Hi @eco-alex and members of the Steemit community,
I started on Steemit because my friend, @snook, has a son @ecoinstant who had been writing on Steemit, and he loved it. The fact that the social site was focused on reading, and writing was enough to peek my interest. The idea that I could earn money for my writing, was the best reason to join.

Right before I joined Steemit, I wrote a book, "How-to Sim Your Life". I published the book on Kindle at Amazon, days before I joined. I was looking for a way to blog, so that I could promote my book. I did not know very much about writing a blog, so when @snook told me about Steemit, it just fit.

I had a lot of subjects to write about, because I am interested in many subjects, but from previous attempts at writing a music blog, I decided I had better write about something I know, and that I am good at; this being playing the Sims game.

This also seemed to fit because my book, "How-to Sim Your Life", is about how to live your life successfully, the same way I play the Sims game. What better way to understand my book, than to explain to my readers how to play the game.

After only sixteen days on Steemit, I have written more than just a how-to blog, but I have also written a few short stories, a few articles about writing, and a Steemit song. My account is worth $150.00 and I have 98 followers. I have met new people, joined the eco-train, and have made Steemit a part of my every day life.

My theory about building skills, and moving up in a career in my book, have also been proven correct. The more I write, the higher my writing skills become, the more I can do with my writing, and the more I can earn with my skill. The more I post on Steemit, the more followers I have, the higher my reputation on Steemit, and the more earning potential my posts have.

The novelty of earning money for my writing, has been replaced with the desire to entertain and inform my readers. Yes, it is cool to make money for my writing, especially after trying to be published for over twenty years, but I like that I can also read other people's writing, and learn more about those in this community.

The main reason I joined Steemit, was to escape the prison of Facebook that I have been in for eight years. I found myself endlessly scrolling the wall every day, reading the same senseless, and low-information posts that were making me dumber every time I read them. My brain was craving something new. Steemit was that something new I had been looking for, and I do believe this is only the beginning.

Now I need to copy and paste this comment, because I just wrote another post. :D Cha-ching $$$$

The best part about Steemit, is you can mess up and leave the page after a long comment, and come back and your comment is still there!