There Are No Rules (Except the Oxford Comma), with TV writer, novelist, and screenwriter Eric Garcia

TV writer, screenwriter, and author Eric Garcia has published six books (so far). He sold three of them to Hollywood and somehow still managed to write his latest novel, entirely by accident. He set out to write a short story. Then it got longer. Then it was a novella. Then it was 80,000 words and he had to admit he'd written a whole book, mostly at night, while still juggling film and TV work. We also talk about what's changed in publishing since his Random House days (Hint: mid-list used to mean stable; now everyone's terrified of it), why chasing trends is a losing game when a book takes years to reach shelves, and why there are no rules for how long a chapter should be, except the one that matters: Don't make me want to stop reading. We also bond hard over the Oxford comma as well as the correct use of "less" and "fewer." I nearly combust with joy over our shared grammar rage. ***** SELF-PUBLISHING STARTER KIT (FREE): 👉 https://www.publishaprofitablebook.co... ***** 📚 SELF-PUBLISHING ACTION PLAN: From cover design to interior formatting to ISBN registration and properly loading your book to distributors, I’ve got you covered with this straightforward roadmap. 👉 https://www.PublishAProfitableBook.co... ***** 🎉 GET GREATER VISIBILITY ON AMAZON: Learn how to best optimize your Amazon listing for organic visibility AND run Amazon ads that actually work (even if you’ve never touched an ad platform in your life). 👉 https://www.publishaprofitablebook.co... ***** M O R E R E S O U R C E S https://www.PublishAProfitableBook.com   / elizabethlyonsauthor