Hello @exploringella! This is @traciyork from the @ocd (Original Content Decentralized) curation team. We noticed you shared your first post here on Hive and introduced yourself - congratulations and welcome! And what an awesome introduction it is! Writing, artwork, music and soul searching - seems you'll be adding a powerhouse of creativity to the community!

Speaking of community, we have many different ones here on the blockchain, devoted to all kinds of interests (as you've already noticed...lol). You can check them all out at this link - Hive Communities, but as you asked for some recommendations, here are a few that you haven't subbed to yet -

Scholar and Scribe

Freewriters Community

Holos & Lotus

Also, as Hive can sometimes be quite confusing, the newly launched Newbies Guide is a growing repository of useful and easy to understand posts about how the Hive ecosystem works.

Please be aware that Hive is a bit different from other social media platforms since you are monetizing your blog, so it is important not to include content that you don't own without sources (and it shouldn't exceed 50% of the post). For more information, check this post - Why and How People Abuse and Plagiarise by hivewatchers.

If you have questions, feel free to hop into the OCD Discord server and we'll do our best to answer them, and again welcome to Hive!

Oh actually, one last thing - I'm sure your amazing artwork must exist elsewhere on the interwebs, so when you have a moment, could you add the word "Hive" to the bios of one of your established social media accounts where you've shared them? Afterwards, please tag me in a comment with a link, so I can make sure your profile is verified. That way future curators can easily determine that it's really you behind this account, and not someone trying to profit off your creativity. Thanks!