Hello and (belated) welcome To Hive :)
I see a couple of other comments have mentioned The Ink Well founded by @raj808, a writer like yourself, currently taking a break from Hive, and where I'm part of the editorial team along with @stormlight, @jayna and @carolkean.
We are looking to develop The Ink Well as an alternative source of income for writers. When you have an opportunity, you may find the following useful: The Ink Well June Newsletter and some background research I've done towards a proposal for external investment funding to help develop an audience for The Ink Well.
I'm just back from holiday and we're finishing the judging for a Writing Prize, so things have been a little quiet, but everything will be starting up again soon. Look forward to seeing you when you are ready and would love to have a chat with you about your ideas.
Best wishes!
Hello and thank you so much for this.
I'll have a read of the links you highlighted, and I've joined the Ink Well community (I think, I'm still getting used to this!). I find it's always a good thing to talk to other writers and it always proves surprising just how much can be gained from doing so; I'm very much looking forward to reading others' posts and chatting.
Many thanks!
Alex