You had a really excellent writing professor. He completely anchored the fundamentals that you needed. Now you can actually proceed to actually write. Not goin

You had a really excellent writing professor. He completely anchored the fundamentals that you needed. Now you can actually proceed to actually write. Not going to speak for my own writing, but I completely agree with your point. The better you understand the fundamentals of composition, the better you understand what makes good writing good, how to hone your own style, and how to tailor your writing to the situation. I think of The Elements of Style as one of those attempts to break writing (in English) down into its mechanical elements. Whether or not I agree with its advice, I respect the approach it tries to take.