A writer learns that easy to read is hard to write ... - C.J. Heck
May you always see the world through the eyes of a child. - C.J. Heck
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? - C.J. Heck
I miss those childish days of long ago, when one day was as long as twenty are now ... - C.J. Heck
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. - C.J. Heck
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. - C.J. Heck
Children have such an innocent view of their world and surroundings; every thought is a garden full of wonder. - C.J. Heck
A writer's goal is to weave the ordinary into fine silk and the truly extraordinary into diaphanous clarity ... - C.J. Heck