Hey @jeffbernst. You should not be too worried that your project gets rejected by Utopian.
One of my projects got rejected. The reason given was that too little effort went into the project. To be honest, I found the rejection to be unfair. I had worked several days on the project. In the end, I put even more effort into it and re-submitted. It then has been approved.
I would start to make contributions in the tutorial category before contributing to the development category.
I also agree with Sam, your work is great. We are all learners and therefore beginners. And having a beginners mind can be a huge plus when writing tutorials.
Thanks for the tips! Ok, I think I'll start with some contributions in the tutorial category -- writing the explanations for my posts has definitely helped solidify my knowledge, so it would be nice to have an excuse to write more.
And thank you for the support! It's a little intimidating putting my work out there, but it has been really exciting being able to get feedback and connect with other developers. 🙂