Of the Publishing Persuasion - With THE Amparo Ortiz

We were honored to have author and all around baddie, Amparo Ortiz (@amparo_ortiz ), on the show this week!!! Not only is she a fantastic writer, she’s a fantastic human too! If you haven’t already, make sure to subscribe to our channel wherever you listen so you don’t miss out on this hilariously fun episode. A bit more about Amparo: Amparo Ortiz is the author of BLAZEWRATH GAMES and DRAGONBLOOD RING. She was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and currently lives on the island’s northeastern coast. She’s published short story comics in MARVEL’S VOICES: COMUNIDADES #1 and in the Eisner-award winning PUERTO RICO STRONG. She’s also co-editor of the upcoming OUR SHADOWS HAVE CLAWS, a young adult horror anthology featuring myths and monsters from Latin America. When she's not writing, she teaches ESL as a college professor and watches a lot of Kpop videos. Learn more about her projects at www.amparoortiz.com You can preorder her upcoming YA Fantasy: Last Sunrise in Eterna here. You can find Amparo here on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok Of the Publishing Persuasion is a podcast for writers at all stages, shedding light on the journey to publication and beyond. The ups, the downs and everything in between. Find us on Instagram: @pubpersuasion HOSTED BY: Angela Montoya: @angelamontoya_author & Melanie Schubert: @melanie_schubert_writer