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EPISODE · May 12, 2026 · 49 MIN

Good ideas need good sentences—with June Casagrande

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Today my guest is June Casagrande. June is a writer and journalist whose weekly grammar/humour column, “A Word, Please,” appears in community newspapers in California, Florida, and Texas. She's a former staff writer and editor for the Los Angeles Times' community news division, and her work has appeared in several regional and national publications in the US.June's also an author. She has published 6 books for writers. I've read two of them: - "The Best Punctuation Book, Period" (2nd edition out now!)- "It Was the Best of Sentences, It Was the Worst of Sentences: A Writer's Guide to Crafting Killer Sentences" Crafting killer sentences is what our chat is mainly about.Enjoy!Resources & Links:- It Was the Best of Sentences, It Was the Worst of Sentences - https://www.amazon.com/Was-Best-Sentences-Worst-Crafting-ebook/dp/B0036S4AX6?ref_=ast_author_mpb- The Best Punctuation Book, Period (2nd Ed) - https://www.amazon.com/Best-Punctuation-Book-Period-Revised/dp/059384016X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2NUVP9N10234C&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.6aiRcD5PMrg30CmnvJx5i6BNIEf7wSe4HznzPhBwAp5DV0kfChsaWGwTZgR56esmz2tEGn-evA9LdIn-qCya1EEwOmuYvBQW45luO3QUCPU.AceCA4ghpcYhb5_hqpXtfTic6VOlX2o1Gd24Oyx507I&dib_tag=se&keywords=june+casagrande&qid=1778511989&sprefix=june+casagrand%2Caps%2C234&sr=8-1- June's blog (Grammar Underground) - https://www.grammarunderground.com/- Tiny Book Writer's Room - https://fabiocerpelloni.com/tiny-book-writers-room/- My website: https://fabiocerpelloni.com/

Today my guest is June Casagrande. June is a writer and journalist whose weekly grammar/humour column, “A Word, Please,” appears in community newspapers in California, Florida, and Texas. She's a former staff writer and editor for the Los Angeles Times' community news division, and her work has appeared in several regional and national publications in the US.June's also an author. She has published 6 books for writers. I've read two of them: - "The Best Punctuation Book, Period" (2nd edition out now!)- "It Was the Best of Sentences, It Was the Worst of Sentences: A Writer's Guide to Crafting Killer Sentences" Crafting killer sentences is what our chat is mainly about.Enjoy!Resources & Links:- It Was the Best of Sentences, It Was the Worst of Sentences - https://www.amazon.com/Was-Best-Sentences-Worst-Crafting-ebook/dp/B0036S4AX6?ref_=ast_author_mpb- The Best Punctuation Book, Period (2nd Ed) - https://www.amazon.com/Best-Punctuation-Book-Period-Revised/dp/059384016X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2NUVP9N10234C&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.6aiRcD5PMrg30CmnvJx5i6BNIEf7wSe4HznzPhBwAp5DV0kfChsaWGwTZgR56esmz2tEGn-evA9LdIn-qCya1EEwOmuYvBQW45luO3QUCPU.AceCA4ghpcYhb5_hqpXtfTic6VOlX2o1Gd24Oyx507I&dib_tag=se&keywords=june+casagrande&qid=1778511989&sprefix=june+casagrand%2Caps%2C234&sr=8-1- June's blog (Grammar Underground) - https://www.grammarunderground.com/- Tiny Book Writer's Room - https://fabiocerpelloni.com/tiny-book-writers-room/- My website: https://fabiocerpelloni.com/

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