We had the good fortune of connecting with Rosario Oyhanarte and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Rosario, what is the most important factor behind your success?
I’ve always loved storytelling. Ever since I was a little girl, I would sit around the family table (I am one of 7 kids) and tell stories to the whole family. When I opened my Instagram account, I started sharing book reviews, lifestyle and travel posts, but it was when I told the story of how I met my husband that the account really grew. I believe that people enjoyed the story but, most of all, they enjoyed the fact that they could relate to me in the role I took in the story (meaning, I had to work hard to contact my husband and our story was not easy from the beginning but we had to face many challenges); ever since then, women from all over Argentina write to me seeking love advice and relationship tips, and my Instagram account has continued growing into a podcast and an app. I was also able to publish two romantic novels thanks to that.

Alright, so let’s move onto what keeps you busy professionally?
In my family almost everyone’s a lawyer: my father, my grandparents, my oldest siblings, my cousins and uncles. I went to law school for a year but then decided I was not into Law but into reading and writing so I changed my profession. It was not easy, breaking the family tradition and opening my way in a world where I knew no one. But I was really confident that my passion had to do with books.
Journalism helped me gain confidence in my writing and social media finished doing so. I found my voice and my readership in my Instagram account ; perhaps two of the most important assets any writer can have.

What keeps me busy is reading, perfectioning my writing and being observant of the human condition, so as to find and create compelling stories.

Along the way I learned to trust my instincts, even though not every one I love agrees with them. I have also learned to persist, to try harder, to be patient and work hard: it always pays off. And finally I learned that the person willing to do what one is afraid or shy to do, is the person who gets the job of our dreams. So I am never shy to introduce myself to colleagues, pitch my work to editors or try new collaborations.


Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
I am based in Wellington, Florida (West Palm Beach), because my husband plays polo here. If my best friend came to visit the area, I would take her to a polo match. We would also go to Palm Beach, which I am in love with. Pizza Al Fresco, St Ambroues, Bice, Seafood Bar at the Breakers and a stroll down Worth Avenue are all musts. The beach is also lovely. I would finish with a tour of RH (lunch there included) and Rosemary Square.


Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
My father has always encouraged my love towards books and reading. My Instagram readers have helped me gain confidence so as to self-publish my first novel and, thanks to that doing very well, Penguin Random House decided to publish the second. I wouldn’t have made it without my reader’s support. Also, my editor, Violeta Noetinger, always encourages me to go find a new story to tell and, once I find it, she helps me bring out the best of it. Last but not least, my husband is my most important teammate. He also gave me permission to publish our love story, haha, even though he’s very low profile, and that really helped!

Website: rosiestips.com

Instagram: instagram.com/rosiestips

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