For me writing is like crafting a sculpture. Every sculptor starts with a block and begins chipping away at it to begin forming his or her masterpiece. The more it’s worked on, the better it gets. Just like a sculptor, a writer will edit their drafts until the result is satisfying to the creator. That being said, I believe that when completing a writing assignment, the writer should spend a good amount of time perfecting a paper. Why bother doing it if you're not gonna put some effort into it, right? I don’t like to write by I live my life by that principle. So, weather I am good at something or not, I will put in my best effort regardless. When I examine myself as a writing, I have concluded that I am the type of writer who will write their first draft utilizing mostly simple language. As I progress through editing each draft, I begin to replace simple words with more complex words in order to provide a better understanding about the information I am trying to convey. This has always been my method to writing and I plan to continue utilizing it due to the success it has provided me. I guess I am a fairly decent writer; however, writing is not an activity that I enjoy. For me writing is like composing a song. it’s a very tedious process that comes easy to very few. However, the final product can truly be a very beautiful piece of art. I guess “composing a song” was the phrase I was looking for in the beginning. It would have made for a better comparison. For example, tweaking sounds would be the equivalent to work choice. And, every song has a mood to it, just like a piece of writing. Pieces of writing and pieces of music go more hand in hand together than pieces of writing and sculptures. They are both forms of art but are written in different languages.
I can really relate to this one. Good writing doesn't come easily. It takes time, dedication, but most importantly, passion. One of the sayings that I've heard growing up is "If it's not your best, it's not good enough." You mentioned that composing a song is a very tedious process, and that is as true as it gets. There always has to be some sort of initial inspiration with the idea that you are willing to put forth; otherwise, your idea is going nowhere. If you started a stone sculpture and your idea doesn't follow through, well, you've wasted a piece of stone. It's the passion that drives us to success. All the "tweaks" and tedium that are involved with composing a song are worth it if you are happy with your final product, and the same goes to writing. Art is "art" because of the work that goes into it, and the satisfaction comes from the effort used to drive your passion.
ReplyDeleteThe comparisons you made to writing are so true. I’ve never looked at it from an artist perspective like that. I feel like your comparison really exaggerates (in a good way) how beautiful an end result can be with a writing piece. I can definitely relate because who doesn’t make a ton of changes as they go? As a writer, you always want the finished piece to be perfect in your own way. Unique enough that, like a painting or sculpture, some may understand and some may not but the satisfaction from it is more than enough for you and possibly others as well.
ReplyDeleteI felt your metaphor was extremely relatable. We all begin with the prompt which is the "block" and what we do with the prompt is the sculpting. Often times we get so overwhelmed with the generalization of the prompt that we don't know where to start just as sculptors might not know where to start chiseling. The metaphor also serves to state that the two are both arts which is widely believed.
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