Interview
I very recently got my U.S. citizenship! So I can now call myself a bona-fide Jersey girl. I have lived in central New Jersey for over ten years. Before that, I lived in London, where I worked as an immunologist at Imperial College. I was born and raised in Sweden. I have two daughters and a Chihuahua.
2) How long have you been writing?
I started writing in 2009, so for four years now.
3) Do you have a favorite place to write?
I am a very busy mom, so I write wherever I can—while waiting outside ballet, ice hockey, theater practice, voice lessons… etc. I don’t have a favorite place. I just escape into my fantasies wherever I am.
4) Why did you decide to write Uprising?
Uprising is the fourth book in the series, so it was just a natural process to write it.
5) Who is your favorite character in your book and why?
In this particular book, it’s Rea. She allows me to write without boundaries, without a filter.
6) How about your least favorite character? What makes them less appealing to you?
Dillard from the Portal Chronicles is my least favorite character. He is a total loser. He has no sense of responsibility whatsoever.
7) Do you proofread/edit your own books or do you get someone to do that for you?
My books go through a heavy editing process, which starts with a self-edit. After that, I send it to my wonderful editor, Sue Bernstein. Once she’s done and I’ve applied her edits, the manuscript gets sent to a copy editor, four beta readers, and two professional proofers. I make changes between each of these. Then, before I publish, I proof it again using text-to-speech while reading.
8) What do you like to do when you’re not writing?
I love hanging out with my friends, shopping, movies, and spending time with my family.
9) Do you read much and if so who are your favorite authors?
I don’t read as much as I used to because I don’t like reading while I am in the process of writing a book. My favorite authors include George Orwell, Agatha Christie, PG Wodehouse, James Patterson, and Enid Blyton.
Uprising
Bonfire Chronicles Book Two
Imogen Rose
Genre: YA/Paranormal
Publisher: Wild Thorn Publishing
Date of Publication: 10-10-2013
Cover Artist: Phatpuppyart
Book Description:
The global infrastructure that allows humans and supernaturals to coexist is under threat. A breakdown of this carefully maintained system erupts into worldwide chaos and could eventually lead to Armageddon.
Code Uprising is activated.
The power of the supernatural world shifts from the city councils to Bonfire Academy and the other elite paranormal preps. Now, the staff and students must follow the code, however deadly the ramifications, to return power to the city sovereigns in order to prevent an apocalypse.
Excerpt
He felt as dead as she looked. With each blow to her lifeless body, he felt his sanity ooze, drop after drop, into the pool of her blood. She was dead. Her only hope now was the guy who had stolen her from him.
The knock on the door filled Quinn with loathsome fury. Had he not already been in his demon form, he’d have transformed because the person on the other side of the door deserved what he had unwillingly subjected Cordelia to.
He flung the door open, growling at the winter faery who was keeping Cordelia’s heart beating. Jagger swept past Quinn to the corner of the room, kneeling down beside Cordelia’s torn-up body. His pale winter hue darkened. He shot to his feet, bringing up his leg and slammed his foot into Quinn’s stomach.
Quinn fell back in surprise, his demon exterior not so much as reddening as a result, but he felt on the verge of losing it and tearing Jagger’s head right off of his fey neck. But he checked himself. If Jagger’s heart stopped, so would Cordelia’s, and Quinn couldn’t allow that to happen.
“What the fuck, Quinn? What did you do to her?” Jagger’s voice was barely audible; his mood had turned from anger to desperation as he looked at the body on the floor again.
Quinn transformed back into his human form, revealing a mess of injuries and broken bones. “I had no choice. It was this or death.”
“Or death? She is dead, you moron!”
“No, she isn’t. Her heart is still beating.”
“Only because I’m beating it for her,” Jagger muttered.
“Only because I’m letting you beat it for her,” Quinn said quietly.
“She needs a healer.”
“Wander her back to the Academy. But hurry. Potomal’s team is on their way and will be here soon to collect her.”
“Potomal?”
“A Wanderer working with Katerina.” Quinn winced at the stabs of pain his human body was unable to dampen.
“What about you? What happened?”
“Cordelia didn’t go down without a fight, but never mind that. I’ll heal. I need you to beat me to within an inch of my life. Here, use this.” He handed Jagger a tire iron.
“Much as I would love to beat the hell out of you, why? If you’re afraid of what they’ll do to you when they find out you let Cordelia escape, why not just come back to the Academy?”
“No time. Plus, the best way for me to protect Cordelia is from the inside. Hurry.”
Jagger glanced down at Cordelia and then raised the iron bar.
About the Author:
Imogen Rose is the author of the bestselling series, the Portal Chronicles, which has attained cult status within indie literature and become a favorite among teens and adults alike. An immunologist by profession, Dr. Rose published her first work of fiction in 2010. She now writes full time and is currently working on her second teen series, the Bonfire Chronicles. Imogen was born in Sweden and has lived in several places, counting London among her favorites. She moved to New Jersey in 2001. A self-confessed Hermès addict, Imogen freely admits to being obsessed with Kurt Cobain. She enjoys shopping, traveling, watching movies, and hanging out with her family, friends, and Chihuahua.
Twitter: ImogenRoseTweet
Instagram: ImogenRoseGram
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Next book
Retaliation (Bonfire Chronicles Book Three): Coming Spring 2014
Reading Order
Faustine
Initiation
Integration
Uprising
Retaliation
If you are reading both series:
1. Portal
2. Equilibrium
3. Quantum
4. Faustine
5. Momentum
6. Initiation
7. Integration
8. Fusion
Portal Chronicles only:
1. Portal
2. Equilibrium
3. Quantum
4. Momentum
5. Fusion (to be published)
Bonfire Chronicles only:
1. Faustine
2. Initiation
3. Integration
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