I have accepted a mission: to explore strange new blogs, to seek out new posts and new minnows, to boldly go where no Steemian has gone before! yes, I'm a geek...

The Mission

I will be trawling through this very platform hunting out those hidden gems, the undiscovered countries of newly arrived promising authors, freshly spawned minnows if you like. I wish to put a spotlight on those I think are deserving of a much wider audience.

Today's first pick is @iamjustincscott

https://steemit.com/writing/@iamjustincscott/for-those-who-follow-part-1-steemit-s-very-first-interactive-series-win-sbd-in-weekly-contests-and-give-aways-details-inside

He is a great writer and a recent arrival to Steemit. I enjoyed his concept for his interactive series contest - highly original.

@zenithwombat is another recent arrival

https://steemit.com/art/@zenithwombat/more-doodles-from-my-sketchbook-under-the-sea#@zenithwombat/re-bymma-re-zenithwombat-more-doodles-from-my-sketchbook-under-the-sea-20170706t061843954z

He regularly posts his incredibly detailed artwork which I find a joy to see in my feed.

@realm is my next choice and is from Norway

https://steemit.com/animal/@realm/the-monkey-business-of-laboratory-animals

This post was suggested by @artsgoddess and while being well written it covers a topic we rarely like to think of: animal experimentation in laboratories.

My final choice is another artist - yes I am a sucker for good art.

https://steemit.com/drawing/@jamie-smith/celebrity-portraits-i-drew-myself

@jamie-smith was brought to my attention by @munchell and this post in particular has some great portraits.

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Please check out their blogs and, if you agree with me, give them a follow. I am sure they will appreciate it and your feed will be filled with more great work in the future.

Do you know of any undiscovered gems worthy of sharing? An artist, writer, blogger or singer/performer who could benefit from appearing in these regular posts? Drop me a message in Steemit chat with a link to their work and I will consider them for future inclusion.

I have also begun a #steemgig where I will pay you 5 SBD for every post submitted by you that I feature on these posts.

See below for details.

https://steemit.com/steemgig/@gmuxx/steemgig-searching-for-hidden-gems

Picture Source - edited

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