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Kay Hart

Author · Editor 

I write stories, edit manuscripts and build spaces for people who like talking about books almost as much as they like reading them.

ON MY DESK

Certain Enough

Feature Screenplay

The night before her wedding, Mara Bennett’s fiancé disappears — leaving behind his phone, his wallet and everything he needs for tomorrow.

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Everything except the wedding ring.

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As Mara follows the trail he left behind, the search becomes a disturbing question of perception, trust and how much you can ever truly know about the person you love.

NEO-NOIR · PSYCHOLOGICAL MYSTERY
Select Works & Manuscripts

The Library

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Published Fiction

Scripts & Screenplays

Works in progress

Short fiction

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FEATURED ARTICLE
Culture & commentary

True Crime Fanfiction: Netflix’s Monster and the Ethics of Fiction

By Kay Hart

Netflix’s Monster increasingly blurs the boundary between dramatisation and true crime fanfiction. But when real names, victims and unresolved histories are involved, how much creative freedom should writers actually have?

Letters from the Writing Desk

THE PAPER TRAIL

Once a month, I gather up what’s been happening on and around my desk — new fiction, scripts, essays, editing notes, books worth talking about and the occasional piece of news worth putting in writing.

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