1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Hear how humor writer Marianne Hansen had to overcome self-doubt before she could write her book, what made her decide to self-publish, the differences between NYC and Montana, and how she thinks meals that come in a box are the best thing going. writer, wife, mother of 3 and purchaser of shoes.&amp;nbsp; I live in Montana with my family and dog princess Ginny.&amp;nbsp; I spent the first half of my life in Connecticut.&amp;nbsp; In high school, I was uprooted from my home and moved to Utah.&amp;nbsp; I have been trying to move back East ever since.&amp;nbsp; I’m starting to think it will be just as easy to change that goal to move to the Far East. She attended Brigham Young University and received a degree in English, realized she had no employable abilities and got an MA in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages.&amp;nbsp; The only full-time job she could get was in Yemen so she went to the University of Iowa law school. Now, she have a JD from U of Iowa, and an MA and a BA from BYU, but she's till trying to convince her family she knows what she's talking about.&amp;nbsp; Her second book, Better Off Divorced, published in April, 2019 When not writing or watching bad television, she can be found answering the question: &quot;What would happen if I...&quot; To learn more about Marianne, click here. Hear us Roar https://maggiesmithwriter.com/podcast/ <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/6908537/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/84477437