After two decades of trying to become a full time writer my goal will very soon become a reality because of Steemit. Over the last twenty years I've done freelance work, published books, I was even often talked into working for free just for the "exposure".
Those days of working for free are now over, unless I choose to do so. The beautiful thing is now it's my choice. Steemit has given me that gift of freedom.
I often heard many visionaries say there would be a time when a high value would be placed on creativity and I think we're only beginning to see this vision come true. I'm so thankful that I never gave up on my dream.
I didn't write this post to brag but rather to encourage other creatives to put in the work and never give up. Your dreams are attainable, go after them. There is nothing in this life worse than regret.
Fantastic to see that it is working for you and you see the potential. Best of luck.
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Hello! This is my first ever post/reply on Steemit and I am extreme noob.
I am glad that your gift of writings has given you that Freedom! :-)
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Awesome, good luck!
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Well done - my daughter is a budding novelist and has just discovered Steemit. She intends to upload some of her short stories - and she is only 13yrs old!! watch out steemit Livvie is comming!!
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Awesome! Please tell her to take the time to learn the formatting and how to upload pictures. This helps with reader engagement. Also, tell her to choose proper article tags so her stories get placed in the proper categories. This helps as well. Best of luck to Livvie!
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Thank you I will
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Congrats! I've always wanted to write/blog, and I think steemit will be the driving force to get me to start. Regardless of the outcome of this platform, I believe it has already made a significant contribution to society.
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Thank you, this is a great place to get started. Money aside, having hope again is the greatest gift.
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Decentralization is key! :)
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I agree. I totally understand the larger goal of Steemit now. What a gift to humanity!
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I never been much of a writer but Steemit has definitely turn me into one ;)
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Same here @btcupload . Money talks....
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Very Awesome! I am very happy for you, I think Steemit will bring many great success stories in the years to come. This is just the beginning!
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Thank you! I very much agree. It's an immensely exciting thing to be a part of!
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Congrats! I know I have never been so motivated to read, like and post before.
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Thank you! It's been such a great experience so far. I'm trying to treat it with balance and not post for the sole sake of making money. I hope the blessings of this continue.
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Not every story will be treated equal believe me. Some. Will not even reach 10 cents.
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Oh, yes, I've learned this. Posts have to be of quality and attention-getting. A lot of my posts don't even break $1 in revenue.
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This is truly inspirational, glad to be part of Steemit.
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Did synchronicity lead you to steemit?
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I really feel it did. I've been writing regular blog entries for years and, as a result, have a huge backlog of content. A couple of weeks ago a friend of mine posted about Steemit, I had no idea what it was about but felt really drawn to it. I had no idea how lucrative it was at the time.
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I'm not trying to do a shameless plug, really check out this synchronicity of mine below. I started re-reading a book on them from my past. And I received a book review offer shortly after - all because I had reviewed a similar book(the one I started re-reading) on Amazon.
Anyway my guess was the first time I heard about steemit was right when I started re-reading the book on synchronicities and then when I received the book review offer it cause me to look back and re-examine everything I might have missed which eventually led me to steemit.
https://steemit.com/synchronicity/@exitmass/change-your-life-by-following-the-signs-of-synchronicity
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It does feel good to enter into an era where our work will be valued. It keeps us going. So glad to be here with you, Eric, and share the experience.
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We're lucky to be alive right now and to be part of this. Glad to be with you as well!
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Hey there @ericvancewalton, may I be forward and ask if you have received USD cash in your checking from this yet? :) Thank you.
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@patrrick-g, no, I haven't cashed anything out yet. I think I'm going to wait a while. Have you?
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@ericvancewalton, no, I just got started. I don't have that much earned yet. Working on it though.
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Many say it will be in your best interest to hold as much as you can due to the possibility of the currency gaining value. I'll probably cash in a percentage soon, just to experience how it works.
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