Welcome to the community @jrray! Here in the platform you can do a lot of things to grow your authorship. Follow your favorite authors to help you learn new things and become a great author as well.

Here are some of helpful posts about blogging from Steemit users:

• Advice on How To Build a Following
• Steemit Etiquette Guide
• The Art of Commenting
• Ways to Find Free and Legal Images
• The Importance of Citation
• The Game of Tags
• 8 Mistakes to Avoid

While it's true that everybody can earn from content creation and curation, the best practice is to not expect anything in return. You won't get tired writing beautiful contents if you love what you do.

Do you find it hard to keep up with the game? Try adding value to your content and let others authors see value in it too. Don't be afraid to express your thoughts and make good contents.

Everyone had their own starting point, yours is just beginning.

See you around!