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NEW DRAFT COMEDY SCREENPLAY COMPLETE (MEMBERS ONLY)
In this digital comedy, a group of low-tier creators attempt to enter a contest, revealing their flaws and insecuritites.
17 Dec 2025
I'm Keith -
a Studio Builder and Digital Novelist.
I build stories, worlds, and tools for curious minds.
[Books · Animation · Music · AI-native storytelling]
I tell stories across mediums: novels, animated shorts, music, and experimental digital narratives.
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- Early Access to works in progress (novels, animated shorts, other projects)
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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.
日本語
戦禍に沈んだ沖縄の廃墟。三人の兄弟は戦争実験、カルト、太古の怪物と対峙する——そして悟る。生き残るための闘いとは、人間であり続けるための闘いだったのだと。
キース・ヘイデン、第4作長編小説。
In progress (Animated short)
Comedy screenplay - The Server
What happens when insanely ambitious creatives gather in a Discord server to realize the artist's dream?
Comedy!
In this pilot, a group of three friends enter a 24-hour short film contest at the last minute. One is a nihilistic perfectionist, the other a self-proclaimed "sergeant of slop" reformed, the final produces grand beauty at the speed of dial up internet.
Can they even compete?
PROMPTED HEARTS & GRIEF ALGORITHM - NOW AVAILABLE TO READ ON WEBSITE!
The timely techno-romance story has quickly become my highest-selling novel!
Now available to read for subs to the Digital Novelist Newsletter.
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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.
"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.
"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.
"Gates of Okinawa"
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