Excellent article, thanks for sharing your story! I personally find it interesting that many creatives get their feet wet with visual design and then move to writing (I have a similar experience with 3DSMax and Cinema 4D and then moving away from animation altogether and now feel it pulling back with the mass improvements in web-animation support and libraries).
I also think it is great how you pass the wonderful work and generosity of others back to the rest of us - both in recognition, and in giving work back to the Steem community! I can't wait to see more of your work :)