Hi Patricia,

I see what you mean. You self-publish ALL of your articles.

Have you already been added as a writer by a pub (Crow's Feet for instance as mentioned above)?

You are a self-published new writer. That's excellent. Take the Writing Challenge for example.

Here's more: https://medium.com/new-writers-welcome/a-new-and-self-published-writer-won-the-grand-prize-and-60k-bb48c6cba209