C.J. Heck
CJ is a published poet, writer, and author of five books. She has three daughters, eleven grandchildren, and she lives with Author/Astrologer, Robert Cosmar, in Leesburg, Florida. CJ is also a Vietnam War widow.
https://catherinejheck.substack.com/
Children's Books:
Barking Spiders and Other Such Stuff
Barking Spiders 2, (the sequel)
Me Too! Preschool Poetry
Adult Books:
Bits and Pieces (collection of short and flash fiction)
Anatomy of a Poet
Blogs:
http://memoirsfromnam.blogspot.com
http://cjswriterthoughts.blogspot.com
http://knowingwhispers.blogspot.com
CJ's Other Links:
https://catherinejheck.substack.com/
https://www.quora.com/profile/C-J-Heck
https://www.facebook.com/CJHeckAuthor
http://amazon.com/author/cjheck
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/cj-heck/1...
http://twitter.com/CJHeck60
http://contributor.yahoo.com/user/151...
http://www.youtube.com/user/cjheck194...
Testimonials:
Anatomy of a Poet:
"This is my kind of poetry. Direct, beautifully expressed and without a hint of pretension." ~Allison Cassidy
"Too often poetry is written so abstractly that it leaves the reader with more questions about the point of the writing, rather than the insight, or inspiration. This is NOT true of CJ's poetic verses. The words are poignant, resonating feelings to the reader intended by the writer. Words from the heart that penetrate the soul!" ~Sharla Shultz
"I am not a poetry critic, so I cannot compare CJ's poetry with others, evaluate her mastery of language, or classify her to any particular school of poetry. Having read the poems, I felt something. The messages are clear and direct. She does not go through mental elaboration and the poetry touches the heart. Reading her poems made me feel nostalgic and longing at the same time, as if nostalgia and expectation are one and the same." ~Eleftheria Egel
"Wonderful, marvelous poetry that touches on the realities of life." ~Jack Henry Kraven
"CJ has a beautiful way of writing that obviously gets in touch with people and makes them think about what she is saying -- a very difficult skill to grasp." ~Lyrael Myrna.
"CJ Heck is predominately viewed as a writer for children, but she now carries over her approach to more adult themes. In doing so, she presents a profound world that is deeply sad, incredibly humorous and sometimes intimate." ~Joseph Daly
Children's Poetry:
"One of the most gifted children's poets I have ever read!" ~ Todd-Michael St. Pierre
"Every primary teachers dream come true. I have found that rhyming words are important for six year-olds when learning to spell and read. I love herr poetry! She never ceases to amaze me." ~Joyce Bowling
"A natural, spontaneous writer, who freely gives of her soul to her readers. She never fails to amuse and entertain with her brilliant and witty writes. A razor-sharp mind and acute awareness of what makes people tick, or tock." ~ Peter Paton
"Her work is not only brilliant, it is a joy to the spirit and restores youth to our hearts -- a gift for writing what kids think and feel." ~ E T Waldron
"CJ flies everyone away on daydreams and wishes, boo-boos and bats, frog legs and monkeys, and old circus clowns. I can't think of a single children's poet that has the ability to marry the children's poem with a life's lesson and keep it fun." ~Rusty Daily
“When writing for children, it's important to keep in touch with our own inner child. What frightened them, made them happy, made them sad or angry?”
“A writer learns that easy to read is hard to write ...”
“A writer's goal is to weave the ordinary into fine silk and the truly extraordinary into diaphanous clarity ...”
“We writers are a crazy group. I can't think of any other profession where the actual work is deep within, uncomfortable, and wanting out.”
“We all have an inner voice, our personal whisper from the universe. All we have to do is listen -- feel and sense it with an open heart. Sometimes it whispers of intuition or precognition. Other times, it whispers an awareness, a remembrance from another plane. Dare to listen. Dare to hear with your heart.”
“May you always see the world through the eyes of a child.”
“I miss those childish days of long ago, when one day was as long as twenty are now ...”
“At this stage of my life, I've finally come to realize I've learned more from my children than they ever learned from me.”
“Children have such an innocent view of their world and surroundings; every thought is a garden full of wonder.”