Jade - 30 July 2008 10:51 AM
I found that John had alreay posted this some time ago. Shoot me.
Be careful what you say around here… 
I think it will be interesting over time to see how these lists of writers change. You can already see Elmore Leonard showing up on more and more lists and I think in years to come his reputation will continue to grow.
If you had a list of the most influential writers from, say, 1979, Elmore Leonard likely wouldn`t be on it. In retrospect, though, his style of the invisible narrator and letting characters tell the story has really started to take over a lot of literature. His short scenes and perfect-pitch dialogue are now copied all over the place.
