Author: niki@nikikrauss.com

Valentine's Day Love

I Want to Know What Love Is

Sunday is Valentine’s Day, and so, thoughts turn to love. There’ll be chocolate, roses, special dinners, romance and, maybe for a lucky few, a diamond or two! Love is in the air. How do you define love? You love your mother; you love your husband; you love your dog; you...

Anxious? Depressed? Grab a Hammer and Focus!

What do you do when faced with a problem that’s not in your power to fix? When all you can do is wait. When it keeps you up at night. When every hour that ticks by without a solution makes the problem worse. What do you do? I’ve faced this...

A Rollercoaster of Surprising Emotions on Launch Day!

Today I send Little Girl Mended out into the world. It’s launch day! Launch day is everything you’d expect it to be; it’s exciting to say the least! Some of the emotions I’m feeling, though, are a bit unexpected. Having been so involved over the last couple of years with...

It’s a Giveaway!

I’m a little late to the party getting this out there, but there are still a couple of days to enter. Don’t delay! The giveaway runs through December 31 and is open to U.S. residents. You could win this beautiful leather Faith bracelet or other great prizes! Click the link...

Speak Your Silence: An Interview with Founder, Matt Pipkin

Speak Your Silence is a nonprofit on a mission to conquer the stigma of child sexual abuse. Today, I’m interviewing founder, Matt Pipkin. Tell us about your present-day life—where you live, your family, etc. Who is Matt Pipkin? My wife, Ashley, and I live in downtown Boise, Idaho, which we...

Picture Perfect

This post was a guest blog I wrote for Karma for Life! on Cover Reveal Day, but I also wanted to share with you what I see and feel in the cover of Little Girl Mended. It’s been said a picture’s worth a thousand words. As a writer, words are...

Cover Reveal!

I’m very excited to show you the cover! Little Girl Mended Vox Dei Publishing, Coming January 5 Drum roll, please…….       Isn’t it gorgeous? Check out my Book page to read the back cover!  

A Call to Arms (so to speak)!

We’re getting close to launch day for Little Girl Mended! In preparation for launch, I’m reaching out to invite you to become a part of my street team, The Krauss Crew! So what is a street team? A street team is a group of people who join together to support an...