She always wanted to become a writer but by the time she took up writing she worked as a hospital attendant, a consultant in a marriage bureau, and a confectioner's assistant.

[1] Grochola's collection of stories Podanie o miłość was translated into Russian and her novel Nigdy w Życiu!

[2] Nigdy w Życiu!, the first volume of the “Żaby i Anioły” series, was the greatest bestseller among Polish books in 2001.

In February 2004 a movie by the same title was released under the direction of Ryszard Zatorski, with Danuta Stenka starring as Judyta.

Also one of her novels, Nigdy w życiu!, received an award in AS EMPiK-u contest in 2001 and 2002 and Zielone drzwi was hailed as a Bestseller of 2010.