PPMC Magazine SA Issue 25 The 10 Main Types Of Modeling January #2021 Photographers Janie Opperman, Yolandi Prinsloo, Suné Swart Cover Model Hannes Grove 12 Years of Grace Featuring South African & Different Fashion International Photography Types Models Explained Interviews Modeling Daisy van Vuuren, Michelle Sky Hayward, Samantha Faasen, Shanette Adams, Frans Magal Tips Photographer: Claudia Cantante Cover Model: Hannes Grove Is writing your full-time career? Or would you like it to impossible. I hope that they will be inspired by my be? words and when they relate with the struggles and hardships of my characters, I hope to motivate them No, it is part time but I would love it to be a full-time in knowing that someone is out there who knows author. The adventures I had just because of my what real pain is, who managed it and came out written work was mind blowing, so imagine what it and followed their dreams. would be full time. If your book was to be made into a movie, who are How do you handle literary criticism? the celebrities that would star in it? Writing any piece of literature is personal, you put Jason stateman, Ian Somerhalder, Jessica Alba, Nina yourself out-there and you will get criticised just like Dobrev and Megan Fox. models and actors in their field. I knew that many would love my work and then I expected literary What was the highlight of writing this book? criticism. You get good and bad criticism, and sometimes it will be like they are smashing your heart When contacts read my introduction and asking in in pieces. an urgent manner “when can we buy your book” But using the negativity to improve is what I do. I take We’ve just started a new year and I’ve seen lots of it one comment at a time and try to be objective. posts about new years’ resolutions. Do you have Some is mere jealousy but when the experts criticise anything special that you’ll be focusing on this year? you better listen otherwise you are not going to make it. And you cannot take it too personal otherwise you I am working on my book series this year and I aim to will be a depressed wreck. publish the next section of this series every 3 months and to finish my 12 years of Grace series in 2021. What was your favourite part, and your least favourite part, of the publishing journey? What inspires you? When I sent little portions of the book to different When people do good to others, when they show people and to find that the feedback was better unconditional love, that is truly amazing. When you than I hoped for and then the shoots and are up early in the morning and you hear nature Photographer: Claudia Cantante ClaudiaPhotographer: collaborations, where different artists worked waking up. Breath taking scenes from nature and the together from finding the right models and locations ocean. And the Psalms in the Bible, the way they and be on set to shoot the covers for the book series. wrote that songs are unbelievable. Firstly, tell the readers more about yourself and what you do? There were days when I had no inspiration and the What do you like to do when you are not writing? book was at a standstill and that was frustrating, but May not always seem like it but I am a very private the worst was when everything was print ready and I Play the piano, read, visiting coffee shops and game person, I like my “me” and alone time and just discovered a fatal error. The waiting before the errors lodges. I like fitness as well. Hiking trips and road trips because many people know about me and think was corrected to the printing day was something, I to different places. they do doesn’t mean I am not a private type of do not want to experience again. person. I am very active from adventure sports, What did you want to be when you grew up? traveling and involved with charity to missions. I am a What does success mean to you? What is the theologian and this year I’m doing my Masters of definition of success? A civil engineer. Divinity (MDiv) and I Major in Ancient Greek. Success is not making a lot of money, while when you If you had to describe yourself in three words, what I am writer and a X-model who became a part time are successful it is possible to gain some wealth and would they be? actor (Getroud met rugby, Binnelanders, dis ek the life you wanted. When I see and read the Mignon Mossie van Wyk, extra in the American film reaction and feedback on my work and how some Patient, loving and spontaneous. the giver and the theatre production “in diep donker witness it changed their lives. That is for me success. I nagte). I write from poetry to inspirational and would define success as ‘to set your goal and What advice would you give a new writer, someone devotional genres. I do work on film projects where I achieve what you wanted.’ just starting out? direct and write the short films and videos. It doesn’t have to be something big. Do not ever give up. Keep on writing because that is What inspired you to start writing? how you get better and this is when you learn how to To be victorious in small goals in life play with words. I believe it is a spiritual thing, songs and movies will build your foundation to be influence many people and I do want to challenge people to be good and to care, so this broken world successful in life. If you can’t be we live in inspired me to write and be the change, to successful in something small you will inspire and lift up the broken hearted. I love people never be able to be successful in life. and want to make them feel wanted and that inspired my writing a lot. Can you share with us something about the book that isn’t in the blurb? Have you always wanted to be a writer? Behind the scenes and I would say “off the record” It could have been in my thoughts but not really, I that there are some scenes and portions that wanted to be in front of the camera, but in my high everyone will assume that it is only fiction because it school years that changed. I wanted to see my only happens in movies and books, but it truly name written on a paperback and wanted to say happened and I was actually involved. It took me 5 something and then quote myself. That idea made years to bring real life incidents into the novel and me want to be a writer. make it seem more fictional then the rest of the book and this you would have never guessed until you How many books have you written? Which is your asked. favourite? Where can readers purchase your books? What is the key theme and/or message in the book? I have written three (which is part of the 12 years of Amazon kindle unlimited for my e-book versions and Grace series). My favourite is between the novel 12 That there is hope for us in this country and that when paperback (if you are abroad) and “Groep7 se years of Grace: emperors palace and 12 years of people stand up for justice, magic happens. Theme aanlyn boekwinkel”. Grace: Poetry edition part 1. When this year is done is about undeserved grace, which enabled this my book series of 8 will be done. person to change from the wicked person he was to If someone wants to connect with you, where can the change we want to see. The difference between you be found? How do you come up with the titles to your books? True love and the so-called instant love which doesn’t last. • Facebook: Hannes Grove - 12 Years This part is sometimes very tricky, I do think about title of Grace possibilities during the course of writing and usually in What do you hope your readers take away from this chapter 2 or 3 when the story line unfolds, I then look book? • Instagram: @Life_of_the_writer at the possibilities and make sure the title is not taken • Twitter: Hannes Grove as well. When I travel and visit different people and That my readers will look beyond their immediate places, when they tell me their stories, I do put myself circumstances and be encouraged. Making them in their shoes and this gives me ideas for new titles. realize that things do get better even if it seems Photo credit: Claudia Cantante Interview Fitness Model Daisy van Vuuren Interview: Daisy van Vuuren “You are a true CHAMPION, I adore you” Rudie Fourie HOW DAISY’S SPORTMANSHIP STANDING AMONG OTHER (Trainer 2015 – 2018) SPORT WOMEN “Was n voorreg en n eer. Jy’s n mens met die mooiste Bodybuilding is not a team sport and with every hart en verdien nog meer geluk. 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