Hi @mynameisbecky Welcome to Steem Community! I hope you will enjoy your blogging journey on Steemit.
We have a community for newcomers here and a program where you will go through a series of achievements and completing some tasks so you get to be familiar with steem ecosystem. For a start, please check out this post here

You could apply for 500SP Minnowsupport Program for Newcomers if you have completed at least until Achievement4 in the Newcomers Achievement Program. https://steemit.com/hive-172186/@cryptokannon/500sp-minnow-support-program-for-newcomers