dictation passages from a specific read aloud novel. It’s geared toward children ages 8-11 and is an indispensable tool for parents who want to teach language arts in a natural, literature-bathed context.

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10 Responses to “Interview with Author Melissa Wiley”

  1. Z-Dad says:
    September 11, 2012 at 4:58 pm

    Thanks so much! As a writer, blogger, and father of 6 homeschoolers, I loved this whole conversation!

  2. Julie Bogart says:
    September 11, 2012 at 5:14 pm

    I love to hear from Dads! Thank you!! 🙂

    Julie

  3. Nanci says:
    September 12, 2012 at 12:03 am

    This was so enjoyable to listen to!
    I also have 6 children, almost the same ages as Melissa’s, with a special needs child as well. I am in awe that she has time to write books…sometimes I feel like I don’t have time to READ books, LOL!

    I love the metaphor of Tidal Homeschooling…although the house often looks like low tide 🙂

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    September 13, 2012 at 8:27 pm

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  5. This Week With the Geekmoms | GeekMom | Wired.com says:
    September 14, 2012 at 7:02 am

    […] Wiley had a fabulous time recording the Brave Writer podcast with Julie Bogart earlier this week. They gabbed about Melissa’s new books, tidal […]

  6. This Week With the Geekmoms | Janean Super Store says:
    September 14, 2012 at 10:50 am

    […] Wiley had a fabulous time recording the Brave Writer podcast with Julie Bogart earlier this week. They gabbed about Melissa’s new books, tidal homeschooling, […]

  7. Rachel at Stitched in Color says:
    February 16, 2013 at 12:59 pm

    I have been enjoying all of your podcasts and recommending Brave Writer to my homeschooling friends. This particular podcast has been my favorite so far! Thank-you for sharing this delightful conversation with us all. I can tell that you each speak from your heart. I hope to try Arrow with my 3rd grader in the new school year!

  8. Happy Birthday, Melissa Wiley! « A Brave Writer’s Life in Brief says:
    December 17, 2013 at 1:20 am

    […] Last year Melissa was interviewed here on Brave Writer. She talked about influential authors (L.M. Montgomery, Anne McCaffrey, C. S. Lewis and, of course, Laura Ingalls Wilder), using language in unorthodox ways, and the importance of a good copy editor (a “second set of eyes”), how she started her lovely blog, Here in the Bonny Glen, and much, much more. If you missed it the first time you can listen to the full podcast here! […]

  9. melissa–two days after her birthday | one deep drawer says:
    December 19, 2013 at 8:19 pm

    […] Brave Writer interview…all of Julie’s podcasts are stellar really, excellent teacher […]

  10. posted :: favorites in other places | one deep drawer says:
    May 6, 2014 at 11:28 am

    […] both Melissa + Julie keep blogs….there’s even a podcast of them together! […]

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