Good luck on your steem writing and content. I think litecoin is going to do good also so it is a good place to start (even though everything went down this morning, probably a good time to pick up a little more). Also take your time and do a little editing so your posts will be thoughtful and soon you will be earning some steem. Keep the steem dollars going into your steem power to have more influence. All your accumulated steem and steem dollars can be turned into real money or other coins but most authors that have made a name for themselves keep their steem in their steemit account it appears to me. Good luck and God Bless you in 2018.