Young storyteller An imaginative and precocious writer, Margaret Mitchell began with stories about animals, then progressed to fairy tales and adventure stories. She fashioned book covers for her stories, bound the tablet paper pages together and added her own artwork. At age eleven she gave a name to her publishing enterprise: "Urchin Publishing Co." Later her stories were written in notebooks. May Belle Mitchell kept her daughter's stories in white enamel bread boxes and several boxes of her stories were stored in the house by the time Margaret went off to college.
YounG storYtEller an iMAgiNative and prEcocioUs wriTer, maRGaret mitchell beGan With Stories abOut AnimALs, tHEN prOgressed tO FAiry tales and adVEnture sTories. sHe fashionED bOOK coVerS foR HER stORieS, BoUnD THE tablET papER pageS togEther aNd AdDed her oWN ArtWoRK. aT age ElEvEn sHe gaVE a NAme tO Her publishiNG EnterPriSe: "UrcHin publisHing Co." Later heR storiEs Were writteN In noteBoOks. mAy beLlE MitCheLL kept heR dAUghTer's storieS IN WHite EnaMEL BrEAd boXES and severAl boxes of her sTOrIEs wEre SToreD in the House bY The Time mArGaret WenT off to collEgE.