Author Barbara Gregorich talks about bears in literature, in both children's books and adult titles, fiction and nonfiction. This podcast combines Parts 1 and 2 of her blog titled "Here a Bear, There a Bear, Everywhere a Bear." This episode is also available as a blog post: https://barbaragregorich.wordpress.com/2015/07/01/here-a-bear-there-a-bear-everywhere-a-bear-part-2/

Author Barbara Gregorich talks about how "writing from the middle" made it easier for her to complete The F Words. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://barbaragregorich.wordpress.com/2021/06/01/the-f-words-writing-from-the-middle/

Barbara Gregorich talks about her experience of reading Dickens' Great Expectations in ninth grade. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://barbaragregorich.wordpress.com/2015/02/02/expectations-and-awakenings/

Barbara Gregorich explains how the poetry in her novel came to be. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://barbaragregorich.wordpress.com/2021/05/15/the-f-words-poetry/

Barbara Gregorich explains how and why she learned to use appositives as a means of conveying information to readers. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://barbaragregorich.wordpress.com/2019/12/15/exposition-through-appositives/

Barbara Gregorich talks about the importance of the inciting incident in fiction, and how it works in The F Words. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://barbaragregorich.wordpress.com/2021/05/01/the-f-words-inciting-incident/

Barbara Gregorich continues the story of how she wrote and published her first novel. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://barbaragregorich.wordpress.com/2016/06/15/writing-my-first-novel-part-2/

The author talks about researching cross-country running for her YA novel, The F Words. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://barbaragregorich.wordpress.com/2021/04/15/the-f-words-cross-country-running/

Barbara Gregorich talks about how, without any formal training, she wrote her first novel. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://barbaragregorich.wordpress.com/2016/06/01/writing-my-first-novel-part-1/

Barbara Gregorich talks about the first-person present-tense Point of View in The F Words. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://barbaragregorich.wordpress.com/2021/04/01/the-f-words-point-of-view/