Vivian Fransen

Vivian Fransen is a writer, a thinker, and a human shock absorber. Her writing experience spans over 30 years working with a wide range of organizations. She has served as a communications officer, a director of development, a hospital grants administrator, a university development officer, a hospice care administrator, a family planning counselor, and a houseparent in a residential treatment center for troubled girls. She has published dozens of feature stories for New Jersey newspapers and magazines. She currently makes a living as a self-employed writer, editor, and proofreader. She earned a master’s degree in public administration and a bachelor’s degree in sociology.

She shares her passion for memoirs and provides information about relevant resources at her website: straightspousememoir.com.