Planning to write is not writing. Outlining, researching, talking to people about what you're doing, none of that is writing. Writing is writing.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
A writer writes. If you want to be a writer, write.
Perhaps it would be better not to be a writer, but if you must, then write.
Being a writer is not the point. Writing is.
I don't understand why one should be one thing or the other. Writing, to me, is writing is writing. It should be a flexible tool. Whatever skills I have, have to work for me; I won't be dictated by them.
Writing is communication, and you don't know how you're doing until you put it in front of someone else's eyes. You also learn from critiquing other writers' work.
If you wish to be a writer, write.
If you want to be a writer, just write. There's no magic to it.
That isn't writing at all, it's typing.
Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go.
Writing is like playing golf - you have to keep working at your swing.