{"id":724585,"date":"2021-01-21T03:47:23","date_gmt":"2021-01-21T03:47:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pm360online.com\/?p=724585"},"modified":"2021-01-21T03:47:23","modified_gmt":"2021-01-21T03:47:23","slug":"my-other-life-with-mario-nacinovich-jr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pm360online.com\/my-other-life-with-mario-nacinovich-jr\/","title":{"rendered":"My Other Life with Mario Nacinovich Jr."},"content":{"rendered":"

PM360<\/em> recently spoke to Mario Nacinovich Jr., Vice President, Marketing at Eyevance Pharmaceuticals, about his newly published collection of short stories.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>PM360: How did you get into writing?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mario Nacinovich Jr.: <\/strong>My earliest childhood memories of writing were intricately shaped by my family and further nurtured by my elementary school teachers. Writing and communication skills were developed through some of the most stimulating and sometimes challenging writing assignments that tapped my creative thoughts and endless curiosity. This helped me formulate onto paper a dialogue I would not normally have experienced in conversation at such a young age.<\/p>\n

What specifically\u00a0do you like about writing\u00a0flash fiction or short\u00a0stories?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nearly two decades ago a trusted colleague, Rick Abbot, planted a seed that I would enjoy a break into fiction from my passion and penchant for non-fiction. I didn\u2019t heed his sage advice until 2016 when I revisited the classic Catcher in the Rye<\/em>, The Best Short Stories of O. Henry<\/em>, and Hemingway\u2019s Three Stories and Ten Poems<\/em>. These \u201credeeming rediscoveries\u201d sparked the idea that I wanted to find a more creative outlet to express some of my experiences and deepest reflections.<\/p>\n

Can you share a little about the collection you released last August, Sixteen Stories: Contemplatives in Action? <\/strong><\/p>\n

This anthology, as the book\u2019s description elucidates, is comprised of 16 short stories of imaginary events, people, and places invented based on the most random of life\u2019s encounters and observations. As someone who has always been challenged to write less to say more, I sought to draft each of these stories with extreme brevity.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>How long did it take you to complete the collection? <\/strong><\/p>\n

The initial 14 stories were written across two weeks (one per day) while on an extended road trip with my family during the summer of 2016 while driving down the California coast. Writer\u2019s block set in for several months and I did not rediscover that elusive inspiration for the 15th<\/sup> and 16th<\/sup> story until 2018. For the artwork, I collaborated with my close friend and former Creative Director, Greg Betza, who had creative license to capture the essence of each story in a single piece of imagery.<\/p>\n

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The back cover features a preview of Greg Betza\u2019s artwork for each story.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What has been the reaction to the book so far?<\/strong><\/p>\n

From personal direct communication, social media exchanges, and reading the reviews on Amazon, it has been one of the most humbling but rewarding experiences. To hear and read that each story has allowed someone \u201cpause to reflect\u201d or that they have found the stories to be \u201cthought provoking and meaningful\u201d means a tremendous amount to me.<\/p>\n

Do you have any plans to write another book or collection? <\/strong><\/p>\n

Since I met my wife, Toni, in 1996, she has heard of the legendary and heroic exploits of Myron the Cactus Elf, a purveyor of the world\u2019s finest ostrich eggs, and Swimmy the Frog, his fiercely loyal but often confounded and conflicted companion. Toni and my daughters, Elaina and Juliana, have encouraged me to finally bring this dynamic duo to life in a children\u2019s book. This new writing adventure will begin for me in 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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