Riley Rose

Riley Rose (Author) McKesson is an author, a professional writer, and producer currently working on a film project with Chas. Floyd Johnson, Executive Producer of NCIS TV series, (as well as Producer of Red Tails (2012), which he produced with George Lucas – (LucasFilms). Rose’s recent documentary project, as co-producer, on the life of Susan Oliver in the award winning, ‘The Green Girl’ Movie (www.thegreengirlmovie.com) was funded on both crowdfunding websites: Kickstarter, and Indiegogo. The film has won three awards (http://thegreengirlmovie.com/category/news/). Rose has written treatments, story synopses, and analyses, and produced several short films for Sundance Film Festival. She has also worked with the Webby Award Winning web series creator of BZ Shorts. Rose is a #1 Amazon Kindle author, her book, “A Killer Resume” hit #1 on the eighth day after its release and remains in the Top 100 Bestseller List on Amazon Kindle. Her “Vampire Rules for Love” romance novel also hit #33 on the Top 100 and her recent science fiction release “Vela Kurv Begins” was featured on Amazon Children’s Books as a #1 recommendation for YA readers. “Vela Kurv Begins” features an African American female superhero. Rose is a long time lover of creators of whole new worlds like George Lucas, JR Tolkien and of course, Gene Roddenberry. Rose’s last books "Secret Agent Vela Kurv", "Vela Kurv Is" chapter books, "Vela Kurv Begins", and "Vela Kurv Becomes" all hit the Amazon Bestseller List upon release. Her action thrillers: "Always Ready", "Chamberlain Affairs", "Finding You Beneath", and "High Impact" are her recent success stories. Her non-fiction books: “Bloodline Tales”, “Digital Media Creation” and “Integrating Technology Into The Classroom” also hit the Amazon Bestseller List upon release. Rose’s creative accreditations include the WGA Foundation, Storyboard, a Screenplay Development Group at 20th Century Fox Studios, RedShirts (Sci-Fi Writers Group). She was a selected member of UCLA Writers Program Instructor and accredited writer, Ron Wilkerson – Star Trek The Next Generation, Voyager & Stargate SG-1, as well as story analysis screenplay evaluations, and other literary properties under the supervision of Barney Lichtenstein, former Story Analyst for Amblin Entertainment, New Line Cinema and Largo Entertainment. Rose holds a Bachelors of Science degree from The WP Carey School of Business at ASU, a graduate of The UCLA Writers Program and a Screenwriter. She has over 10 years experience as an Investment Banking Professional.