C.J. Hayden

Join me for the next Get It Written Day! On June 12, use the power of co-working to get your important stuff (blog, Substack, book, course, etc.) written.

Get It Written Day - C.J. Hayden Get It Written DayWhatever You Have to Write… …Let’s Write It Together!Day-Long Virtual Writing Retreats for Self-Employed Professionals and Creatives with C.J. Hayden Next Retreat: Friday, June 12, 2026 9:00 AM-4:00 PM either Pacific OR EasternTwo separate groups are available; one for each t...

Because the I'm writing is about my time as a teenage runaway, I'm reading other memoirs by women who left home as teenagers. Here are 4 on my reading list: The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls; Girlhood by Melissa Febos; I Am, I Am, I Am by Maggie O'Farrell; Runaway Girl by Carissa Phelps. What others do you know of?

From his output, it would seem that Charles Dickens was sitting down at his desk and without pause from the moment he rose until he fell asleep. But that isn't so.

How to Write Like the Dickens - C.J. Hayden Charles Dickens wrote 20 novels and novellas, numerous short stories, a few plays, and several non-fiction books. His writing career began in 1833 and ended with his death in 1870 at the young age of 58. Dickens was the most popular writer of the Victorian era, and is still widely read today. I adde...