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Meet "Booker" the Capybara! Your guide to HAC Studios!

"Hey I'm Booker! Very excited to assist you here at HAC Studios! Tap/Click to talk to me!"

27 Feb 2026

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I'm Keith -

a Studio Builder and Digital Novelist.

DIGITAL NOVELIST - I write character-driven narratives about technology, relationships, and the struggle to stay human in the 21st century.

STUDIO BUILDER - I build stories, worlds, and tools for curious minds. [Books · Code · Music · Art]

You’ll like my work if you:

  • like exploring big ideas through story
  • want stories that make you think, instead of neat wins
  • like fiction that that addresses modern anxiety through various genres
  • have a complicated relationship with tech: you use it, benefit from it, but don't fully trust it
  • crave stories set in threshold spaces (islands, deserts, surveillance rooms, haunted forests, clinical offices)

This might not be for you if you want:

  • clean escapism, tidy closure, or “the system gets defeated and everything’s fine”
  • pure genre comfort without philosophical thought

Now over to Booker!

Booker the Capybara

"Hi, I'm Booker! What brings you here today?"

"Awesome. What are you in the mood to read?"

"Great! What part of the creative process do you want to explore?"

"Let's narrow that down. What kind of writing resources?"


In Progress (Novel)

Cereus & Limnic: Escape From Okinawa - Type B

Among the ruins of war-ravaged Okinawa, three brothers battle war experiments, a cult, and an ancient monster— only to discover the fight for survival is really a fight for their humanity.

This is Keith Hayden's 4th novel.

Now in editing!

Cereus & Limnic: Escape From Okinawa - Type B
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a woman stares at a Japanese torii gate at sunset
"Gates of Okinawa" book cover

Her battle to save the island, her students, and her soul begins


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Testimonials

"Live Video Editing"

It's help a lot. You're much better technically than I am, so I learned a great deal about sentence structure, my strengths, and weaknesses as a writer. I still can't figure out how to punctuate dialogue, or what to capitalize vs leave lower case in it, but that's just one of those areas I try and learn, but never registers! So it was an edit and an education.


Eric Beach

Fantasy Novelist

"HAC Studios Editorial Fellowship"

This experience definitely went above and beyond anything I could have imagined when I first reached out to you. I am ending this fellowship with so much more confidence about finding success in my career, and feeling much better equipped to do so.

I appreciated the genuine passion behind the mentorship. You had a legitimate desire to teach me and guide me towards success, which made a huge difference in how supported and motivated I felt throughout the program. It wasn’t just about giving feedback. It was clear you cared about my growth and took the time to offer thoughtful, personalized advice.

Fiona Adair

Literary Editor

"HAC Publishing"

Keith Hayden has an extraordinary work ethic and is a serious writer, editor, and publisher.

If you are feeling overwhelmed with any of the non-writing stuff(not that Keith can't help here too), then you should consider working with him.

Keith is established and expanding in all areas.

Writing, time management, discipline, publishing, graphic design, formatting, technology, marketing, and social media.

Keith is also a natural teacher, which means he wants to empower you. Also he values authors having ownership of their works and wants us to keep all of our royalties.

Danny Aglugub

Historical Novelist

"Gates of Okinawa"

Gabriel Ottaviano

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Booker the Capybara

"Hi, I'm Booker! What brings you here today?"

"Awesome. What are you in the mood to read?"

"Great! What process do you want to explore?"

"Let's narrow that down."

Booker