Very cool of you to admit this and be up front and open about it. A rare thing indeed. I have had much creative works "borrowed" from me throughout my life and it is always a terrible feeling when it happens. Being popular is not the goal, creating original content is more important to both your own journey and especially to the overall "health" of the steemit community.
We need highly original content on here to bolster our strength of comparative competition against other platforms seeking viewers. Good, original content contribution is difficult but well worth the effort. I wish you the best in your journey!