Upon graduating, Taylor wrote for Ashes to Ashes,[3] The C-Word,[4] Indian Summers, and The Hour.[5] In 2017, she received a British Academy of Film and Television Arts for Best Writer for her three-part BBC series Three Girls.[6] Taylor was also named an Edinburgh International Film Festival Screenwriter-in-Residence.[5]
On 22 August 2018, BBC One announced that Taylor would write for an upcoming drama called The Nest.[7] While writing for The Nest, Taylor used inspiration from her own life and her fondness of country music. She was also introduced to Krysty Wilson-Cairns, an alumna of Craigholme, and they discovered they were inspired by the same teacher during their school years.[8] In the same year, Taylor and Jessie Buckley collaborated on writing several songs for Wild Rose.[2] For her part as a writer, Taylor received the 2019 Feature Film and Writer Film/Television Award at the BAFTA Scotland Awards.[9] Taylor has adapted her original screenplay for the stage, with the musical having premiered in March 2025, at the Royal Lyceum Theatre.[10][11]