Hello, Lilly, and Welcome to Steemit.

Sounds like you have a broad range of interests, some of which are quite unique. That means that you will certainly have much to bring to this platform.

Also, I appreciate how you imply that you will be fairly objective ("no kiss-n-tell"). Steemit is essentially a brogging / publishing site, so unless such tales are told from an objective point of view, it's best to leave them to other sites. ☺

Below are a few basic points of advice re posting on Steemit.

1 – Longer posts are more lucrative than short posts. If you make a post of 20–30 paragraphs, it's more likely to earn rewards.
2 – Include some photos, images or graphs, to complement the text.
3 – Make sure the text and photos are formatted properly, so that your post looks attractive and appealing.
4 – Be yourself.
5 – Be interesting and informative.
6 – Create quality content. Steemit is intended to be a platform of quality content. (You will see many insignificant posts with meager content and no quality. Most of those of posts [called “shitposts” by Steemit whale Stellabelle] will earn few rewards and soon pass into oblivion.)
7 – Get online and start curating. Read various posts, comment on those posts you find interesting, and upvote those posts. That’s the best way to attract followers.

Hope this helps for now. Good luck, and Full Steem Ahead!

p.s. Love the cover version. Quite impressive.
p.p.s. Love the pumpkin.
p.p.p.s. Sorry, I will not be posting photos of any pets. In fact, I don't have any #%@*! pets. And would not post any photos of them if I did.