Ask HN: How do I write a research paper?

I've worked on my own startups projects, some more successful than others for a few years, until lately I started freelancing as a full-stack developer and working as an editor for a popular technical blog. I love to read, and I love exploring interesting concepts.

I love experimenting myself, as well. I've been built and continue building several small projects spanning from radio receivers, to rudimentary electronics and Arduino re projects. However, I feel like I'm always a step behind and not really contributing to society as an inventor or explorer. I feel like writing research papers would help.

I'm a college graduate but in a non-technical field, so while I know how to write academic papers, I've never written one published in a peer-reviewed journal. How do I do that? Is there a community for people looking for help that I can contribute to? Is there a place where I can find topics that people would love to see researched?