Yamara Taylor is a storyteller.
The first story she told was about a pumpkin plant—the one her kindergarten class entrusted her with over the weekend. Her mother asked, “Did you touch it?” Yamara said, “No.” But the pumpkin plant, broken and splattered across the living room floor, said otherwise.
From that day on, Yamara learned to tell a different kind of story: honest ones. Authentic ones. She’s an L.A. native. A latchkey kid. Television raised her. It triggered her sense of wonder. Ignited her creativity. Forged her comedic voice. And when she grew up— against all odds— she made a career shaping the very thing that shaped her: Television.
For the last 20 years, she’s written, developed, and produced award-winning TV— from half-hour animation to live-action single-cam and multi-cam comedies. From late-nights in the writers rooms to story consultations over Zoom. Yamara can find the story in anything, because she knows there’s a story in everything.
You have something to say. Yamara helps you say it.
The Woodcrest Neighborhood Watch Character Bible
In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Peabody Award–winning animated series The Boondocks, The Woodcrest Neighborhood Watch Character Bible is a satirical, absurd, and deeply specific collection of character bios—originally written by former staff writer Yamara Taylor as part of her early creative process which led to her first professional job in television.
Framed as a newly unearthed dossier chronicling the dramatic, delusional, and nosey neighbors of the fictional suburb of Woodcrest, this 54-page PDF is a collector’s item for fans of the show. It’s packed with visual gags, petty commentary, and notes from the (self-appointed and recently disgraced) Neighborhood Watch President.
This book is for writers, weirdos, fans, the neurospicy, and anyone who loves sipping the neighborhood tea.