Introduceyourself: About a Man Who Had a Hat Problem...

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A long time ago (like 2-3 years ago) there was a man who couldn't find a matching hat. Every hat he tried looked horrible on him - from a regular baseball hat to overly-used fedoras.

He traveled far and wide hoping to find that one hat that would look good on him... you know, he didn't expect the hat to suddenly transform him into a sexy beast, he just wanted a hat that wouldn't force other people to make those weird "what's wrong with him" faces.

And then he found it! The generous father of his girlfriend had an old hat he used to wear when he was exactly the same age. The man finally found a hat that to some extent matched his some-what weird face.

At the same time, while sitting on the toilet, the same man who by the way was (and still is) a copywriter and a script editor, decided he had enough. He decided to write his own short stories you can find on his (mine, I don't know why I keep writing in third person) steemit account: @syetastories. And yes, the toilet truly is the place where the life-changing decisions happen.

FIRST THE FORMALITIES

So, I was told to post an image (as seen above) and to share my Facebook or something, so it further proves it's me. Here's my Twitter and FB where you can easily check the countless images of me with THE hat that will hopefully smash the final nail in the coffin of honesty (not a best analogy, I know).

You can also add me. If you’re cool enough, we can be friends.

LET'S GET SERIOUS

Well, not really, but allow me to use this introduceyourself to actually introduce myself.

My name's Antonio and I've been using writing as my calling for quite some time now - from the usual copywriting & film/podcast writing to editing porn sites for a minimum wage. It goes without saying, it was a fun journey (and still is).

PRO TIP: how to spot a copywriter! If you ever see someone using ''&'' instead of the regular ''and'' in their daily chats, there's a good chance they are a copywriter. It's a professional deformation.

So, after doing countless jobs as a freelancer, I decided to start something of my own & turn to my true love: writing fictional stories filled with life & philosophy (that's when the toilet revelation happened).

I began publishing the stories on now a nonexisting site of mine called SyetaStories. Wondering what does syeta mean? We'll leave that for some other time.

As the regular blogging community was really tiresome and boring, I soon quit. I continue writing (because I love it), but stopped kissing up to other people (because I hate it) just to get a subscription by someone who couldn't care less about my stories. There was no communication or honesty; there were only ten thousands of people trying to earn easy cash (spoiler alert: nobody succeeded).

One day, a friend of mine told me about Steemit. He's also here but not very active @smuxx. I’ll be honest. I’m what you’d call a skeptical bastard. Logically, you can conclude I was skeptic about the whole thing (what a shocker).

But I did it anyway. I made an account and with a blindfold on my eyes, I started to publish some of my old stories & some newly written. After trying to establish a contact with a couple of people, just in a month of being on the platform, I already got some amazing feedback from some equally amazing people. People who want to earn money (just like me), but people who also genuinely care about collaborating and making things happen. Two peeps I’d like to mention for now are @rifkan and @mushroomjesus

And now, here I am. Introducing myself on Steemit, posting images of my adorable face with my adorable hat (something I should’ve done a long time ago I guess). Since I’m here, let’s end with a huuuuuuge image of me walking the streets in a bathrobe, shall we? No hat included and yes, sometimes I smoke. I comfort myself by saying that's what writers do. What an idiot.

Wish everybody all the best and I love you all!

Since you're already here, why not check some of my stories by going to my blog @syetastories. If you feel adventurous and crazy, you can even follow me. I won't bite.