Ricky Hayes - Author Page - Publisher's Brew

05/15/2026

Writing Prompt:

A traveler discovers an abandoned cathedral where every candle that still burns contains the memory of someone who lost hope.

What happens when they light one?

(Feel free to write a paragraph, poem, dialogue, or even just a single line.)

04/22/2026

04/22/2026

04/01/2026

I’ve always been drawn to writing—poetry, lyrics, anything that puts words to something you can’t quite explain out loud. For a while, I kept coming back to the same thought:

What happens to a set of lyrics when you change the sound behind them? Not just the genre… but the tone, the weight, the feeling.

Machine to Man came out of that.

It’s me taking what I’ve written and letting it move through a different style to see how the emotion shifts, what hits harder, what reveals something new. Almost like hearing the same truth told through a different voice.

If you’re into lyrics that carry a bit of depth, or you just like hearing how sound can reshape meaning, I think you’ll find something in it.

🎧 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kxwj4em
▶️ YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/4rx495ha

03/09/2026

Most organizations don’t have a marketing problem.

They have a story problem.

When people can’t quickly understand the story — the problem, the path forward, and why it matters — they simply move on.

That’s why the StoryBrand (SB7) framework works so well.

I wrote a short piece about why clarity beats cleverness in marketing every time.

Read it here:
https://tinyurl.com/mry99ub3

Humans don’t think in spreadsheets. We think in stories. From childhood fairy tales to the films we quote with friends, stories are how we understand the world. They help us make sense of conflict, purpose, and what it means to win.That’s why the StoryBrand Framework (SB7) works so well.It doesn...

12/23/2025

A great book review for “Why Am I Still A Christian?”, published October 31st of this year. Available on Amazon. Thanks Dan Barnett for your insightfully wonderful review!

12/19/2025

Original Poetry by me, arranged by Ai into an Indie Rock exploration of the depictions and costs of self-worship, using satire and abstract lyrics. This has been an interesting odyssey of sorts. You can listen to the full playlist "The Cult of Me" with subtitles on my YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ or stream it through Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/w6bm9k49

11/27/2025

📚 Calling all fantasy fans! I need your help. 🙏

I’m gathering a new wave of reviews for my steampunk-fantasy novel, Secrets of Silver & Steam: The New Awakening.

If you love:
⚙️ Steampunk
🔥 Dark conspiracies
🌩️ Mythic power artifacts
💥 High-stakes battles

…I’d love to send you a FREE digital copy in exchange for an honest Amazon review.

Even a short, 2-sentence review helps massively.

Just comment “Interested!” or message me, and I’ll send it your way.

Thank you for supporting indie authors — it truly means the world. ⚙️✨