Danielle Monsch's Blog

It has been way way too long since I posted, but I got a good excuse – honest!

You see, I’m not just a geek, I am an author geek, someone who writes stories for a living. And with that being the case, I sometimes go to conventions that celebrate romance and writing.

This last week I was at the Romantic Times Convention. With this being my first time at this particular convention, there were some hiccups as I learned the ropes and got the lay of the land. However, many awesome things did happen.

I met authors! I met authors I like! I met (or spoke to for a moment and did not escorted out by security – same thing!) JR Ward, Anne Rice, Kristen Painter, Kate Pearce, Delilah Marvelle, Eden Bradley, and many, many others.

Over the next several days I shall share stories and review some of the books I got. I shall also be doing a giveaway (or three!)

Stay tuned…

Hubby has a degree in Metallurgy and we play D&D together. So what better gift to show him my love?

  This is the man who said he knew he wanted to marry me when I told him I’d love to join his weekly game.

Like every other writer out there, I have critique partners.

Critique partners brainstorm together, discuss how to work past problems in our stories, read each other’s works and push each other to make the writing  the best possible it can be. Most authors feel that critique partners are essential to their success and I am no different in that respect. I wouldn’t be even half as good of a writer if I didn’t have my critique partners.

My amazing critique partners – Anna Alexander and Crista McHugh – both have new releases this week. Anna Alexander has her debut story – A Superhero novella entitled Hero Revealed - releasing from Ellora’s Cave. Crista McHugh is an award-winning author whose latest fantasy novel A Soul For Trouble has just become available for sale.

Obviously I’m not a totally unbiased source (!) but I think they are fantastic writers and it is well worth your time to check them out.

If you hang around here long enough, you’ll hear me talk about “Skip Beat” often. It’s my current shojo obsession and it’s male lead – Ren Tsuruga – is my current go-to bishie boy. A review will be coming soon enough, but for now I’m hiding from the kids and reading the latest installment of my series!

It’s been a long time coming, but Romantic Geek Girl is finally here! Yayyyy!!!!

Let me introduce myself to yinz out there. I am Danielle Monsch, a Romantic Geek Girl Writing in a Fantasy World. I am a writer of fantastical stories full of magic, mayhem, romance, monsters, adventure… and the occasional naughty part. Ah yes, it’s good to me.

I currently have a couple stories published and available for your e-reader, with more coming soon. You can find my stories at Amazon, B&N, or any other e-commerce site which sells e-books.

I’m also a geek married to an uber-geek. A proud otaku, you’ll usually find me reading my manga or watching my anime (including the occasional hentai.) I play D&D, I love going to the yearly Renaissance Faire, and if it involves dressing up in some sort of costume, I’m there.

So why did I start Romantic Geek Girl and what is it all about?

Romantic Geek Girl is my blog and (coming in two weeks!) my podcast showcasing the Romantic Side of Geek. With “Geek” losing it’s negative connotations and all the peoples (men and women) embracing their dorky sides and proud of their crazy hobbies, it feels like everyone is starting to loosen up – expand their definitions of what is allowed in the Geek world.

And with women (and yes, some men) embracing the geek and making it part of their life, romance and love and sex are all becoming more and more part of the geek culture.  We love our Superheroes because they kick tushie, but that doesn’t mean we don’t also want to see some sort of relationship mixed in with that. Love and romance doesn’t lessen the geek experience, it enriches it.

You’ll find on Romantic Geek Girl my ramblings on geek life and the stories that make it great. Expect reviews of books, movies, manga, and other entertainment that will appeal the romantic side of every geek out there.

It’s going to be a fun ride. I hope yinz all will stay with me and get your Geek on!