John Betcher
@JohnBetcherwww.johnbetcher.com
Administrator for the Self-Publishing Central Blog
The author holds a Bachelor’s Degree, cum laude, in English from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Minnesota Law School in Minneapolis. He has practiced law for more than twenty-five years in the Mississippi River community of Red Wing, Minnesota. He has also been a long-time supporter and coach of youth volleyball there.
Mr. Betcher has published three feature articles in COACHING VOLLEYBALL, the Journal of the American Volleyball Coaches Association. His most recent article was the cover story for the April/May, 2009 Issue.
His book on volleyball coaching philosophies entitled THE LITTLE BLACK BOOK OF VOLLEYBALL COACHING, Insights From the Trenches, has been selling nationwide and is currently available at Amazon.com in paperback and Kindle versions.
His mystery novel, THE MISSING ELEMENT, A James Becker Mystery, was featured on the Reading Minnesota Blog on April 5, 2010, Reader’s Choice Review on April 25, 2010, and in the Red Wing Republican Eagle newspaper on May 1, 2010. The author was interviewed on the KWNG Radio Morning Show on June 2, 2010. THE MISSING ELEMENT has been gaining widespread critical acclaim, as evidenced by multiple INDEPENDENT reviews on Amazon.
He is also an active member and writing peer coach at the Agent Query Connect writer's forum.
THE MISSING ELEMENT may be purchased in paperback through The Showcase (an Amazon affiliate) or on Kindle.