Orlando Ortega-Medina
@ortegamedina.bsky.social
Managing Editor for @AmblePress and Author | US Expat in London | Proud Angelino | Fourth novel EMERALD ROAD now available.
September 6, 2025 at 9:28 AM
This week we’re exploring “Author versus Writer--What's the Difference?” Join the discussion! Spread the word.
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Week 4: Part I - The Author Mindset
Author vs. Writer—What’s the Difference?
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August 19, 2025 at 9:11 PM
This week we’re exploring “Author versus Writer--What's the Difference?” Join the discussion! Spread the word.
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This week we’re exploring “The Author's Role in the Publishing Ecosystem”. Join the discussion!
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August 13, 2025 at 12:39 PM
This week we’re exploring “The Author's Role in the Publishing Ecosystem”. Join the discussion!
This week we’re exploring “What No One Teaches You in MFA Programs or Writing Workshops”. Join the discussion!
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August 5, 2025 at 4:57 PM
This week we’re exploring “What No One Teaches You in MFA Programs or Writing Workshops”. Join the discussion!
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Attention authors! Join me on a free 63-week journey to becoming visible before you're published!
Start Here: Why I’m Offering This 63-Week Author Seminar
Welcome—and thank you for being here.
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August 1, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Attention authors! Join me on a free 63-week journey to becoming visible before you're published!
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Book promotion is what most writers think of when their book is ready to launch.
Author promotion is about building an audience that’s interested in your perspective, not just your latest release.
Insight from Orlando Ortega-Medina.
Author promotion is about building an audience that’s interested in your perspective, not just your latest release.
Insight from Orlando Ortega-Medina.
Author Promotion Versus Book Promotion: Why You Need Both | Jane Friedman
You might spend half a year promoting a new book, but promoting yourself in order to build an audience is equally important work—that begins now.
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July 29, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Book promotion is what most writers think of when their book is ready to launch.
Author promotion is about building an audience that’s interested in your perspective, not just your latest release.
Insight from Orlando Ortega-Medina.
Author promotion is about building an audience that’s interested in your perspective, not just your latest release.
Insight from Orlando Ortega-Medina.
Sometimes I forget I live on an island.
July 23, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Sometimes I forget I live on an island.
July 1, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Give yourself 1 point for each thing you've NEVER done.
June 24, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Give yourself 1 point for each thing you've NEVER done.
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Don’t miss this amazing Pride Month interview featuring Orlando Ortega-Medina and his incredible novel, Emerald Road, on the LA Public Library Blog!
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Interview With an Author: Orlando Ortega-Medina
Orlando Ortega-Medina was born in Los Angeles to Cuban immigrants. He studied English Literature at UCLA and holds a Juris Doctor from Southwestern University School of Law. Ortega-Medina is the ...
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June 16, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Don’t miss this amazing Pride Month interview featuring Orlando Ortega-Medina and his incredible novel, Emerald Road, on the LA Public Library Blog!
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#PrideMonthBookSky #LGBTQBookSky #BookSky
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For those of you that love a good boy+dog story! 🙂
Interview With an Author: Orlando Ortega-Medina
Orlando Ortega-Medina was born in Los Angeles to Cuban immigrants. He studied English Literature at UCLA and holds a Juris Doctor from Southwestern University School of Law. Ortega-Medina is the ...
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June 12, 2025 at 2:53 PM
For those of you that love a good boy+dog story! 🙂
Congratulations to Bywater Books on this well-deserved honour! Onward and upward!
Bywater Books has been named the 2024 Foreword INDIES Publisher of the Year!
Please join us in celebrating this amazing honor from Foreword Reviews.
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Please join us in celebrating this amazing honor from Foreword Reviews.
#ForewordINDIES #PrideMonth #LGBTQBooks
June 6, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Congratulations to Bywater Books on this well-deserved honour! Onward and upward!
Friends! Check out this new, insightful review of my recently released novel 'Emerald Road.’ url:https://www.ebar.com/story/154701/Arts%20%26%20Culture/Orlando%20Ortega-Medina%E2%80%99s%20%E2%80%98Emerald%20Road%3A%20A%20Tale%20of%20Love%2C%20War%2C%20and%20Betrayal%E2%80%99
Orlando Ortega-Medina’s ‘Emerald Road: A Tale of Love, War, and Betrayal’
In the latest addition to what is shaping up to be a formidable body of work by Orlando Ortega-Medina, “Emerald Road: A Tale of Love, War, and Betrayal” is an unforgettably cinematic story, and a preq...
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May 17, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Friends! Check out this new, insightful review of my recently released novel 'Emerald Road.’ url:https://www.ebar.com/story/154701/Arts%20%26%20Culture/Orlando%20Ortega-Medina%E2%80%99s%20%E2%80%98Emerald%20Road%3A%20A%20Tale%20of%20Love%2C%20War%2C%20and%20Betrayal%E2%80%99
Happy Publication Day, Mark B. Perry! Wishing you every success with the release of your scintillating novel And Introducing Dexter Gaines! @AmblePress
May 6, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Happy Publication Day, Mark B. Perry! Wishing you every success with the release of your scintillating novel And Introducing Dexter Gaines! @AmblePress
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“The freedoms you take for granted ...can be gone...when that happens...you’re no longer the person who closes the door in the face of immigrants...you’re appealing to the basic human decency of a stranger.” —Walter Rhein
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We Need More Novels that Emphasize the Basic Humanity of Immigrants
A review of 'Emerald Road' by Orlando Ortega-Medina
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March 30, 2025 at 3:56 PM
“The freedoms you take for granted ...can be gone...when that happens...you’re no longer the person who closes the door in the face of immigrants...you’re appealing to the basic human decency of a stranger.” —Walter Rhein
Read the whole story here: loom.ly/qIkSakA
#BookSky #LGBTQSky #BookRecSky
Read the whole story here: loom.ly/qIkSakA
#BookSky #LGBTQSky #BookRecSky
BlueSkyers! Check out and share this insightful review of my novel Emeral Road titled "We Need More Novels that Emphasize the Basic Humanity of Immigrants"!https://walterrhein.substack.com/p/we-need-more-novels-that-emphasize-30e
We Need More Novels that Emphasize the Basic Humanity of Immigrants
A review of 'Emerald Road' by Orlando Ortega-Medina
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March 30, 2025 at 3:26 PM
BlueSkyers! Check out and share this insightful review of my novel Emeral Road titled "We Need More Novels that Emphasize the Basic Humanity of Immigrants"!https://walterrhein.substack.com/p/we-need-more-novels-that-emphasize-30e
Imagining EMERALD ROAD on screen is thrilling because of its rich characters and vivid settings. Here’s my dream cast:
• Isaac Perez – Julio Torres
• Gerónimo – Tenoch Huerta
• Suchi – Indya Moore
• Diego – Anthony Ramos
• Don Federico – Joaquim de Almeida
• Cashtōka – María Telón
• Isaac Perez – Julio Torres
• Gerónimo – Tenoch Huerta
• Suchi – Indya Moore
• Diego – Anthony Ramos
• Don Federico – Joaquim de Almeida
• Cashtōka – María Telón
February 22, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Imagining EMERALD ROAD on screen is thrilling because of its rich characters and vivid settings. Here’s my dream cast:
• Isaac Perez – Julio Torres
• Gerónimo – Tenoch Huerta
• Suchi – Indya Moore
• Diego – Anthony Ramos
• Don Federico – Joaquim de Almeida
• Cashtōka – María Telón
• Isaac Perez – Julio Torres
• Gerónimo – Tenoch Huerta
• Suchi – Indya Moore
• Diego – Anthony Ramos
• Don Federico – Joaquim de Almeida
• Cashtōka – María Telón
“Emerald Road showcases Ortega-Medina's distinctive narrative-driven storytelling style. It is a novel that is raised to an impressive level of literary excellence by the imaginative talents of its author.” —Midwest Book Review
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February 20, 2025 at 11:05 PM
“Emerald Road showcases Ortega-Medina's distinctive narrative-driven storytelling style. It is a novel that is raised to an impressive level of literary excellence by the imaginative talents of its author.” —Midwest Book Review
Get your copy today: loom.ly/yoYtCp0
Get your copy today: loom.ly/yoYtCp0
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February 18, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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DAILY TIPS FOR NEW WRITERS
Day 25: Build relationships in the literary community. Support other authors by attending their events, engaging with their work, and celebrating their successes—connections create opportunities.
Day 25: Build relationships in the literary community. Support other authors by attending their events, engaging with their work, and celebrating their successes—connections create opportunities.
February 7, 2025 at 4:35 PM
DAILY TIPS FOR NEW WRITERS
Day 25: Build relationships in the literary community. Support other authors by attending their events, engaging with their work, and celebrating their successes—connections create opportunities.
Day 25: Build relationships in the literary community. Support other authors by attending their events, engaging with their work, and celebrating their successes—connections create opportunities.
DAILY TIPS FOR NEW WRITERS
Day 24: Engage fully with life. Immerse yourself in new experiences, connect with people, and stay curious—the richest stories come from truly living.
Day 24: Engage fully with life. Immerse yourself in new experiences, connect with people, and stay curious—the richest stories come from truly living.
February 6, 2025 at 3:54 PM
DAILY TIPS FOR NEW WRITERS
Day 24: Engage fully with life. Immerse yourself in new experiences, connect with people, and stay curious—the richest stories come from truly living.
Day 24: Engage fully with life. Immerse yourself in new experiences, connect with people, and stay curious—the richest stories come from truly living.
Check out this new interview in Nuevas Paginas about my last novel The Fitful Sleep of Immigrants! lupitareads.substack.com/p/nuevaspagi...
#NuevasPáginas: "Emotional landscapes"
with Orlando Ortega-Medina author of 'The Fitful Sleep of Immigrants'
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February 5, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Check out this new interview in Nuevas Paginas about my last novel The Fitful Sleep of Immigrants! lupitareads.substack.com/p/nuevaspagi...
DAILY TIPS FOR NEW WRITERS
Day 23: Write one kind note each day to someone you admire in publishing. These small acts of generosity will open doors in ways you never imagined.
Day 23: Write one kind note each day to someone you admire in publishing. These small acts of generosity will open doors in ways you never imagined.
February 5, 2025 at 5:11 PM
DAILY TIPS FOR NEW WRITERS
Day 23: Write one kind note each day to someone you admire in publishing. These small acts of generosity will open doors in ways you never imagined.
Day 23: Write one kind note each day to someone you admire in publishing. These small acts of generosity will open doors in ways you never imagined.