I am glad you became so aware of this so early in your writing journey, Janis. Yet so many new writers fall for these clickbate “how to be a successful writer and make money” articles.

I agree with everything you say in this wonderful article, and wrote one myself about these type of writers last year. https://medium.com/the-hub-pub/top-writers-not-great-writers-9e49bb1d9f42

If you wish to read.

Keep up the great work.