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Rick Incorvia
The train was up to 85 miles per hour. The woman across the aisle from me rocked her sleeping baby as she prayed aloud "Hail Mary, full of grace."
Rick Incorvia
I am often asked what inspired me to create The Wrong Side of the Glass.
My wife and I like to go out to breakfast. During one of these outings, Jennifer was pretending to listen to me drone on about something. You know — those husband-wife conversations. “I think it’s the cheese that’s giving me the stomach aches.” Or, profound statements like, “I’m going to get off of sugar.”
She was giving me the appropriate “uh-huh’s” and “okay’s” but she wasn’t listening. She was engaged in the conversation that was taking place at the table behind her. I knew what she was doing without saying a word; it was the expression on her face. So I tuned in.
“If that bitch thinks she’s getting mom’s wedding ring when she dies, she’s got another thing coming.” The two women at that table continued to cover topics that were way more interesting than my digestive issues.
Now, whenever we are eating at a public place, if either one of us says, “You don’t say,” This is the other one’s queue to “Tune in. You’re not going to believe what they’re talking about.”
As a writer, I took this scenario to the extreme.
The woman sitting across the table, now called Gwin, is long bored with her husband Eddie and she just can’t seem to contain herself to their table. She is that woman that starts conversations with strangers. She just wants to help.
When good intentions go bad, a switch clicks in her head and she can’t see that she has crossed the line. Few things scare me more than a smart woman with a warped sense of vengeance. And so I faced my fears . . . Hello Gwin.
My wife and I like to go out to breakfast. During one of these outings, Jennifer was pretending to listen to me drone on about something. You know — those husband-wife conversations. “I think it’s the cheese that’s giving me the stomach aches.” Or, profound statements like, “I’m going to get off of sugar.”
She was giving me the appropriate “uh-huh’s” and “okay’s” but she wasn’t listening. She was engaged in the conversation that was taking place at the table behind her. I knew what she was doing without saying a word; it was the expression on her face. So I tuned in.
“If that bitch thinks she’s getting mom’s wedding ring when she dies, she’s got another thing coming.” The two women at that table continued to cover topics that were way more interesting than my digestive issues.
Now, whenever we are eating at a public place, if either one of us says, “You don’t say,” This is the other one’s queue to “Tune in. You’re not going to believe what they’re talking about.”
As a writer, I took this scenario to the extreme.
The woman sitting across the table, now called Gwin, is long bored with her husband Eddie and she just can’t seem to contain herself to their table. She is that woman that starts conversations with strangers. She just wants to help.
When good intentions go bad, a switch clicks in her head and she can’t see that she has crossed the line. Few things scare me more than a smart woman with a warped sense of vengeance. And so I faced my fears . . . Hello Gwin.
Rick Incorvia
I wake up at 4:00am . . . make myself a cup of coffee and take a deep breath. I spend the first 15 minutes reading my last entries to recapture the mood. And then I let my fingers go in an attempt to keep up with my mind. If I close my eyes . . . I may get lost in the story. I am often surprised by my own stories as if someone else is writing through me.
Rick Incorvia
Book # 8 "Everything I Ever Wanted"
I wake up in the hospital . . .it's 2027 and I don't remember who I am. I get to meet my wife, siblings, children, and grandchildren again . . . for the first time. I have asked them for input. "What would you say to me if you heard I had amnesia and you came to visit me in the hospital? I am getting some really interesting interactions with the people that I chose to have visited me. I think I've enjoyed the grandkids answers the most. Stay tuned for Everything I Ever Wanted.
I wake up in the hospital . . .it's 2027 and I don't remember who I am. I get to meet my wife, siblings, children, and grandchildren again . . . for the first time. I have asked them for input. "What would you say to me if you heard I had amnesia and you came to visit me in the hospital? I am getting some really interesting interactions with the people that I chose to have visited me. I think I've enjoyed the grandkids answers the most. Stay tuned for Everything I Ever Wanted.
Rick Incorvia
Don't write to please others. Tell the stories that light you up. You're not writing to capture the world's attention. Just to capture those who get you . . . We are more alike than you know. If you write with passion, there will be a group that will "feel you." Write-on.
Rick Incorvia
I love when I can shock myself. When a character does something that I didn't see coming. I also love talking to people that have read one of my books, especially if they discuss it as if the characters and settings are as real to them . . . as they are to me.
Rick Incorvia
I don't seem to get writer's block. I struggle more with shutting off my imagination during "real life" time.
Rick Incorvia
Turn of Mind by Alice LaPlante
Will (Will Smith story)
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Something in the Water by Catherine Steadman
The Boy from the Woods by Harlan Coben
Will (Will Smith story)
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Something in the Water by Catherine Steadman
The Boy from the Woods by Harlan Coben
Rick Incorvia
In book number 8 "Everything I Ever Wanted" (still in process at this moment in time) I wake up 5 years into the future. I am in the hospital, recovering from a car accident. I do not remember who I am. I get to meet my wife, siblings, children, and grandchildren again . . . for the first time. I have Everything I Ever Wanted. Now if I could just remember how I got there.
Rick Incorvia
In my 5th book "The Traveler's Best Seller" the high school history teacher was able to take simulation trips back in time to interact with his heroes. I chose George Washington, Mozart, and Cleopatra. These 6-hour simulations seemed like years to him. He has stage 4 cancer. What a way to pack in a lifetime of experiences even with only four months to live.
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