
AUTHOR • EDUCATOR • SPEAKER
KERRY HANSEN
ABOUT ME

Writers spend a lot of time sitting at a computer in their pajamas. That’s one of my favorite parts of the job, but it doesn’t make for an exciting biography. That’s why I’ve compiled a list of random fun facts. For the boring stuff, click here for the PRESS KIT.
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FUN FACTS
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When I was a kid, Scooby Doo was my favorite show. Now I have my own Scooby Doo.
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I was born in Wisconsin, moved to Florida when I was eight, and was crazy enough to move back to Wisconsin when I was 23.
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At thirteen I had a massive crush on Luke Skywalker in Return of the Jedi and hung the movie poster on the back of my door.
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I worked several jobs as a teenager: cashier at Wendy’s, hostess at a Mexican restaurant, lifeguard, babysitter, and summer camp counselor.
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At the end of my senior year of high school, a teacher persuaded me to enter a writing contest. I won $1,500, enough for a prom dress and part of my college tuition.
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I had a freaky experience with a Ouija board and to this day, won’t go near one.
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I broke my nose 4 ½ times.
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We own a crested gecko named Bilbo, guinea pig named Beans, toad named Cypress, black goldfish named Death, and Great Dane named Biggie Smalls (Biggs).
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I love collecting old typewriters. I bought my favorite Underwood (the typewriter on this website) at a rummage sale for only $5.
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Because redheads only make up 1-2% of the population, I include one in all of my novels.