My first 20 days on Oppo! What did you hate?

"Stephen Rivers" (stephenrivers)
10/28/2019 at 10:28 • Filed to: None

So I’m working on my writing skills. I’d love to make this a source of income but before I can run I need to crawl. How’s that coming along? Over the course of my short time here how have you found my work? I have lots and lots of ideas and stories I’m working on. What would you enjoy reading more? How can I improve?

Tomorrow’s piece will be an interview with Rex Bennett of Lane Motor Museum. If you’ve missed one of my articles here they are below.

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How a Phoenix rose from the ashes 1

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Confessions of a Service Advisor

Racing will save your kids

Any feedback is appreciated. Thank you!

DISCUSSION (11)

Chariotoflove > Stephen Rivers
10/28/2019 at 11:52

Without giving you a critique on what you wrote, I’ll just say that it’s a great thing to go for your dream and do what you want with your career. And it’s a brave thing to do. Good luck!

Stephen Rivers > Chariotoflove
10/28/2019 at 12:23

Thanks very much.

Stef Schrader > Stephen Rivers
10/28/2019 at 14:21

T his is Good Oppo.

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > Stephen Rivers
10/28/2019 at 15:33

I like your work, and I respect the effort of trying to get paid to write about cars.

I will say that what makes Oppo special is the interaction of folks from a huge variety of backgrounds and interests here in a way that usually is excellent to each other and is generally loosely related to cars (and doggos and houses). In terms of support and interaction here, the more you’re involved with Oppo in general outside of your own posts the more folks will view and interact with your content. There are a few posters that don’t interact with Oppo beyond their own content that is obviously geared at the automotive writing and/or youtubber gig they want to get, so I have little interest in supporting them or viewing their content as that’s not what I’m here for. On the other end of the spectrum, there are people like Stef that went on to full fledged writing careers from here that were deeply active in Oppo as a whole. Those folks tend to be held in reverence around here because it never felt like they were using Oppo as a stepping stone to something else, even if that ended up happening.

Keep up the good writing!

Stephen Rivers > Stef Schrader
10/28/2019 at 15:49

4 humbling words. Thank you very much Ms.Schrader

Stephen Rivers > ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com
10/28/2019 at 15:55

Wow. Very grateful for the time taken and the thoughts. Couldn’t agree more. If I’m honest I think I’ve been trying to see if my stuff is even good enough to do this kind of work. I do plan on being a part of the overreaching community far more in these coming weeks and months. Thanks so much

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Stephen Rivers
10/29/2019 at 11:19

I’ve enjoyed everything this far, even if I don’t always comment as much! :)

Keep up the good work!

Stephen Rivers > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
10/29/2019 at 11:32

I really do appreciate that.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Stephen Rivers
10/29/2019 at 17:08

Keep up the good work.

Here are a couple guys who started here to give you inspiration:

https://www.roadandtrack.com/author/16371/brian-silvestro/

http://www.jbhphoto.nyc/

Clavey and DW Burnett are OG Opponauts , too.

https://claveyscorner.com/

https://www.instagram.com/puppyknuckles/

Stephen Rivers > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
10/29/2019 at 17:18

Realllly can’t thank you enough. Sharing my stuff has been very kind Dave. I really appreciate the motivation too. We can all use that kind of thing and I’m no different.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Stephen Rivers
10/29/2019 at 17:26

Sure thing, man. Thanks for helping to make OPPO great!

Here’s some old school Best of OPPO:

https://oppositelock.kinja.com/tag/best-of-oppositelock