<<As for the notion that "Elements of Style" has done
more harm than good - the author here seems oblivious to the
notion that it's primarily supposed to be a tool for
*nonfiction* writers - journalists, essayists,
etc.>>
I would say that the notion (that it has done more harm,
etc.) is 100% bullshit.
<<(though, interestingly, I've heard similar complaints
about the Raymond Carver minimalist school of
fiction).>>
I would say that such putative complaints are 100% bullshit.
Anyone who blames Ray Carver for another author's failings
doesn't know anything about writing, or about Carver, or
about "the Carver school". In fact, no such school ever
existed, nor did Ray want to create one. He just taught
writing.
Shall we next blame Chandler for the bad, stale work that his
clones have published over the years?
Regards,
MrT
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