Heather Taylor
@heatherataylor
Write/ direct TV, film, & audio Then: Hulu, Netflix, Spotify, iHeart Now: REVIVAL (SYFY); KNOW YOUR NEWLYWED (Simon & Schuster) Co-host Braaaains Podcast
I was so happy to join my sister as an associate producer on her latest project, ‘Bird Bros,’ a new short documentary about two unlikely birder friends, for CBC Creator Network/ AccessCBC. Watch here: youtu.be/mkBw2qPJSQA?si=3tlTJESmTlfmTIOX
Ahhhh!!! REVIVAL SEASON ONE is now on Netflix!! Everyone please give it a watch so we can get a second season (no guarantees, but numbers do wonders for a greenlight). Lucy Mangan from The Guardian loved it, and so will you! #revival #revivaltv #horror #horrortv #netflixseries
Only 2 days left to vote for our proposed panel for SXSW2027! participate.sxsw.com/flow/sxsw/sx...
REVIVAL, the show I wrote on, gets a second chance to be seen by our fans, old and new! August 24th, all ten episodes drop on Netflix. AHHHH! This could mean big things for future seasons if it does well. So please hit "remind me" on Netflix - it helps the algorithm. BINGE THE SHOW ON AUG 24th!
l've been hermitting in Toronto as I reconcieve a pilot for a show we're taking out in the fall. I finally cracked it and I'm rewriting the pilot treatment & the pitch. This will go to producers by tomorrow so l can finally see my Toronto friends again. Yay!
This week in Tiny Pieces, I talk about nostalgia -- the Neapolitan ice cream of my childhood, my love of Taco Time crustos, taking transition time between projects, and Broken Social Scene, the band that birthed half of Toronto's indie rockers. heatherataylor.substack.com/p/the-power-of-nostalgia
Back on my Substack business! Here’s a little breakdown on what I’ve been doing for the past month and how you can approach rewrites of an exciting script. Any questions? Read more at heatherataylor.substack.com/p/approachin... #featurefilm #screenwriting #rewrite #rewriting
My view of the Knicks win at Banff didn’t hit as hard as it did for those in NYC.
A Little Park Music, the Hallmark film I had the chance to co-write last year, is premiering at 8pm on Saturday, April 11, on Hallmark Channel/ W in Canada! Catch it the next day on Hallmark Plus. It's really sweet and music-y. A perfect balm amidst the chaos. #alittleparkmusic #romcom #hallmark
Our own little (mostly vegan) charcuterie dinner & reading night. In comfy pants. Have my books and my fuzziest blanket ready. Let’s gooooo!
Cycle 4 of 1N4 Writers has begun, and I’m part of the new cohort of mentees! Thank you 1in4 Coalition for believing in me and my work! So honored to be a part of this wonderful cohort.
On this week’s Tiny Pieces, I talk about my 6-hour layover in Iceland, using reports in Final Draft to help you tighten your script, and why waiting is sooooo hard to do. heatherataylor.substack.com/p/the-waitin... #iceland #reykjavik #writing #featurefilm #poetry #finaldraft #screenwriting
On this week’s Tiny Pieces, I talk about SPAAAACE, my upcoming performance at Lincoln Center, and how to give your scripts more atmosphere. Head to my Substack to read more: HeatherAtaylor.substack.com/p/a-blood-moon-is-on-the-horizon #space #writing #bloodmoon #poetry
I’m making my manager send me feedback in emojis only… #screenwriting
You may know me as a scriptwriter but I’m also a poet — & on March 7 at The Lincoln Center, I’ll be returning to my poetry roots for Inua Ellams: Falling Into You R.A.P Party... where I’ll perform a new piece inspired by Celine Dion’s If That’s What It Takes. lincolncenter.org/series/linco...
For Your Consideration at the Canadian Screen Awards. REVIVAL!! WOOHOO! I'm not sure all the categories we're in, but I'm up for Best Writing, Drama Series! If you are a CSA member, please consider voting for us. Voting closes TOMORROW: Feb 12th. Thank you for your support! #CdnScreenAwards
On this week's Tiny Pieces, I talk about the joy of the #BadBunny halftime show, my journey to becoming a saxophonist, what to do before you send your work to readers, & the importance of table reads & celebrating your small wins. heatherataylor.substack.com/p/the-love-a... #featurewriting #music
Loved the Bad Bunny halftime show, every second of it. So Much Love — and that last moment of all the flags of the Americas: “Together, we are America.” Yes! Like he said: The only thing more powerful than hate is love. ❤️
This week in Tiny Pieces, I tell a tiny story about rocks, break down how I use paper edits in script writing, and talk about how I got stuck on the small stuff (and how I got out again). Head to my Substack to read more. heatherataylor.substack.com/p/the-endles...
Time to story edit our upcoming @braaainspodcast.bsky.social episode with @kristenklopez.bsky.social! Editor & co-host Sarah Taylor always makes my job so easy w/ a kick-ass first edit…
The face of a tired writer who had to watch an entire season of a TV show yesterday to prep for something. Zzzzz. Back at the keyboard this morning — the script won’t write itself!
Starting my day with a coffee in my new mug & a writing sprint with the 5 days to 10K writing Challenge with Inkers Mastermind. 113 of us all writing together from all over the world!
A small selection of my (mostly) non-romance TBR pile…My digital romance reads list is MUCH longer. 🥰 What are you excited to read next?
When the world feels like too much, I escape into my writing. Today, I needed a change of view so I went for a walk to a new coffee shop with my script printed out so I could listen to music (The Milk Carton Kids) and concentrate on my next draft. #writing
So...I started a Substack called "My Life in Tiny Pieces." Just as you share tiny pieces of yourself in your writing, I wanted to share what I’m working on, what I'm excited about, and a few tiny stories about writing & creativity. Read & subscribe: heatherataylor.substack.com/p/beginnings...
Last night was the last night of our “Finish Your f-ing Screenplay” writers group. I will honestly admit I would not have been able to finish writing the first draft of a feature film this far along without their amazing notes & questions & encouragement. The hugest of thank yous to all of them!
Happy 1-year-anniversary to KNOW YOUR NEWLYWED. So happy Hillary Nussbaum & I had the chance to write this for @simonaudio.bsky.social last year & had so many lovely messages from readers around the world! www.simonandschuster.com/books/Know-Y...
Sometimes you just need a little desk cleaning and reorder to make the writing flow. Back to writing all things spooky...