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Debut Author Podcast: Marianne Hansen 

The Unscripted Life of Lizzy DillingerMarianne Hansen

I am a humor writer, wife, mother of 3 and purchaser of shoes.  I live in Montana with my family and dog princess Ginny. 

I spent the first half of my life in Connecticut.  In high school, I was uprooted from my home and moved to Utah.  I have been trying to move back East ever since.  I’m starting to think it will be just as easy to change that goal to move to the Far East.

I attended Brigham Young University and received a degree in English, realized I had no employable abilities and got an MA in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages.  The only full-time job I could get was in Yemen so I went to the University of Iowa law school. Now, I have a JD from U of Iowa, and an MA and a BA from BYU, but I'm still trying to convince my family I know what I'm talking about.  

When not writing or watching bad television, I can be found answering the question: "What would happen if I..."

You can connect with Marianne on her website at www.mariannehansen.net.