Do you expect readers who relate to this protagonist’s experience to gain any comfort or is it all about events overtaking a character as they hurtle towards catastrophe? Q: Only Human, your latest novel, is about Anna Bond, a wife and mum, who appears to be having a midlife identity crisis. I was so lucky to get away for a summer holiday, where I read as many books as possible my way of restoring and recharging! Additionally, I offer one-to-one personal coaching and have been working with a couple of aspiring authors this year too. I’ve also been busy teaching online writing workshops. I’ve had a busy year so far doing what I love, which is anything around reading and writing! I’ve tentatively begun work on my fourth novel, which is set in Cuba, and I plan to plunge myself into writing more once my daughter goes off to university later this month. Thanks so much for choosing me as a featured author. Q: Hi, Diane Chandler, how are you doing? What have you been up to so far this year? MyPublisher believes that controlling its printing and manufacturing enables it to deliver consistently superior quality and service as well as unusual proprietary features not available anywhere else.This week we talk to prizewinning author, Diane Chandler Every year it prints and ships over 120 million photos for its customers. MyPublisher is among the largest digital photo printers in the world. MyPublisher is unique among its competitors in that it prints, manufactures and ships every product it sells–with no out-sourcing. Since then, MyPublisher has evolved as a leading internet retailer of personalized Photo Applications to enable consumers to creatively customize, share, print, and preserve digital photographs. Our partners are handpicked by My Modern Met because they represent the best in creativity.įounded in 1994, MyPublisher was the inventor and first marketer of high quality, single-copy, custom books at an affordable price. Without further ado, here are our winners and honorable mentions!Ībove: Peter Zwolinski, Winner (First Prize) We want to extend a huge sincere thank you to everyone who took the time to share their beautiful displays of love, a special thanks to our talented judges, a gratefulness for our amazing team at My Modern Met for organizing this contest, and a big thanks to our sponsor, MyPublisher! The overcast sky made it perfect for black and white.” I used a wide angle lens and a Canon 6D to shoot this. I saw him do a handstand and asked if I could photograph him from under the bars. I'm trying to stay consistent with executing perfect images for everyone to love.”Īs for how he captured his winning image, Peter says, “ went to a playground where he works out at.
Peter tells us, “ My photo is that I'm holding on as tight as possible, hoping to never let go of my love for photography. It's his love for life and photography, mirrored through the sheer strength and athleticism of his friend Kishon Richards that radiates from his photo on a deeper level. Peter's striking photo submission captures the raw passion and perseverance of never giving up. We chose photographs that touched on a human emotion, ones that you could feel the love from just by setting your gaze on the image. As judges, the criteria for our selections revolved around both the look and feel. We each selected a handful of entries that spoke to us on multiple levels–visual and emotional. Our wonderful judges– Kindra Nikole, Dave Brosha, Elizabeth Gadd, David Talley, and I ( Sarah Ann Loreth)–had a great selection to sift through, making for an exciting competition.