Hello What is life. Thank you for your kind words.
You should definitely try the openmic contest. It is a lot of fun and you realise that you are not alone! There are many very talented people in this community.

For the contests, check @luzcypher 's blog (Luzcypher is the organiser):

The songwriter contest is new (first week): https://steemit.com/openmic/@luzcypher/open-mic-songwriters-challenge-week-1-broken-mirrors

The openmic contest has been going on for more than a year, every week (impressive):
https://steemit.com/openmic/@luzcypher/steemit-open-mic-week-61-record-your-performance-and-win-steem-sponsored-by-pfunk-and-luzcypher

Have fun!