Nice writing, man, I could really relate with your hopes and observations 👍
-I'd say you should definitely look for that friend's friend and connect with them because its always more fun on hive (and every platform if you ask me) when you know a person.
-This is not an introduceyourself post, an introduceyourself post has different rules like personal photos and talk about who you are, what you do, stuff like that. Check this sample introduction post if you will.
-I hear what you say about engagement, you're right about engagement feeling more human and less like a click for rewards thing, its just getting harder these days, you know, attention is fast becoming a scarce commodity. On hive posts go unnoticed too, but if you're in communities you would find quite some engagement, also if you engage on other people's stuff they'll engage on your stuff too usually.
Communities with prompts include The Inkwell, Comedy Open Mic, Proofofbrain Word of the Week, etc. There are quite some more.
hey @nevies, thanks for the great welcome and advice.
I have visited @theenchantress. She has a lovely intro post. I understand what you mean, but maybe for me right now, this post will have to suffice. In time, maybe...
Proofofbrain Word of the Week? Sounds intriguing! Do you have a link you can share?
I will be by to visit your blog. Thanks again for the kind words and advice. I will find a few writing communities and nest haha.