Barbara Austin
Hello All: I'm new to the authoring world and look forward to learning so much from all of you in this new chapter in my life.
I've had many wonderful careers as a member of the United States Air Force (20+years), an academic (10+years), a consultant (7 years) and an Organizational Development Director for a Fortune 500 company. Guess that officially makes me "experienced."
I retired a little over 2 years ago and started writing my fictional story about an Army nurse who spent 2 years in Vietnam and still struggles with the war she brought home with her some 50 years later. My story is inspired by a close friend of mine as well as my husband who also had multiple tours over there.
I have completed the first draft and am now blissfully in the midst of delightful revisions.
I'm also finding that there is much more to authoring a book than just writing down the story. There's significant complexity to the book/publishing industry.
This is going to be so much fun!!!!
I've had many wonderful careers as a member of the United States Air Force (20+years), an academic (10+years), a consultant (7 years) and an Organizational Development Director for a Fortune 500 company. Guess that officially makes me "experienced."
I retired a little over 2 years ago and started writing my fictional story about an Army nurse who spent 2 years in Vietnam and still struggles with the war she brought home with her some 50 years later. My story is inspired by a close friend of mine as well as my husband who also had multiple tours over there.
I have completed the first draft and am now blissfully in the midst of delightful revisions.
I'm also finding that there is much more to authoring a book than just writing down the story. There's significant complexity to the book/publishing industry.
This is going to be so much fun!!!!
- Birthday
- April 11
- Location
- Arizona
- Name
- Barbara Austin
- Professional Interests
- I'm interested in finding a crit partner or group
- Genres I write in...
- Women's fiction
- Gender
- Female
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