As I recall, Eliot made the same point, & then was careful to have all the preparatory work destroyed so that no one could put together a posthumous collection of his rejects. Doug On 13-Mar-06, at 6:44 PM, Andrew Burke wrote: > But I do teach students to keep working at their writing everyday > because > that way when 'inspiration' or 'the muse' or whatever comes to call, > you'll > be ready, you'll be able to get it down with the technique and style > of a > constant perfpormer, not a Sunday dabbler. Douglas Barbour 11655 - 72 Avenue NW Edmonton Ab T6G 0B9 (780) 436 3320 What’s received’s given out in smaller measure. The speaker as hearer comprehends what he can’t say, a music of what sounds him. Wayne Clifford