Believe me: Just write and keep talking with people. Don't think about the value of the account. Steem was over 4$ last year and it dropped to almost nothing. By the end of this year, 10$ is not that far.

Accumulate now and be happy later. No matter what the value of STEEM is, you get paid the same amount of STEEM for an article. Building an audience is the key. When STEEM will increase you will make at least 2k a week.

I'm also planning on writing more. I have some ideas, the only thing is to find time to publish.