It amazes me how poetry transcends form and shape. When we say poetic, we don’t necessarily refer to written poems. By Wordsworth’s definition of poetry, “spontaneous overflow of powerful emotions”, poetry could be anything: your clothing, your house, your perfume, or anything materialistic or spiritual, worldly or imaginary can be poetic. All we need to have is an eye for beauty and the heart to appreciate it.
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Nargis & Other Short Stories #GuestPost
The book, Nargis & Other Short Stories, is a collection of 8 short stories, each unique and different from others, covering various facets of life, inspired by real-life characters and incidents.
Turtles All The Way Down #GuestPost
This review of Turtles All The Way Down by John Green has been written by John Adams. To know more about him, scroll to the end of the post. I, on behalf of the readers of Mojito with a Twist, thank John Adams for submitting this detailed critique of the book.
John Green has always been one of my favorite writers in the area of young adult fiction. I have read all his publications, but I particularly enjoyed ‘The Abundance of Katherines’ and ‘Paper Towns’. His writing style is undoubtedly unique; the stories are primarily written in the first person, which is always a troubled or challenged teenager. A substantial portion of every book describes what is going on in the head of the protagonist.
Bad Dialogue: The Book Killer
We’ve all seen a movie where a character says something so cringe-worthy that we make a face. And if there are too many stretches of bad dialogue, one of two things can happen:
A) People quit watching and look for something else.
B) People keep watching but turn the movie into a drinking game.
SUPERBU Homecoming: The Story Behind the Story
I lost my dog in 2018. A little brown dachshund dog called Buzo. For almost 11 years of her life, she was the glue that kept our family together. So, no surprises for guessing what inspired me to write a book about a dog called SUPERBU.
The Tangiest Twist on Freelancing: Proofreading
With COVID-19 impacting the job market, people are turning to new ways of making an income while staying indoors and socially distant. When people hear the word ‘freelance’ they automatically think of industries within the arts such as writing or digital design. The twist here is that you can get paid the same, if not more, as some of the top freelancing industries but only put in half of the work. And that’s by becoming a paid proofreader.
Top 10 Self-help Books To Read
There are certain books that help a person to come out of trauma. Thus, they help in making a person strong by giving ways and methods to do that. There are some self-help books that give wise maxims regarding how to live life. Altogether, all these books are written to help an individual morally and materially. So you can read them to improve yourself!