Connie Heckert - Quad Cities writer and teacher

Books

Work-in-Progress; The Louis Rich History
The First Fifty Years: Per Mar Security Services. Research Editor and Writer.
The Writing Group Book: Creating and Sustaining a Successful Writing Group (Chicago Review Press, 2003). My essay: “Dominating the Ugly Jade Dragon of Jealousy.”

Together at the Doorway: An Anthology of Published Works. Served as editor and coordinator for the Quad Cities Branch of the National League of American Pen Women, Inc.
The Kahl Legacy: the history, the man, the vision Scott Community College Foundation.
More Than 125 Years of Tradition: The Outing Club. Davenport, Iowa: The Outing Club.
Alcoa Davenport Works: The First Fifty. Alcoa Mill Products. Bettendorf/Riverdale, IA .

The Mel Foster Story: 75 Years of Shaping the Quad-Cities. The Mel Foster Co., Inc.

Roots and Recipes: Six Generations of Heartland Cookery. Co-authored with Vernadine Berry. Pelican Publishing Company, Gretna, LA.
Dribbles, a children's picture book. New York: Clarion Books. Illust. by Elizabeth Sayles.
To Keera with Love: Abortion, Adoption, or Keeping the Baby. Co-authored with Kayla Becker. Sheed and Ward, Kansas City, MO. Supported by a Faculty Development Grant from St. Ambrose University, Davenport .
The First 100 Years: A Pictorial History of Lindsay Park Yacht Club, Lindsay Park Yacht Club, Davenport, IA.
The Swedish Connections, personal experience non-fiction, Sutherland Publishing, Ft. Meyers, FLA. My master's essay. The bestselling author, David Morrell was on my committee.
Lyons: 150 Years North of the Big Tree, pictorial history, Lyons Business & Professional Association, Clinton, IA.
Miss Rochelle and the Lost Bell, children's picture book, Quest Publishing, Rock Island, IL.

Recommended Books

Books for Reading and Writing | Nonfiction

A Sampling of Books for Reading and Writing

Browne, Renni and Dave King. Illustrations by George Booth. Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself Into Print. HarperCollins Publishers, 1993.
George, Elizabeth. Write Away: One Novelist’s Approach to Fiction and the Writing Life. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2004.
Giblin, James Cross. The Giblin Guide to Writing Children’s Books, 4th Ed. West Redding, CT.: Writer’s Institute Publications, 2005. Suggested reading by genre and ages. An excellent overview by this editor and writer.
Hacker, Diana. A Writer’s Reference. Boston, New York: Bedford/St. Martin’s.
Herman, Jeff and Deborah Levine Herman. Write the Perfect Book Proposal: 10 That Sold and Why. New York: John Wilen & Sons, Inc., 2001.
Keyes, Ralph. The Courage to Write: How Writers Transcend Fear. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1995.
Lerner, Betsy. The Forest for the Trees: An Editor’s Advice to Writers. New York: Penguin Putnam, 2000.
Litowinsky, Olga. It’s a Bunny-Eat-Bunny World: A Writer’s Guide to Survivng and Thriving in Today’s Competitive Children’s Book Market. Walker Publishing Company, 2001.
Lukeman, Noah. The First Five Pages: A Writer’s Guide to Staying Out of the Rejection Pile. Simon & Schuster, 2000.
Marcus, Leonard S. Ed. and Collected by. Dear Genius: The Letters of Ursala Nordstrom. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1998.
Morrell, David. Lessons From a Lifetime of Writing: a novelist looks at his craft. Cincinnati, OH., Writer’s Digest Books, 2002. Among the best texts on what not to do in dialogue.
Rubie, Peter. The Everything Get Published Book: Everything and everyone you need to know to become a successfully published author! Avon, MA: Adams Media Corporation, 2000. A reference that literary agents and industry professionals recommend.
Rubie, Peter. Telling the Story: How to Write and Sell Narrative Nonfiction. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2003.
Seuling, Barbara. How to Write a Children’s Book and Get It Published. New York: Simon & Schuster Macmillan, Rev., 1991.
Spratt, Steven D. and Lee G. Spratt. Networking at Writer’s Conferences: From Contacts to Contracts. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1995. Worth the search for it.
Strunk, William Jr. and E.B. White. The Elements of Style. New York: Macmillan, Tierney, Susan M. Ed. Children’s Writer Guide to 2006. West Redding, CT.: Writer’s Institute Publications, 2006.
Ueland, Brenda. If You Want to Write: A Book About Art, Independence and Spirit. Saint Paul, MN., Graywolf Press, 1987.
Yolen, Jane. Guide to Writing for Children. Boston, MA., The Writer, Inc., 1989. Prolific children’s author of poetry and prose.
Yolen, Jane. Take Joy: a book for writers. Waukesha, WI, The Writer Books, 2003.
Zinsser, William. On Writing Well. New York, NY: HarperCollinsCollegePublishers.



	Books Work-in-Progress; The Louis Rich History The First Fifty Years: Per Mar Security Services. Research Editor and Writer. The Writing Group Book: Creating and Sustaining a Successful Writing Group (Chicago Review Press, 2003). My essay: “Dominating the Ugly Jade Dragon of Jealousy.” Together at the Doorway: An Anthology of Published Works. Served as editor and coordinator for the Quad Cities Branch of the National League of American Pen Women, Inc. The Kahl Legacy: the history, the man, the vision Scott Community College Foundation. More Than 125 Years of Tradition: The Outing Club. Davenport, Iowa: The Outing Club. Alcoa Davenport Works: The First Fifty. Alcoa Mill Products. Bettendorf/Riverdale, IA . The Mel Foster Story: 75 Years of Shaping the Quad-Cities. The Mel Foster Co., Inc. Roots and Recipes: Six Generations of Heartland Cookery. Co-authored with Vernadine Berry. Pelican Publishing Company, Gretna, LA. Dribbles, a children's picture book. New York: Clarion Books. Illust. by Elizabeth Sayles. To Keera with Love: Abortion, Adoption, or Keeping the Baby. Co-authored with Kayla Becker. Sheed and Ward, Kansas City, MO. Supported by a Faculty Development Grant from St. Ambrose University, Davenport . The First 100 Years: A Pictorial History of Lindsay Park Yacht Club, Lindsay Park Yacht Club, Davenport, IA. The Swedish Connections, personal experience non-fiction, Sutherland Publishing, Ft. Meyers, FLA. My master's essay. The bestselling author, David Morrell was on my committee. Lyons: 150 Years North of the Big Tree, pictorial history, Lyons Business & Professional Association, Clinton, IA. Miss Rochelle and the Lost Bell, children's picture book, Quest Publishing, Rock Island, IL. Recommended Books Books for Reading and Writing \| Nonfiction A Sampling of Books for Reading and Writing Browne, Renni and Dave King. Illustrations by George Booth. Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself Into Print. HarperCollins Publishers, 1993. George, Elizabeth. Write Away: One Novelist’s Approach to Fiction and the Writing Life. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2004. Giblin, James Cross. The Giblin Guide to Writing Children’s Books, 4th Ed. West Redding, CT.: Writer’s Institute Publications, 2005. Suggested reading by genre and ages. An excellent overview by this editor and writer. Hacker, Diana. A Writer’s Reference. Boston, New York: Bedford/St. Martin’s. Herman, Jeff and Deborah Levine Herman. Write the Perfect Book Proposal: 10 That Sold and Why. New York: John Wilen & Sons, Inc., 2001. Keyes, Ralph. The Courage to Write: How Writers Transcend Fear. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1995. Lerner, Betsy. The Forest for the Trees: An Editor’s Advice to Writers. New York: Penguin Putnam, 2000. Litowinsky, Olga. It’s a Bunny-Eat-Bunny World: A Writer’s Guide to Survivng and Thriving in Today’s Competitive Children’s Book Market. Walker Publishing Company, 2001. Lukeman, Noah. The First Five Pages: A Writer’s Guide to Staying Out of the Rejection Pile. Simon & Schuster, 2000. Marcus, Leonard S. Ed. and Collected by. Dear Genius: The Letters of Ursala Nordstrom. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1998. Morrell, David. Lessons From a Lifetime of Writing: a novelist looks at his craft. Cincinnati, OH., Writer’s Digest Books, 2002. Among the best texts on what not to do in dialogue. Rubie, Peter. The Everything Get Published Book: Everything and everyone you need to know to become a successfully published author! Avon, MA: Adams Media Corporation, 2000. A reference that literary agents and industry professionals recommend. Rubie, Peter. Telling the Story: How to Write and Sell Narrative Nonfiction. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2003. Seuling, Barbara. How to Write a Children’s Book and Get It Published. New York: Simon & Schuster Macmillan, Rev., 1991. Spratt, Steven D. and Lee G. Spratt. Networking at Writer’s Conferences: From Contacts to Contracts. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1995. Worth the search for it. Strunk, William Jr. and E.B. White. The Elements of Style. New York: Macmillan, Tierney, Susan M. Ed. Children’s Writer Guide to 2006. West Redding, CT.: Writer’s Institute Publications, 2006. Ueland, Brenda. If You Want to Write: A Book About Art, Independence and Spirit. Saint Paul, MN., Graywolf Press, 1987. Yolen, Jane. Guide to Writing for Children. Boston, MA., The Writer, Inc., 1989. Prolific children’s author of poetry and prose. Yolen, Jane. Take Joy: a book for writers. Waukesha, WI, The Writer Books, 2003. Zinsser, William. On Writing Well. New York, NY: HarperCollinsCollegePublishers.