Robert:
I agree that laziness may be a symptom of technological advances, viz., the
computer. Yet most young writers that I've met use notebooks or journals. It
seems to me that the initial scribbles stay initial, i.e., there's little to
no serious 'work' ethic. Much writing is being done, but very little
revision, esp. at the undergraduate levels. This may be instilled by reading
a 'collegiate demagog' such as Kerouac, who condensed his literary ideas into
the essay 'Spontaneous Prose'..."First thought best thought" seems to be the
maxim. Of course, this can lead to a lack of real delving, esp. if one does
not consider that 'On The Road' was rewritten several times. Just a thought.
Which leads to the inevitable question of Pound: How did he actually work?
What were his habits, his quirks of process? Where might one find such
information?
 
--CB