An Armchair Tour of Utah
I am a devout armchair traveler. I love poring over maps and guidebooks and photo-rich coffee table books of places I will probably never be able to visit. I read histories and quick facts of places...
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Sisters have been on my mind a lot lately. Maybe it’s because last autumn a certain Disney movie came out that highlighted the power of sisterhood, or maybe it is because I lost one of my own sisters...
View ArticleA Holiday Video For You
We hope you enjoy this holiday video we created for you, our readers, via our official Mixed-Up YouTube Channel: Happy Holidays, everyone!
View ArticleCan You Judge a Book by Its Color?
When I was in high school, one of the electives offered was Fashion Design. I never could fit that particular class into my schedule (I was a choir geek through and through), but I had many friends...
View ArticleChicken!
No, I’m not calling you a chicken. I’m just really excited to talk about live poultry. Isn’t everyone? Wait, that’s just me? Oh. Oops. In all seriousness, I am a farm girl at heart. As a child I spent...
View ArticleEXTRAORDINARY with Miriam Spitzer Franklin
Nearly ten years ago, when I was still fairly new at writing for children, I found the Blueboards, an online forum founded by Verla Kay. I also met some critique partners there, and one of them,...
View ArticleThe EXTRAORDINARY winner is…
Jenny, congratulations! Your name has been chosen in our EXTRAORDINARY giveaway! You will receive one copy of Miriam Spitzer Franklin’s MG novel, EXTRAORDINARY. We will be in touch soon, Jenny. And...
View ArticleA Thank You…
From all outward appearances, this blog runs itself, but that is far from the truth. Because of my unique perspective as Fearless Leader here on this blog (the CEO, COO, and CFO all rolled into one, if...
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Food and Friendship: An Interview with Veera Hiranandani
We mostly talk middle-grade here at From the Mixed-Up Files, but I’m also happy when I can give some attention to the little sibling of MG books, the chapter book. Today I have the honor of visiting...
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Introducing…
We’ve added new members to our blog! Please join us in welcoming the following new Mixed-Up Authors: Julie Artz Dori Hillestad Butler Dorian Cirrone Barbara Dee Laurie J. Edwards Louise Galveston Mike...
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An Armchair Tour of Utah
I am a devout armchair traveler. I love poring over maps and guidebooks and photo-rich coffee table books of places I will probably never be able to visit. I read histories and quick facts of places...
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Sisters
Sisters have been on my mind a lot lately. Maybe it’s because last autumn a certain Disney movie came out that highlighted the power of sisterhood, or maybe it is because I lost one of my own sisters...
View ArticleA Holiday Video For You
We hope you enjoy this holiday video we created for you, our readers, via our official Mixed-Up YouTube Channel: Happy Holidays, everyone! The post A Holiday Video For You appeared first on From the...
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Can You Judge a Book by Its Color?
When I was in high school, one of the electives offered was Fashion Design. I never could fit that particular class into my schedule (I was a choir geek through and through), but I had many friends...
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Chicken!
Photo from Wikimedia by Pete Cooper. Used by creative commons license. No, I’m not calling you a chicken. I’m just really excited to talk about live poultry. Isn’t everyone? Wait, that’s just me? Oh....
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EXTRAORDINARY with Miriam Spitzer Franklin
Nearly ten years ago, when I was still fairly new at writing for children, I found the Blueboards, an online forum founded by Verla Kay. I also met some critique partners there, and one of them,...
View ArticleThe EXTRAORDINARY winner is…
Jenny, congratulations! Your name has been chosen in our EXTRAORDINARY giveaway! You will receive one copy of Miriam Spitzer Franklin’s MG novel, EXTRAORDINARY. We will be in touch soon, Jenny. And...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Thank You…
From all outward appearances, this blog runs itself, but that is far from the truth. Because of my unique perspective as Fearless Leader here on this blog (the CEO, COO, and CFO all rolled into one, if...
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