RE: Steem For Beginners: Why Steem
It's ok not to be a writer, but the lazy part will be a decision you will need to make for yourself as to whether it is worth it.
There are many here who are not much in the way of writing, but they were able to build communities to participate in by being themselves and interacting with others of like mind, whether it be:
hobbies
investments
religion
news
weed even
There are people of all walks of life here, and if you look for the ones you identify with you can begin building your community by focusing more on their blog posts, and interacting with others on the comment sections of those posts. Comments that you make here are treated the same as posts in the way voting rewards work. This will help you begin forging bonds with others, and letting others know you are here.
Your posts get no votes because those who may be interested in things you could write that interest you don't know you exist. The burden for that is on you to let them know you are here and based on common interests are someone they would like and get along with.
I can give you tips, although I have said most of what to do. I will be writing a post very soon on how to best utilize this site for optimal growth in the coming days. Between it and this one it will be all you need to get things moving along quite well. Of course, if you have any questions I will be glad to answer.