Meet Betsy Otter Thompson, Author, Actress, Movie Executive




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Summary: In addition to writing The Mirror Theory, the first book in her trilogy on the life of Jesus, Betsy Otter Thompson is the author of four other books that were published and distributed through her own company, Ascension Publishing. These books are now out of print but Betsy hopes to eventually have a reprinting. They are as follows: LOVEPARENT: How To Be The Parent You Hope To Be (1991); LOVEHUMAN: How To Be Who You Love (1992); YOU ARE WHAT YOU THINK: Make Your Thoughts Delicious (1993); The WHAT HAPPENS IF I...Book: How To Make Action/Reaction Work For You Instead Of Against You (1996). THE MIRROR THEORY: The Way to Inner Peace, Resolution and Transformation (2005); WALKING THROUGH ILLUSION: Jesus Speaks of the People who Shared his Journey (2010) Betsy's work has always gravitated toward the media. A native Philadelphian with a B.F.A. from the University of Pennsylvania, Betsy worked as an account executive for WFIL radio in Philadelphia, and from there went to radio stations WPEN and WFLN. After that, she became a commercial print model and acted in television commercials in New York and Philadelphia. For seventeen years, she worked in Los Angeles at the motion picture and television company Castle Rock Entertainment as the Assistant to the Chairman and CEO. In August '99, she followed her boss to Warner Bros. as he took a new position there as President and COO, and became his Executive Assistant. She is now writing full time. Betsy's writing began unexpectedly while going through an especially difficult time in her life. She believes that her books were the answer to her prayers. For more information go to http://betsythompson.com/index.php