UNITED STATES—Author Eddy Arias took an unusual path to writing his first novel ALICIA. A former senior executive with Paramount, Arias was responsible for content partnerships for the advertising-supported streaming platform Pluto TV across international markets and also led programming and acquisitions for Sony Pictures Entertainment. In addition, he produced, wrote and directed the 20th Century-Fox-distributed drama Ellipsis and the award-winning short film White & Black, which made its premiere at the prestigious Venice Film Festival.

So how does a successful studio entertainment executive and indie filmmaker become an author? We invited Eddy Arias to share his own journey with us, which you’ll discover below.

But first, a look at the book.

It’s clear that Arias brings a filmmaker’s

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