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Beverly Ovalle: Help Celebrate My Writing Birthday! (Contest)
Thursday, February 11th, 2021

UPDATE: The winners are…Margaret, bn100, Debra Guyette and flchen1!
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Hi! I’m Beverly Ovalle. I wanted this date since it is my birthday! This marks eight years I’ve been writing.

I am a writer, but I’m so much more, too. A wife, mom, and grandma along with being a crafter. I guess you could say I’m a serial hobbyist. Let me name a few.

My most recent hobby is welding. I took a class through the local community trade school. I’m planning on going back for more. I had a ball doing it.

I love to sew. Back in the day, I made all of my first child’s clothing until he was about two. Before that, I made my dress clothes for work. I still sew. My most recent was a tree skirt for my daughter. I’m in the middle of completing another one for my nephew and his new bride. I didn’t finish it in time for the wedding so I’m mailing it off before Christmas to them.

Another hobby is stained glass. I’ve made windows in a previous house I lived in. I let this one lapse because small children and glass bits don’t mix.

I make jewelry on occasion and bookmarks for swag when the mood hits me.

I have a cricut. I love that but haven’t had much time to go further in-depth. It looks like so much fun so I had to try it.

I also love to build puzzles. All winter long my daughter and I work on them. This past year it was all year round. Being quarantined it gave us something for the whole family to work on.

The IRS might say my writing is a hobby, too, lol. They would be wrong. Like sewing, it is a lifelong love.

In high school, I had to choose between track and the creative writing club. I chose writing. I don’t remember when I started, but I’ve done it throughout my life. I managed it between a full-time job and a growing family. Now, I’m retired and seem to have less time for it.

However, I’ve set a schedule I hope to meet. Currently, I’m working on a book that was supposed to be released last year. I wasn’t happy with it, though. My goal this year for it is April. My next is July.

One book is a military shipboard romance, part fiction and part truth, called China Fleet Club. The other, Taming Tamara, will be the fourth in A Dragon’s Fated Heart Series. I’m also working on a cookbook I’m calling Not Hamburger Again! A total departure from fiction for me.

I’d love to hear about what hobbies you do. I’m always looking for my next great obsession!

In the meantime, feel free to follow me on Instagram where I post a bit about my books, more about my hobbies and life in general. Be ready to see lots of food, lol. Also, I’m on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Pinterest, my website, and my blog.

Honestly, I’m most active on Instagram and Facebook, so those are your best bets to chat with me. The most fun, too! If you just want to see books, follow me on Amazon. But hobby discussions are my bread and butter and keep me active and interested. I’m too restless for just one thing, but obsessed enough to be that serial hobbyist you know and love!

#Mommastrong

My most recent story is in an anthology #Mommastrong. All proceeds go to a well-loved friend everyone calls Momma to help in her fight against cancer. My contribution is a sci-fi romance. A second story in The Road to Eden short story series called “Mama Said.”

Mama Said ~ An Area 51 short story:
https://www.amazon.com/MommaStrong-Tricia-Andersen-ebook/dp/B08HY6Q8QW/
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/mommastrong
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/mommastrong-tricia-andersen/1137615059

Contest

Let me know your favorite hobby for a chance to win an ecopy of #Mommastrong!

6 comments to “Beverly Ovalle: Help Celebrate My Writing Birthday! (Contest)”

  1. Margaret
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    · February 11th, 2021 at 12:22 pm · Link

    Hi Beverly, I have the same problem you do. I am a professional hobbyist but I am a teacher on the side. LOL I knit, bead, zentangle, paint, read, crochet, do pottery, etc, etc, etc. But favorite craft is living to be creative. Well Happy Day to you!!!



  2. bn100
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    · February 11th, 2021 at 9:41 pm · Link

    reading



  3. Debra Guyette
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    · February 12th, 2021 at 6:59 am · Link

    I enjoy crocheting. I Like to make squares and amigurumi animals



  4. flchen1
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    · February 13th, 2021 at 11:56 pm · Link

    Besides reading, crafting–my favorites are calligraphy and crochet 🙂 Best wishes to your friend, Beverly!



  5. Beverly Ovalle
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    · February 22nd, 2021 at 6:40 pm · Link

    Thank you all for entering! I’m curious about what zentangle and amigurumi animals are. I’ll be sure to look them up.
    I’d like to offer a copy of #mommastrong to Margaret, bn100, Debra Guyette and flchen1. Please email me at romancebybeverly @ gmail dot com to get your copy gifted to you.



  6. Delilah
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    · February 23rd, 2021 at 8:56 am · Link

    Congratulations to the winners! And thanks to Beverly for being a great guest!



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