Nikki is an author, editor, freelance writer, and rocket scientist.Truly.Nikki’s debut young adult novel, Strings, will be published September 2017 by Swoon Reads, an imprint of Macmillan. Strings is a historical retelling of Pinocchio, following a ballet dancer who is trapped by a mysterious benefactor at a private boarding school for girls.She has also written, edited and published articles on a multitude of topics. Her work has appeared on SocialMoms, BlogWorld, b5media.com, Rand McNally, About.com, iVillage, BabyZone.com, and Retired.com. She has a degree in aerospace engineering, has authored four non-fiction books in the puzzle and games genre, and is currently the Managing Editor for SocialMoms.com.