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Christie Grotheim

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Fiction, Contemporary, Humor and Comedy

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Christie Grotheim is a New York-based writer whose stories have been featured in Salon, The New York Observer, and Mr. Beller’s Neighborhood. Grotheim studied creative writing at the New School and the 92nd Street Y, where Marjorie Moore was conceived—and birthed a few years later as her debut novel. She lives in Harlem with her husband and her dachshund and is hard at work on her second novel.

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Christie Grotheim Inspiration, for me, comes when I sit down and do the work. I rarely have writer's block, because when I sit with my laptop and consciously quiet my d…moreInspiration, for me, comes when I sit down and do the work. I rarely have writer's block, because when I sit with my laptop and consciously quiet my distractions, I find that I will be in the zone in fifteen or thirty minutes. When I'm immersed in the words, the pages, and the story, transported into the world I'm creating, ideas will strike me as I'm writing and the narrative will evolve and move forward organically.(less)

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Christie Grotheim The best thing about being a writer is when my work resonates with readers, finds its audience, and seeing what each unique reader takes away from the…moreThe best thing about being a writer is when my work resonates with readers, finds its audience, and seeing what each unique reader takes away from the book. I'm experiencing that now as my debut novel, which came out on April 2nd, makes its way into the world and into the hands of readers, and it's a wonderful feeling—makes all the hard work (and the emotional intensity) of the publishing process worthwhile. Another great perk of publishing has been meeting other authors and experiencing their talent and generosity—and being an active part of this supportive community.(less)

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Average rating: 4.21 · 124 ratings · 66 reviews · 1 distinct work • Similar authors

The Year Marjorie Moore Learned to Live

4.21 avg rating — 124 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions

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Christie Grotheim rated a book it was amazing We Never Took a Bad Picture by Ashley N Roth (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I enjoyed this multi-generational saga! Roth is a masterful writer who jumps through time seamlessly, and each of her characters is fully and well developed. The plot is propulsive, but even more impressive to me is the attention to language: each se ...more
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