Look--though I have published in some, on some places, those were mainly "Burma posts"

or poetry or a long time ago.

Also you have to be aware editors change a lot.

Personally, I am no longer interested in "Burma" and I've been writing fiction for the last 10+ years.

It may sound strange, but I have actually earned the most from poetry in the form of trips, and 2nd from paintings,but I don't promote or sell aggressively enough.

With the arts, including writing, it's always a matter of luck also.

And some writers bloom late, or only once, like Cry the Beloved Country.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cry,_the_Beloved_Country

Or Nien Cheng, Life and Death in Shanghai

Or the bio of Mao by his doctor--