I believe the biggest takeaway in all of this for many a new writer or blogger is that if you cannot figure out how to start your article, just write :).
More often than not we get stuck in our own heads looking for just the "right" word or words to begin with, instead of focusing on the final goal - to produce a document that people (and bots) like to read!
What you said about "Step back and just start writing. You can always come back and write your introduction paragraph later." is sooo spot on. I learned this in high school as a creative writer and thanks to this method I very rarely, if ever, encounter writer's block. I just write. Then I take that draft, I re-draft, edit, edit some more, then finalize.
With that being said, and myself being a newer fish here to Steemit, @dragonslayer109 could you give us a hint of which types or articles do best here on Steemit? True-to-Life stories? Fiction? Poetry? Reviews? Crypto? With so many things to write about online, what has your experience been as to which posts seem to gain the most traction with the community? I know the community is diverse in many ways, but it is also growing. When I go thru the tags I don't see much that really resonates with me topically, so in many cases I almost feel as though I'm rockin' the boat with the things I like to write about.
Or is it best to just ignore the existing tags that are leading currently and see if blazing a new trail under some new tags is justified?
Thanks for any input or advice you can bring to the table.
Great post. Following.