Month: December 2018

War and Peace

Posted by Donald J. Claxton | Dec 26, 2018 | Book Reviews, Grammatic Artist, Novel Writing |

My daughters gave me a copy of the 1,358-page version of Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace for my birthday in early December. I began reading it on Dec. 7 and finished seventeen days later on Christmas Eve. Considered the best...

Reaching My Goal — 101 Fiction Novels

Posted by Donald J. Claxton | Dec 6, 2018 | #AmWriting Tips, Book Reviews, creative writing, Featured, Grammatic Artist, Hemingway, Novel Writing, Travel |

Heather Sellers’ 2007 writers’ guide Chapter After Chapter prods anyone interested in becoming a better writer to read 101 Fiction Novels. In December 2016, I set out to do just that, having suffered an injury that...