Welcome to Odd Shots
Come on in. Grab a drink. I’ll be your bartender for the evening. What’s your poison?
The Odd Shots isn’t one of those dark trendy bars, filled with melancholy writers staring broodily into their drinks. We don’t take ourselves that seriously and this is where we get tipsy and bar talk. We have no definite topic, which means one day you might get a bit of writing advice and the next you’ll see pictures of action figures making out. We may make you laugh, we may make you sad, we may ask for some cheese with our whine, but we won’t bore you.
So let me introduce everybody since this is opening day and it happens to be my shift.
Over there with a margarita is the unbelievable Meljean Brook. She leaps tall buildings in a single bound and writes superhot paranormal romances featuring angels, demons, and vampires and things they kill. There are rumors of a steampunk, but she won’t let me see it yet. I’ve been considering spiking her drink and going through her pockets to see if she has a manuscript stashed somewhere.
Next to her is Jill Myles with an amaretto sour. Jill specializes in paranormal romances with a dash of humor and a lot of hot sex. Her series features a succubus who is shy and shameless at the same time and who is stuck between a vampire and a nephilim. I’ll leave the exact mechanics of that to your imagination. Jill has a thing for taking perfectly normal fairy tales and turning them inside out. Check out her website at your own risk.
Over there sipping her apple martini is Nalini Singh. She hails from New Zealand and brings with her the fascinating world of psy and changelings and the sexy and violent adventures of archangels and immortals. Did you know her characters have telekinetic sex? One minute you’re reading Caressed by Ice and considering the ethical implications of robbing psychics of their emotions and the next, boom, telekinetic nookie.
The tall blonde with a mojito is Patrice Michelle. Patrice writes hot nocturnes set in the world of Scions and chronicles the love lives of Kendrian vampires. Patrice might just have the hottest Nocturne cover ever. The cover is tame compared to the book. Seriously. I have to wrap her stuff in one of those thermal foil lined bags to keep it from scorching the rest of the books on my shelf.
Finally there is me with my sangria. I write violent urban fantasies featuring a girl and a werelion and dabble in paranormal romances populated with country families and zombie grandpas named Cletus. At some point we were chatting, and Patrice was a bit late to the conversation. Jill tried to bring her up to speed by helpfully explaining that I was telling a story about glow in the dark dildos in a window of a sex toy shop. Patrice just shrugged and said, “That’s nothing. I’ve seen her drunk.” That pretty much sums me up right there.
So here we are. And we’ve got some door prizes for you.
Give away: a copy of MUST LOVE HELLHOUNDS
To enter, please leave a comment.
If you link to our site on Twitter or your blog and post proof of a link here in the comments, your entry will count as three chances to win instead of one.
Winner will be selected randomly. The deadline to enter is Sunday, 09/06.
Great authors all in one place,with drinks in their hands, my kind of gals..I’ll have a shot of tequila**bottoms up**
After the day I’ve had I can’t tell you what a joy it was to sit down with my T-ball (like a Highball only with tea instead of soda) and prepare to ice some people on Mafia wars, battle some others on Castle age and do a little healthy bloodletting on Reign of Vampires…when what should pop up but a post from my really good friend Nalini. (Okay, okay, I should say my fave writer Nalini cause we don’t really know each other) about this great new place to “hang out” on the interweb. From the very first posting I can tell it’s going to be a fun and interesting place and I’m sure I’ll be back soon.
And did I post just to try and win the book….naw, just feeling gabby! ha. However, it would be super cool ‘iffin’ I was to win. I am without funds and do you know how long the waiting list is at the library??? Tragic! LOL Anyway, best to all you wonderful writer-chicks! Keep up all the good works! =) ~Nikki
hahaha nice intros. if more posts are this funny, i’m definitely coming back.
Now I want a drink. lol Have fun with the new blog!
I always wondered what would happen if all my favorite authors got together in one room. Now I know – the consumption of massive quantities of alcohol!
This is great, my fav authors and a bar, not to mention glow in the dark dildos and action figures making out. Whats not to love?
Oh and Ilona could I please have a long island iced tea! cheers!
Looks like this is going to be a fun place to hang out at. I’m a bit partial to appletinis myself.
Early today I RT’d Patrice on Twitter:
http://twitter.com/FantasyDreamer/statuses/3692248424
Excellent authors plus booze? I’m in! Somebody get me a Black & Tan.
How fun! You guys are great.
Blogger x-post: http://wordsfromtheinsideout.blogspot.com/2009/09/odd-shots-and-odds-and-ends.html
LJ x-post: http://reneesweet.livejournal.com/113998.html
This is great! I am going to pimp this site on my message board. Can’t wait to see what you guys post!
WOW that’s pretty awesome!
I haven’t figured out how to work my website to have links yet, but it’ll get done once summer school is over…
Hi, ladies. Just wanted to say good luck with the new site!!
Best,
Chloe
This site looks like it’s going to be a fun read. Cheers! *clink!
Wow!!! Awasome bar!!! My two favorite things books and ALCOHOL!! I to know all about the telekinetic sex!!
Can I please have an ADIOS MOTHERF&$KER!!! :-O
I’m all about the shots -
I’ll take a B-52 followed by a Tattoo rum & coke.
BTW – I had an aunt named Cleatus. My grandparents were Homer & Artie. Ah yes, I grew up in your urban fantasy…
Awesome!! This is great! Now… to figure out how to get it to feed to LJ. Wonder if I can.
Not entering the contest, just excited!!
Sounds like all you ladies are going to have fun here. Can’t wait to read all the hijinks.
I did tweet it, but I’m not sure how you want us to show it here, so here is my twitter link – http://twitter.com/LiteraryEscapis.
It’ll also be included in my latest news post at Literary Escapism as soon as I get it finished.
Awesome new blog with fav authors, how much better can this be?! Have fun with the martinis!
How can I resist following yet another blog with favorites authors. Ready to join you at the bar, maybe I can get Nalini tipsy enough and get some hints out of her, lol.
I’m on my guard *g*
How very cool. This is going to be so fun. Good luck on the site.
Fun, I can’t wait for more!!!
Now, you ladies can’t get too drunk and kill all our favorite characters!!! (kidding)
NO! NO KILLING THE MAIN CHARACTERS!! NOOOoooooo….*sob*
Hooray! What a wonderful introduction
. I bought my copy of Must Love Hellhounds after work today so I don’t need to be entered.
I am looking forward to following this blog.
Yay famous writers and their drinks. Interesting choices where made…we shall see how this turns out ^^
*waves around wildly*
I adore the idea for this blog, and can’t wait to see the spiked creative juices flow
Sounds like it is going to be a lot of fun. Count me in.
I also tweeted about this site.
https://twitter.com/Jamie_Birdwell
If notice Meljean’s margarita disappearing suspiciously fast, look closely at a nearby wall and you may see a fly (trying drunkenly to stay) on it.
That may just be me…margarita’s and talented authors are my weakness.
Thanks for letting us be a part of it.
Steal my margarita, will you?
*pulls flyswatter out of
my assmy handy-dandy Bat Utility Belt*More posts from all of you – plus alcohol – can hardly wait for more.
FYI, My paper copy of Must Love Hellhounds arrives tomorrow, just in time for my day off on Thurs. So I don’t need to be entered into the contest.
Great site! Bookmarked and all ready to go! This looks great ladies! I can’t wait.
Oh yeah.. and umm already bought Must Love Hellhounds.
*not really a patient person*
great intro! some i’m quite acquainted with, others are new and i’m waiting for my next bookstore visit. i’m really excited for the ‘must love hellhounds’ release! I must confess I’ve been waiting and trying to get an arc for ages it feels, lol.
::raises my glass::
wooohooo! this is gonna be fun!
http://twitter.com/inkbabies
http://inkbabies.livejournal.com/295556.html
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=658493906&ref=profile
Aaahaha, telekinetic nookie! I love it. I followed Nalini here from her weblog, and I have to say, you ladies are quite entertaining!
Sitting on a conference call checking personal emails-how good is it to stumble on this when I was looking at Nalini’s blog… count me in and I’ll have a Cosmopolitan please!
Well I’m not sure how to do it but I did share your link on My Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/home.php and look up my name for all my friends to see.
What a great new blog. I will visit often.
This is great – paranormal nirvana! You can always tell when authors are into their sites and when they do it because they feel like they have to. Thanks ladies!!
Posted your link on my sidebar:
http://sleeplessinneworleans2.blogspot.com/
Ack, I nearly spit out a mouthful of tea at the phrase “telekinetic nookie”.
Hey, Everyone! What a great place. Sex On the Beach, please! Yes, that can be a suggestion for Jason Statham, lol. Or my brother’s roommate, hehe.
*Cough*
Anywayz, followed Nalini’s web blog here and what a great place. Haven’t ordered MLH yet, so please enter me! Pick me! Pick me!
I honestly should be working but sometimes the mind wanders. And it has wandered over to Nalini’s blog only to be directed to here out of sheer curiosity and the need to defy the BIG MAN (work, that is). You got a blood orange margarita, there?
Man, I could use a drink. Please keep the mojitos coming.
Congrats on the grand opening!
So it takes a good bit of the ‘ol sauce to write a good book? lol
I’ll take a margarita!
Deidre
deidre_durance at hotmail dot com
Oh the conversations that must take place lol
I love the name of this blog!
Okay…that IS a hot cover. Sheesh!
Pass me a Jack and Coke if you have it
http://twitter.com/Fuarie
It is my frist tweet
Also face book!
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/profile.php?id=100000086897330&ref=profile
YAY
All you great authors on one blog?! Sounds like my kinda party
What a great group of authors! I’ll definitely be stopping by.
MichelleK (mishcara)
Open all night! Yes- a great place to visit after a lonnng day at work. Thank you, ladies, for your wit and wonderful writing.
I’m looking forward to reading MORE of what you ladies write!