Author Archives: Imogen Howson

No longer displaced

Posted on 2:34 pm Monday, April 30, 2012 by Imogen Howson

Well, we’re back in our own house, and after a week of Abstract’s hard work, we have a floor throughout most of our kitchen, four new pieces of kitchen furniture, and a working oven!  The hob is not yet working, … Continue reading →

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Displaced persons

Posted on 8:27 pm Saturday, April 7, 2012 by Imogen Howson

We’ve had building work going on in our house for a while, and I’ve been writing and working amidst the sound of sawing, hammering, cement-mixing and – occasionally – pneumatic drilling.  Actually, I lie: when the pneumatic drill started I … Continue reading →

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Cover art reveal contest winners

Posted on 8:54 pm Monday, March 5, 2012 by Imogen Howson

Courtesy of www.random.org, I’ve selected the prizewinners. 1st prize: The Loopy Librarian 2nd prize: Steven Katriel 3rd prize: Angel Graham Please contact me via email to let me know your addresses, whether you’d like a print or e-copy of Blood … Continue reading →

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Cover art reveal: LINKED

Posted on 4:50 pm Thursday, March 1, 2012 by Imogen Howson

Dear blog readers, fellow authors, friends and assorted lurkers, I’d like to introduce you to the cover art for LINKED. I feel the need for a fanfare, but I’ll have to make do with the Continue Reading function.

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Cover art reveal STILL on its way…

Posted on 3:20 pm Wednesday, February 29, 2012 by Imogen Howson

Ha, I know, but how often do I get to do this? Because it’s SO MUCH FUN (for me) and because I have a stack of author copies of my current romance book, I’m running a mini contest. What you … Continue reading →

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Cover art reveal on its way…

Posted on 12:19 am Wednesday, February 29, 2012 by Imogen Howson

I’m sharing the cover art for Linked soon.  Not right this minute, but soon! While you wait for the exciting major cover reveal, I’ll leave you with some clues as to the past YA cover trends it does not follow. … Continue reading →

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The builders are destroying my house

Posted on 10:49 pm Monday, February 27, 2012 by Imogen Howson

The whole point of having an extension was to make the house bigger.  And yet, at this stage in the process we have lost: 1 conservatory 1 porch/front hall Which makes our house, yes, significantly smaller. In other news, I’m … Continue reading →

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Monday Busyness

Posted on 12:08 pm Tuesday, February 7, 2012 by Imogen Howson

Monday, the girls’ school was running teacher/parent appointments all day, which meant no school. One of Gloworm’s friends was coming to spend the day while her parents went to work, so first thing, just as I was taking Abstract to … Continue reading →

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On domesticity

Posted on 2:39 pm Sunday, February 5, 2012 by Imogen Howson

Back when my only job was being a full-time parent, I did an awful lot of housewifey stuff.  The girls and I used to do a Halloween party every October half-term holiday, with all homemade food, decorations and games.  Including, … Continue reading →

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2012, the year of travel

Posted on 10:40 am Tuesday, January 24, 2012 by Imogen Howson

If 2011 was the year of career-related quantum leaps  (getting my agent!  getting my book deal!!), 2012 is shaping up to be the Year of Travel. In April, I’m going to the London Book Fair.  I’ll hopefully be meeting up … Continue reading →

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