Welcome to Steemit & the community! A wonderful introductory post! Looking forward to reading about your adventures...
Here's some links that may help... https://www.steemithelp.net/
https://steemit.com/steemit/@igsamuel/how-to-succeed-on-steemit-quick-guide-for-beginners
I also have a friend on Steemit who has an Open Mic Contest that may interest you https://steemit.com/openmic/@luzcypher/steemit-open-mic-week-41-winners-see-who-won-open-mic-and-join-us-this-week
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Hey @mithrilweed! Thank you for the comment :) It's nice to see your support. Upvoted and followed too :) Thanks for the help links btw.