Reading is the gateway to writing. You cannot be in touch with others unless and until you are in touch with yourself. Writing keeps you in touch with yourself. William Blake 3. If you want to write, write.
Writing is a learn by doing process.
When I am doing writing workshops, I'm often tempted to do what another author did when she was invited to speak to a writing class at an east coast university. All the students in the room raised their hands. With that, she walked out of the room. We learn to write by writing. Writing power and reading power grow off each other.