Linda LaRue Austin Recognized for Excellence in Authorship

    FORT WORTH, TX, December 10, 2014 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Linda L. Austin, Freelance Writer, has been named a Worldwide Branding Professional of the Year in Authorship. While inclusion in Worldwide Branding is an honor, only small selections of members in each discipline are chosen for this distinction. These special honorees are distinguished based on their professional accomplishments, academic achievements, leadership abilities, years of service, and the credentials they have provided in association with their Worldwide Branding membership.

Ms. Austin is a retired writing instructor and educator. She has written several manuscripts, and has finished a novel called "Midnight Amethyst." The book is available on Amazon at http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=book midnight amethyst.

Very proud of a successful 40-year career as an ordained minister, Ms. Austin continues to give back. She was the pastor of several local Disciples of Christ Churches from 1970 to 1982, a minister at Stephens Minister, a secretary and creative writing instructor at Tarrant County College. Using her skills as an educator was very important to her to bring out the creative side of her students.

Ms. Austin's diverse life experience in multiple fields led to her writing career. She and her co-pastor husband traveled widely and enjoyed photography, history, and archaeology, which all show in her writing. A writer for 25 years now, she has no intention of stopping, continuing to grow on a personal and professional level. She is busy doing book signings currently, and is busily finishing several new manuscripts.

Ms. Austin attributes her success in multiple fields to having wonderful friends, good fortune, her own persistence and a loving God. An outstanding education helped as well. She earned a Master of Religious Studies from Lexington Theological Seminary (1970) and a bachelor's degree in theology and Christian education, with a minor in drama, from Northwest Christian College in Oregon (1967). She began taking writing classes in 1990, which led to her zest for learning, and she is active with Fort Worth Writers, a diverse local writing workshop.

In recognition of all her achievements, Ms. Austin has been recognized numerous times by Worldwide Branding. Previously a Professional of the Year, she was twice selected to be interviewed by the Elite Radio Network. She has been in the Publishers Calendar Series three times, featured in Pro-Files Magazine twice, including on the cover in 2012, and was chosen to be profiled in the "Top 101 Industry Experts" book in two editions. She was also named a VIP Member of the Year, a Top Female Executive, and an Elite American. She has also received a Lifetime Achievement Award, a Humanitarian Award, and was featured on Live 365.

Ms. Austin's awards include being an Honored Member of the National Honor Society, Fort Worth Writers, and the Oklahoma Writers' Federation, Inc. She also maintains an affiliation with the Romance Writers of America, and is a former member of the W. F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research. Her hobbies are traveling, photography, growing roses, spending time with her cats and doing needlepoint.

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