In what way has an author changed the way you write?

[Mr. Kevin]

For many of us, what we read informs the way we write. There have been many authors that i can point to that have shaped my own style. Ernest Hemingway, Tom Robbins, and even Stephen King have had huge impacts on me both as a reader and a writer. How about you? Is there an author that has served as a writing coach for you? How have they shaped you?