No fool like the one-monograph man

Every professional writer knows at least one fool who's written some
little monograph and who feels that entitles him to give patronizing
advice to professionals.

On Dec 18, 1:36 am, wrote:
[Jute] writes endless ramblings in huge paragraphs
that defy readers to begin reading... which most don't.

Jobst Brandt

Jobst Brand has written one monograph. It had to be published by his
employer, presumably because no real publisher wanted it, among other
reasons because the perfectly even-length paragraphs marching
mindlessly towards the horizon on rusted railroad tracks, separated by
linespaces (!), would drive readers to suicide.

Andre Jute has lost count of the number of books he has written, but
forty-odd is close enough. They were published by the world's leading
publishers, in a dozen or so languages, in over 300 editions, with
commensurate sales. Among them are a handful of textbooks for other
writers from which chapters are also anthologized in writers' annuals.
Also in Andre Jute's output are several books about typography and
graphic design.

Yet Jobst Brandt feels qualified to give Andre Jute stylistic advice.
Earlier Brandt gave Andre Jute unsolicited book design advice...

The dellcious irony of all this is that Brandt doesn't know there is
an irony he Brandt actually believes he knows about style and
design.

Dr Johnson was right: there is no fool like a man who has written a
single monograph.

Andre Jute
Zero free advice here, Brandt; if you want to learn to do better, buy
a book or join the library