Allison Rose's Blog

Vice is finally published! Part two of my YA Sci-Fi series has made its way into the world, three years after the release of the first book, Tick. I did not plan a pre-release. I have not sought many ARC reviews. The birth of Vice was a challenge to say the least, and I wanted … Continue reading Writer’s Block Need Not Be A ‘Vice’: A Brief Story About the Struggle to Create

This first half of 2017 has been quite a success in my little world. I made author friends and co-founded Made in L.A. Writers, an indie author co-op based in Los Angeles. The Made in L.A. group got to participate in the LA Times Festival of Books. My long-developing TV pilot script Wilde Girl was … Continue reading Book Trailers Don’t Have To Be Boring

Join me for Indie Author Day on October 8th at the Alhambra Civic Library! Over 300 libraries from all across North America will host their own local author events with the support of the Indie Author Day team. I, along with my a dozen other indie authors — including my dad, Dennis Sanchez — will be at the Alhambra library from 1-4 pm. … Continue reading Join Me on Indie Author Day!

Short story, Alyssa Milano helped me get a spec script into the hands of the executive producer of Charmed. That is, unfortunately, where the story ended, but the lead-up was an experience I’ll never forget. In reality, I can’t say I was truly “almost” a TV writer, but I came a lot closer than anyone expected, most especially me. Let’s start […]

Reviews are still coming in for “Tick”, which is fantastic motivation as I slog through edits of part two in the series, “Vice”. It is so easy to get deterred during the editing process, and then positive reviews remind me that there was a reason why I started writing Jo Bristol’s story in the first place, […]

Last March, I published my first novel, Tick, the first in a YA Science Fiction series. To be more specific, I self-published. I knew full well the challenges of being a self-pubber (I’d done my research), and while I was certain I could get an agent to bite, I was determined to have full control over […]

Emily at Awesome Indies has granted me the fabulous opportunity to write a guest post for her blog. Read about why it's time to redefine the "Strong Female Character"

In Part One of The Science of Sci-Fi – Tick Style, I discussed the use of optogenetics as a possible cure for mental illnesses in the future. It is exciting science, to say the least, especially with the implications of it being a non-invasive way of giving so many people piece of mind. However — as […]

I have been thinking for some time about writing a post about the scientific research that went into Tick, but found that the information (and the many connections to my book series) was an intimidating amount, too much to add into one block. So, I have decided to break them down into more readable chunks so […]

This Tuesday, June 9th, I will be participating in a Facebook Summer Bash Author Party! I will be joining these amazing authors: A.S. Winchester, Christy Sloat, Emm Cole, Emma Raveling, E.J. Mellow, J. Kowallis, L.K. Hill, Sunshine Somerville. The Author Bash will be live from 5pm PST to 10pm PST. Allison Rose time slot is 6:30-7pm PST. Come early! Stay and support the other authors! For the event, […]