>Do you plan on using this as a funnel to find cheap writers for self publishing as you said you were planning to do a few posts back?

This project has priority over the last one as it is easier to manage and produces more profit in a smaller amount of time with less work. 

>2- I am assuming for this to work, the writers you will be auditioning will need to submit the work to you outside of Steemit, and if chosen will get published under your brand?
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>3- If the answer above is yes, will the writers get credit for writing it on the post, or will it be like a ghostwriter who forfeits the recognition

Writers will get credit and a link to their own blog, similar to guest bloggers or journalists. Can also link to their social media or somewhere else. 

>I will be curious to see how this turns out. I found your YouTube videos from a couple of years ago, and will be curious if you can pull this off while maintaining your dream to never work full time again. If you think sub par work exists in social media such as this (probably because it is social media), just wait until you are relying on many tasks to get done by other people

Argh... I knew those would come back to bite me. The truth is that I have worked a lot since then. No acting or modeling for me. I was tempted to delete those videos, but decided to keep them as a reminder of a time when I was a loser.