I'm not a native english speaker, and I started my journey on Hive 2 months back. So far, its been a good (though I wont say the best) experience for me. I'm getting only a few cents for my posts, with the exception of a few posts, and I'm slowly building audience over time, and I'm optimistic that I'll be able to gain a good following once I improve a bit more :)
My personal observation in short (considering most of the popular platforms):
Most of the bloggers become successful because of their persistence , and consistency of producing good content.