# Billy Ketch Allen ## Posts - [Royal Blood Release!](https://billyketchallen.com/?p=4725): It’s finally here! Royal Blood, the third and final book in my Descendants of Terene series, releases on November 5th! […] - [AVP NOLA: Bouncing Back](https://billyketchallen.com/?p=2026): My last post was about perseverance after a tough loss. I’ve had a long career and experienced plenty of failures. […] - [AVP Miami: Lessons in Perseverance](https://billyketchallen.com/?p=2009): I started the 2023 AVP Season with a last-place finish. It was a rough one. I partnered with Andy Benesh […] - [Inner Knight Team Read](https://billyketchallen.com/?p=1924): Although it’s a story anyone can enjoy, The Inner Knight: Train and Compete Like a Champion was written for athletes […] - [The Inner Knight Interview](https://billyketchallen.com/?p=1918): Here is a two-part interview I did for the Coaching DNA Podcast. Enjoy! - [The Inner Knight](https://billyketchallen.com/?p=1897): My new book is available! Here is the backstory on this project I’ve been working on for the last year: […] - [2021 Writing Review](https://billyketchallen.com/?p=1860): I didn’t post much this year, so I’m cramming to fill you in before it’s over! I’ve already written about […] - [Compound Interest](https://billyketchallen.com/?p=1879): This story was originally published in the 2021 Northridge Review. Pictures have been added to keep your attention. $ $ […] - [2021 Volleyball Review](https://billyketchallen.com/?p=1840): I didn’t post much this year, so I’m cramming to fill you in before it’s over! Writing is next, but […] - [Changer](https://billyketchallen.com/?p=1802): Being trapped inside during quarantine led to some productive writing time. I finished my second fantasy novel Dark Blood. My […] - [Ketch: Before and After](https://billyketchallen.com/?p=1793): The AVP has done two videos on our family and what it’s like traveling to tournaments with our son Ketch. […] - [Free Prequel Story](https://billyketchallen.com/?p=1775): Dark Blood, the 2nd book in the Descendants of Terene series, comes out this week! I’m excited for you to […] - [AVP: Stories From Our Beach](https://billyketchallen.com/?p=1771) - [2020 Update](https://billyketchallen.com/?p=1752): Hello there! We haven’t spoken in a while. 2020 has certainly been an eventful year, but it has also been […] - [The Granddaddy](https://billyketchallen.com/?p=1700): I’m on a plane to Russia right now for an FIVB, which means I’m going to miss the Manhattan Beach […] - [FIVB World Championships Part 2 (Pool Play)](https://billyketchallen.com/?p=1692): We started the FIVB World Championships with a three-set loss to Brazil’s Alison/Alvaro. They’re a top team, and we knew […] - [FIVB World Championships Part 1 (Arrival)](https://billyketchallen.com/?p=1680): It’s 5:00 pm and I’m doing my best not to fall asleep. My partner, Stafford Slick, is on the hotel […] - [CYBO is the Amazon Number 1 Bestseller (...in Volleyball)](https://billyketchallen.com/?p=1672): Our Coach Your Brains Out book is now available on Amazon. (It’s also on Barnes and Noble if you’re into […] - [From CYBO...Fall In Love With The Boring](https://billyketchallen.com/?p=1634): John Mayer and I are close to releasing our book Coach Your Brains Out: Lessons On The Art And Science […] - [Sydney FIVB (Preparing to Prepare)](https://billyketchallen.com/?p=1597): Our first event of the year was the FIVB 3-Star in Sydney, Australia. It is a 15-hour flight, leaving Los […] - [Billy Interview](https://billyketchallen.com/?p=1573): Adam Holt, the author of the Tully Harper Series, interviewed me about volleyball and writing my first book. I’ve posted […] - [I Am Not A Volleyball Player (Identity Crisis and Specialization)](https://billyketchallen.com/?p=1512): I’m flying back from China, crammed in the last seat in the back of the plane, writing this in between […] - [Total Volleyball Makeover](https://billyketchallen.com/?p=1466): At the beginning of the year, Ryan Doherty and I got passed over for a wildcard for the US-run Fort […] - [Hermosa AVP (Best of Times Worst of Times)](https://billyketchallen.com/?p=1408): “If you don’t believe there’s a price for this sweet paradise, just remind me to show you the scars.” -Bob […] - [Change Ruins the World](https://billyketchallen.com/?p=1361): If you’re reading this blog, there’s a good chance you’ve stumbled upon the Facebook group, Old School Volleyball. It’s worth […] - [Partnerships](https://billyketchallen.com/?p=1094): A friend of mine, we’ll call him AJ, was riding home with his beach partner from a disappointing tournament in […] - [The Frugal Spiker](https://billyketchallen.com/?p=974): Starting out in this game is tough. Paying your way across the country to play single-elimination qualifiers in the hopes […] - [Kinda Good History - Part 2](https://billyketchallen.com/?p=905): Part the second, in which our hero Danny Kinda plyo-jumps over college, taking his talents straight to the National Team. […] - [Coach Your Brains Out](https://billyketchallen.com/?p=742): In April of 2015, I started a coaching podcast with John Mayer and Nils Nielsen. We spent our first episode […] - [Writing My First Book](https://billyketchallen.com/?p=684): I took a break from blog posts to finish another writing project. A fantasy novel! Attempting a full book was […] - [Kinda Good History - Part 1](https://billyketchallen.com/?p=644): Part The First, in which we learn the origins of the Kinda Good Plan and the birth of legendary volleyball […] - [San Francisco AVP Part 2 (A Song of Ice and Fire)](https://billyketchallen.com/?p=614): Some players make highlight reels. I am not one of those players. High-line shots aren’t included in a Best Hits […] - [San Francisco AVP Part 1 (Memorable Matches)](https://billyketchallen.com/?p=537): It was an hour drive from our hotel to downtown Cabo San Lucas where we were going for a glass-bottom […] - [Seattle AVP (Thirteen Years in the Making)](https://billyketchallen.com/?p=492): I played my first AVP tournament my senior year of college with my Northridge teammate Ty Tramblie. Ty was the […] - [Wild Card](https://billyketchallen.com/?p=460): In beach volleyball, you earn points based on your recent finishes. These points determine your seed for the next tournament […] - [NYC AVP (Experiments In Time Travel)](https://billyketchallen.com/?p=215): The New York City Open was the first tournament in the new AVP Gold Series and had one of the […] - [Moscow FIVB](https://billyketchallen.com/?p=132): They Don’t Make Disney Movies About People Who Don’t Go To Moscow. Stafford and I went back and forth on […] - [My AVP Playlist](https://billyketchallen.com/?p=84): In honor of the AVP’s New York City Open, here is a picture of me jump serving the Brooklyn Bridge along […] - [Haiku Battle](https://billyketchallen.com/?p=30): A friend and I are in the midsts of a Haiku Battle. We exchange poems like a hail of bullets […] ## Pages - [Free Stories](https://billyketchallen.com/?page_id=1998): Requiem For House Octavian Each day, Ressa performs… …each night, her blood is stolen from her. A prequel story to […] - [Home](https://billyketchallen.com/): The World’s Leading Source of Billy Allen News Books Blog - [Blog](https://billyketchallen.com/?page_id=1954) - [Books](https://billyketchallen.com/?page_id=1557): Join Billy’s Book Readers List to get the latest news and deals on upcoming books. Royal Blood (The Descendants of […] - [About](https://billyketchallen.com/?page_id=1446): I’m a professional beach volleyball player, coach, writer, and podcaster. Here are some other things I’m a part of: My […] - [Podcast](https://billyketchallen.com/?page_id=1117): Coach Your Brains Out Podcast Coach Your Brains Out is a volleyball podcast hosted by coaches Billy Allen and John […] [comment]: # (Generated by Hostinger Tools Plugin)