CJ's Writer Thoughts

School Visit in Ohio I've done my share of school visits since my first book was published in June of 2000. I was thinking this mo...

A Library is Full of Books and Adventures I get all warm and fuzzy when I'm in a book store, or a library these days. For me, it...

Table in the Foyer "What do you do when the only one who can make you stop crying is the one who is making you cry?"  --Ano...

“A writer soon learns that easy to read is hard to write.” ~CJ Heck

"Yardsticks" of Life by CJ Heck It was late autumn, but a day still warm enough to make Kathryn sweat and she smiled, rememb...

Try it, it works! Like most writers and authors, I often hear this question:   "Where do your ideas and inspirations come from...

To Realize True Value, Look Within “Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a li...

Climbing Rocks in Rock Land I was thinking, why is it that a hot summer day feels hotter when you're an adult? Hot is hot, no matt...