Billy Taylor
1 SeriesBilly Taylor, an American author, specializes in humorous fiction and YA novels. He has taught at Gemini Ink, SUNY Purchase, New York University, and Trinity University, and holds degrees from SUNY Purchase's Film Program and NYU's Interactive Telecommunications Program. Before his writing career, Taylor worked as a dolly grip on numerous film and television projects. He resides in San Antonio, Texas, with his wife, Anne, and their two children.
In "Based on the Movie," Billy Taylor's standalone novel, Bobby Conlon navigates life nine months after his wife, Natalie, leaves him for a younger director. Struggling to move on, Bobby heads to Texas to work on a film featuring Ralph the Swimming Pig. Upon arrival, he discovers the production is chaotic: the director is incompetent, and the pig falls ill. Complications escalate when Natalie and her new boyfriend are brought in to salvage the project, intertwining Bobby's personal and professional worlds. Amidst the turmoil, Bobby holds onto the hope of a happy ending in the unpredictable realm of the movie business.
