Your intro into hive was similar to mine. When my onboarder told me of a platform where one can earn money from writing, I was skeptical but when she made her withdrawal and showed it to me, I believed 50%. I was still skeptical as I was not really a writer. I loved to write in my diary and even formulate stories but I did that for my pleasure and not for a global audience.
But today, here I am as well. I am still learning and growing to becoming better at writing.