Hey Dan, welcome to steemit.
I as well, joined only a short time ago (4 days to be precise) partially in order to enhance my writing skills and so far everything has been working out great for me. I have tried my best to share some quality content and have therefore been rewarded by some quite nice comments and quite some upvotes.
I am sure if I can achieve such a thing within days, anybody can.
So I wish you my best luck and a good time here on steemit :)