I don't know if you've read Stein, but it is not what I would call disciplined, and I'm not certain she always used actual words. Hem attributed his style more to writing for news papers, or just news as a correspondent, than what he got from Stein. He did attribute the repetitive content to Stein, and they may have both been influenced by James more than each other.
Early (very early) in his career he worked as a reporter for
The Kansas City Star. He said it was the early foundation for his "style," giving credit to his editors.
If one wants to see tight writing, read his short stories. There are numerous collections of them.
