Well, the thing is, my higher earnings are down to just a few articles. That's kind of scary really, because what if I hadn't written those specific articles? For example, $128 of my December earnings was just from the article about NSR.
But when I started writing about these topic, I was just writing about what I was genuinely interested in. Of course, subsequent articles about the same topics were an attempt to replicate that success. But intially, it was just me writing what I wanted to write.
So I would say, just be yourself. Write what you want to write. But then be ready to pounce on something if it earns a lot.
By the way, I was the same as you about Meghan Markle. So many white people use fake tan these days anyway. So if someone is naturally a light shade of brown, it's not always noticeable.