I am really glad I took part in this competition as it was a good way to start as I mean to go on. I was worried about word count etc and if citations counted (something that I wasn't good with during my academic years) but it gave me a framework for the first article which is something I am going to expand on. I still haven't got my head around everything yet but this was a great way to make me feel like a writer which I hope leads actually writing like a writer!
Writing is taken for granted these days and I think Steemit is highlighting the importance of having and being able to apply, a set of skills that will help everyone who wants to create not just written content but all content online.
The deadline added a little more pressure than I expected but I have learned to allow time to include better formatting and graphics in the future.
Thanks again for the inspiration, although the topic is likely to feature again in my further articles!