Story and Poem of the Week and Inspiration Point

I hope no-one's suffering too much from the heat, choking on wildfire smoke or getting too soggy from the great British rain we're having in my part of the world.

Story of the Week is another installment in the life of Mark Burrow's heatbreakingly wonderful young protagonist Jason. This chapter gives him a rare moment of triumph and exhileration, along with - as usual - some killer one liners and observations on the world. One day this is going to be a marvellous published novel, so it feels special to be getting first peeks at it on ABC Tales: 10 PE (Part 1) | ABCtales

Poem of the Week is marandina's richly textured retelling of a Chinese folk tale, 'Dragon Gate'. Wonderful use of language, beautiful imagery and cleverly sustained tension throughout make this  a very rewarding read. Enjoy! Dragon Gate | ABCtales

This week's Inspiration Point is here: Inspiration Point: Writing Cues To Battle Writer's Block | ABCtales

And don't forget our forthcoming Reading Event on 12 August!