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Bobbie Groth

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Bobbie Groth (b. 1953) is a retired Unitarian Universalist historian and minister and professor in the social sciences and humanities. She is a contributor to the Dictionary of Unitarian and Universalist Biography, and her own works include The Incredible Story of Ephraim Nute (2011), the story of a Unitarian minister and his congregation caught in the midst of the "Bleeding Kansas" strife of the 1850s, as well as numerous short stories and The Saga of the Heroine Trilogy, which includes Dog Maiden Moons, The Sea-Battler's Song, and The Death Crooner's Passage. Groth received her undergraduate education from Shimer College, a Great Books school, where she enrolled via the early entrance program and studied abroad at Oxford University. In ad ...more

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Bobbie Groth Tired, grouchy, overstressed, distracted, not really clear about how I feel on an issue, intimidated by saying something edgy, and "just can't get goi…moreTired, grouchy, overstressed, distracted, not really clear about how I feel on an issue, intimidated by saying something edgy, and "just can't get going" are only a few of the things that give me writer's block. So, if I'm tired, I sleep. If I'm grouchy I take a nice long walk--preferably under trees or along bodies of water, or treat myself to something good to eat, or watch a ridiculous movie, or listen to my favorite Youtube comedians. If I'm overstressed I cancel things and pamper myself--a hot bath or long shower, playing on Facebook, doing Sudoku forever, attending a concert, or just going to a bookstore and sitting there sipping my macha green tea almond milk latte and looking at whatever I want to. If I'm too distracted, I carve some alone-time--either with my dogs, taking a walk or sitting and petting and talking to them for a long time, or in the worst cases, without my dogs if they are the main reason I am distracted; if what's distracting me is a dreaded task, I just go do it. If I'm stuck on an issue I spend time with one of my wild women--the one most likely to be able to talk frankly about whatever it is I'm stuck on. I'm a firm believer in "good friends make good writers." If I'm intimidated about writing about something edgy, I'll often take it to several different people who I know have different points of view, and ask them how they would handle it--I usually come away feeling very freed-up to do it the way my instincts first told me to. If I "just can't get going" here are a few things I use over and over again: 1. I clean (which I hate, so it gives me a lot of inspiration so I can stop doing it). 2. Do the hardest thing FIRST. Often, I can't get started because I am dreading one particular thing about what I have to write. If I do it first, it generally unplugs the waterfall--and I can go back later to rewrite that part. 3. I write a letter to my Mom about it, explaining the writing I need to do to her, and some of the ideas I've had on how to do it. My Mom passed away in 2012, so in my mind she has a certain cosmic objectivity that I find helpful in getting me thinking about the big picture of what I'm writing, and that generally gives me a good starting point for either fiction or non-fiction. Writer's block is awful! Almost all of us get it from time to time. When I look over what I just wrote, I realize most of my fixes involve me getting ACTIVE, so I guess that's my general solution when I'm stuck!(less)

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What’s the best thing about being a writer?

Bobbie Groth Hands down, the best thing for me about being a writer is that it fits in just about anywhere, and it lets you live several lives in addition to your …moreHands down, the best thing for me about being a writer is that it fits in just about anywhere, and it lets you live several lives in addition to your own. I've had a habit of writing things down since I first began to write, (hence, at busy mother/work time I could still gather writing ideas and information) and carrying a little notebook everywhere (nowadays it's more likely to be my iPhone) lets me save all those interesting bits I've run across. When I have the time to write, I often choose to write about things that give me a doorway into another life--and in doing so, I live another life with them.(less)

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	Dog Maiden Moons (The Saga of the Heroine #1) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — 4 editions	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
	The Incredible Story of Ephraim Nute: Scandal, Bloodshed and Unitarianism on the American Frontier 3.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	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
	Crime Factory Issue 18 by Cameron Ashley (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Patrick Loveland (Goodreads Author), Michael Koenig 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2016 — 2 editions	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
	The Sea-Battler's Song (The Saga of the Heroine #2) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	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
	The Death Crooner's Passage (The Saga of the Heroine #3) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	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
	Liberty's Curse: Being the Deathbed Confession & Memoirs of a Pistol Packing Preacher of the Kanzas Territory ... In His Own Words it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	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

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“The quality of mercy is not strained.
It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven
Upon the place beneath. It is twice blessed:
It blesseth him that gives and him that takes.
'Tis mightiest in the mightiest. It becomes
The thronèd monarch better than his crown.
His scepter shows the force of temporal power,
The attribute to awe and majesty
Wherein doth sit the dread and fear of kings,
But mercy is above this sceptered sway.
It is enthronèd in the hearts of kings.
It is an attribute to God himself.
And earthly power doth then show likest God’s
When mercy seasons justice.
Therefore, Jew, Though justice be thy plea, consider this-
That in the course of justice none of us
Should see salvation. We do pray for mercy,
And that same prayer doth teach us all to render
The deeds of mercy. I have spoke thus much
To mitigate the justice of thy plea,
Which if thou follow, this strict court of Venice
Must needs give sentence 'gainst the merchant there.”
― William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice

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