I tried inserting my own fields into the My Account area for members but when i preview live it does not allow you to click or type in the fields. Am I missing something?
You can’t add things to the Wix My Account, if you are wanting to do something similar then create members own profile area.
https://support.wix.com/en/article/corvid-tutorial-building-your-own-members-area
https://support.wix.com/en/site-members/setting-up-a-members-area
https://support.wix.com/en/article/request-customizing-fields-in-member-profiles