You seem to come from a family with power - jail officer and a councilor. Welcome to steemit. This is a perfect place for you to enhance about your writing. There are lots of contests here about writing. If you want to write in our language, you can check @tagalogtrail.
Also, join as many contests as you can and be interactive as you can. Always post good and quality contests. You can check out @newbieresteemday @newbiegames. @pandasquad also posts guessing challenge. Lots of photocontests like @juliank.
Take your time in learning about steemit. Those are some of the tips. You can also check out @steemsecrets and learn from the best.
Good luck!