Spirit-composing method I rely on (and how you can take advantage of it)

Does the spirit actually feed you melodies? Can it? Should it? Do you only write when such a moment occurs? Here's how it works for me. I thought I was finally having my own heaven-opening composer moment. As I walked through the lush Saski Gardens (where the royal palace used to stand) in Warsaw, Poland on my first Sunday during the year I spent there as a Fulbrighter (2011-2012 academic year)... Melodies seemed to be descending upon me like the dews from heaven. I couldn't help feeling a...