Yes, everything except the admonition against describing the weather is extremely common English-language writing advice, as mentioned in countless books and es

Yes, everything except the admonition against describing the weather is extremely common English-language writing advice, as mentioned in countless books and essays over the years. With the bit about weather, he tries to be punchy, but he immediately has to backtrack and explain what he actually meant: get quickly to character action and don't belabor set-dressing.