I touched upon the similarity between writing and sculpting in a previous blog post, where I quoted Michelangelo who described setting the angel in the marble free.

I think that it is a very apt observation. When I write, I often read the things I have written over and over again. I watch it, measure it, feel the texture of it. Then I change a word, like a sculptor would remove a piece of the stone that was found to obscure the beauty of the angel within. In writing the angel usually is meaning, clarity and intent.

When the writing is done, sometimes I have new thoughts hours or even days later, and come back to the writing. Then I watch it and read it again, add some text to it that brings out the new thought in a way that preserves the beauty. Or perhaps, what is needed is space between the paragraphs. To let the text breathe.

Yes.. I think writing is very much like sculpting. I think this process is the true meaning behind the word "Wordsmith". One who's preferred crafting material is language and words.

Writing is an art, which I have a passion and love for.

There's also the implication that if writing is an art, it is something that must be practiced. An artist does not just wake up one day and sculpt a masterpiece without having honed their craft for years and years beforehand. If one wants to learn how to write spells, one must practice.