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Tips For Vtubers

Howdy there, I’m Liv and I’m a vtuber much like you, but I’ve been here the whole time so I’m here to compile stuff for you to help make your transition less scary.

To start, here’s is a post with a lot of tips for general tumblr use and here’s one for giving your blog a custom theme.

Beyond that here’s other things that aren’t mentioned but are gonna be relevant for you:

If you’re coming back to tumblr know that you can’t follow from your sideblog, if you want to follow back it will be from your main, as will your likes, replies, asks. Decide what to do with this information now before you settle into a blog.

Fully explore the settings, there's a ton of stuff hiding in there. AND do it on PC at least once, some stuff is not in the app.

Blogs have individual block lists, no idk why either. So if you want someone banned from everything you need to do that manually.

 Also enable tumblr Labs! It’s got reblog graphs which are rad (my beloved orbs) And alternate dashboards, the Blog Subscriptions one is my fave because it means all you have to do is turn on notifications to get all your fave guys in one dashboard.

Contrary to popular belief there is still a porn and adult content community here, if you want to get anywhere near them you have to have age in bio or they’ll smite you. EDIT: I posted more about how to navigate lewdposting here.

Tiktok embeds don't play nice with tumblr for some reason, if you also do tiktok then just reupload your videos and link your account there underneath.

The link post type will show up for your followers but there’s a chance it won’t show up in any tags, so don’t do going live posts like that.

BUT you can straight up embed your stream into your posts! As long as you're using the New Post Editor you should see this menu:

Click the video camera, link to your twitch and bam. There it is. You can also do this with the video post type! If you're ever worried about your post format getting bonked just go through the tags and see what posts that DO make it are doing. Together we can overcome spaghetti code.

General "tumblr culture" is to not comment on posts but its not one thats set in stone, your fellow small vtuber account is probably dying for interaction so comment on posts! scream in the tags! send funny asks! Getting interaction right now is going to be a big comfort during a weird time.

Oh yeah we have ask boxes built in, no marshmallow needed.

ALSO we have pinned posts just like twitter, but as long as you want! Put your ref & socials & art tag (yes you can keep your fanart tags) & your minors DNI & a picture of your cat if you want.

OH I do suggest picking out tags for your personal content if you plan to also do reblogging, makes it easy for newcomers to find what you're doing.

#vtuber and #indie vtuber are full of fanart for the big guys. If you wanna find each other use #vtuber uprising

Okay this post is getting so long but final tip: check out custom pages. They're on the custom theme menu and they're basically mini webpages on your blog that can have their own coding. You can do Literally Whatever. Lore! Credit page! Ref sheets! I once put a choose your own adventure where you navigated by clicking specific parts of a picture on tumblr pages. I Mean Anything.

That's all for now, please add other tips if you want. And please reblog! Not just this post but other peoples too! This will all be way less of a drag if we can find each other. 💖

EDIT: One more thing, lolisho shit Does Not Fly here. They are some of the only tags that tumblr has actually shadowbanned and there is a reporting criteria for it to get taken down. It also doesn't fly on my blog! Begone!!

#vtuber #indie vtuber #vtuber uprising #envtuber #livs words #i felt like a specific to us post would b good #since we have specific stuff to worry about like going live posts n etc #also please do themes i wanna see yall go apeshit #post edit #while i doubt that tumblr has the vibes that makes people think lolisho would be welcome here #the post is starting to get big enough that its worth mentioning #resource #tutorial

[livwritesstuff]

Absolutely obsessed with your steddie dad’s verse!!! Everything about it is just so good, thanks for sharing!

I love Moe, Robbie and Hazel, and I can’t get this idea out of my head that probably doesn’t fit the vision of this verse at ALL but hear me out. What if one day all the upside down stuff became public knowledge? Somehow documents get leaked, someone talks, idk. And it’s suddenly all over the news. Would be so interesting to see how Steve and Eddie would react to this and how they’d talk to their kids (who just found out about their parents saving the world from the news) about it 👀

So here’s the thing:

Realistically, I don’t think the story would ever get fully leaked, for two reasons (probably more, actually, but two primary reasons).

It makes the U.S. government look terrible, and they do a good enough job of that publically to afford any more hits to their rep so they keep that shit on lock

Nobody would believe it. Maybe there are whispers about the truth of what happened to Hawkins, Indiana in the 80s, but the second the words “monsters” and “superpowers” get thrown in there, nobody buys it. That’s why the cover stories work.

What I absolutely think would happen is ✨conspiracy theories✨

Like, come 2014 there’s a rising interest in true crime and conspiracy theories and some enthusiasts stumble upon the story. A few devoted folks pull a Murray and start building a timeline and they quickly realize that there are some pretty serious holes in the narrative. It kind of takes off from there.

Robbie is Eddie’s daughter through and through, so she’s totally into that kind of stuff. Steve and Eddie have always been relatively upfront about what happened to them in Hawkins (relatively, in that they have the “here’s what you’ll find if you google your dads” conversation with an extensive Q+A, but to avoid dumping trauma on their kids they stay light on the details), so she’s more intrigued than surprised when not only is she suggested a YouTube video about her dads’ hometown, but the video also mentions both of them by name.

Here’s the problem – like most conspiracy theories, it's true that some pretty damning evidence has been uncovered that the government probably didn’t want circulating. However the story is still missing key details in a way that makes the resounding conclusion this close to the truth, but not quite there.

Hence, this conversation Robbie has with her dads after she watches the video:

“So is it true that Uncle Will was abducted by aliens?”

Steve’s eyebrows fly up.

“Are people saying it’s aliens? It wasn’t aliens.”

“Was he though?”

“Uh…kind of. I guess.”

“Is it true the government put a fake body in the lake and pretended it was him and then when Will came back they had to pretend it was another kid?”

“Yep.”

“That’s fucked up. Is it true that Russia used a mall in Hawkins to build a secret lab?” Robbie asks.

“Yes.”

“Is it true they were doing research on the aliens and then one of them escaped and that’s why the mall got destroyed.”

“Not even close.”

“How did the mall get destroyed then?”

“Bunch of people got possessed by a shadow monster and he made them eat chemicals until they exploded and reformed as this giant mass thing that cornered us in the mall. We attacked it with fireworks. I wasn’t there for most of that, though. Just the end.”

“Whatever,” Robbie rolls her eyes, fully convinced that her dad is bullshitting her, “Is it true the Hawkins earthquakes were actually the aliens invading.”

“No – yes…kind of? Not earthquakes. Not aliens.”

“I mean…technically they kind of were aliens ,” Eddie jumps in, “Technically anything from a land foreign to yours is an alien.”

“They weren’t aliens,” Steve insists, “They were monsters. They were big and gray and their faces opened up and they had all these rows of teeth like sharks.”

“Sounds like an alien to me,” Robbie replies.

“Monsters.”

“Is it true Dad was attacked by them and he almost died and you saved him, Pop?”

“Yes, indeed,” Eddie says proudly before Steve can respond, “He’s quite the hero, don’t you think?”

“In space?”

“Nope. In an evil alternate dimension, and he dragged me all the way out through the portal and everything.”

Robbie rolls her eyes again, “Nevermind, you guys are useless. You’d think you weren’t even there.”

Steve sighs, “God, I wish that were true.”

In terms of how Steve and Eddie respond to the story gaining some attention from the general public, they do family viewings of the conspiracy videos made about the situation and make fun of the incorrect narratives. Their daughters fully do not grasp that their dads are telling the truth because, again, the truth does not seem real.

#*john mulaney voice* eh none of us really know our fathers #i could say so much more about this but i didn’t want this post to get bogged down sooo #lmk if you want more I guess #fun fact: my *redacted relative* worked on the Isabella Stewart Gardener robbery case #which i didn’t know until i watched the buzzfeed unsolved video about it and saw a picture of them #so in other words…this could totally play out like this #steddie #liv’s steddie dads verse #steddie dads #steve harrington #eddie munson

[mag200]

trans people love to say things like "nebulous"

#started reading the liv hewson article i just reblogged and its in the first sentence #and im just like. that really is a word i use so often in my journal. #gender tag

[heich0e]

Hi, feels like it's been a longtime but alas I've only been here since the Era of Vash lol. Anyways I think you've made a great point about reader inserts and in general that's my concensus like it's impossible for a reader insert to be one hundred percent inclusive. Not to mention people should be allowed to read and interact with what they want howver they want. I think the only thing that does somehow bother me is the trend with people treating reader inserts as cringe. Like I've seen a lot of takes where people complain that using things like (F/n) or (Y/n) feels so cringe to them. Which again ok cool you do you, but we're all mentally ill here. Bashing on something isn't gonna help if you don't like don't interact is usually my go to. But don't try to force others to change something just cause it makes you uncomfortable. Like sadly I think Fandom culture has become sort of toxic and everyone policing everything makes me tired honestly.... but anyways, you're a good noddle. Stay safe, drink water. Keep slaying.~

HI FRIEND!!

i'm happy to hear that my extremely long-winded tirade resonated with someone!! it's always very nerve-wracking to express opinions online, even if they are something you wholly believe in, so having someone echo or express solidarity with it feels very comforting!!

i agree that x reader bashing is an issue, but ultimately i just try to remind myself that not everyone is going to like the things that you like—nor do the have to!! though, i think this speaks to a larger issue of people being unable to recognize that their personal, subjective opinions and preferences are not OBJECTIVE measures of correctness or value. something isn't bad just because YOU personally don't like it. and this isn't even just about x reader—this goes for fic tropes, ships, characters, even entire pieces of media. there's a huge trend online that rly glorifies being a "hater" as though it's cute and quirky or somehow funny, but i think at the end of the day it's senselessly unproductive and rly poisons the figurative well of online fandom spaces. but like hey—if u get your rocks off talking about all the things you hate, congrats! who am i to judge! when it comes down to it i'm just here for fun, and instead of being preoccupied with what other ppl are saying or doing or hating i would always rather spend time focusing on the things i like and earnestly working towards creating a space that doesn't make anyone feel bad for the things they like too.

#liv got mail #i think your (Y/N) comment in particular is a great example of this! i don't personally use Y/N in my fics bc that's my personal preference #that doesn't mean i'm right and other ppl are wrong. or that my way of doing it is good and the other is bad. it just Is What It Is #i once was in the process of actively writing and posting about a childhood friends to lovers series (that i was sooo excited abt) #and a mutual took it upon themselves to make a post about how childhood friends to lovers is a bad trope and that they hate it #which like ok word! live ur truth! find ur peace! but also like.... that kinda hurted?? did ya rly have to hit post on that one #also i mean this in the nicest way but like this (fandom! tumblr! life!) is all so UNSERIOUS #like it's FANFICTION!!! ABOUT MADE UP CHARACTERS!!! i'm a GROWN UP!!

[storybookprincess]

I forgot how good bring in love feels, they make me feel like the first day of spring after a long cold winter

i’m so sorry to respond to this ask with a gay anime fanfic excerpt but i so deeply agree with this statement that i wrote it into a fic nearly 3 years ago

being in love really is like the first beautiful day of spring, huh??

#asked and answered #liv writes #killua with Gon & me with my gentleman caller fr fr #rereading this like why did i use the word suddenly 3 times in this paragraph & just now notice i’m gonna explode noooo

[vogelmeister]

anyways i am feeling kinda brave today so im gonna share a potentially unpopular taylor swift hot take. when i was talking to my friend yesterday about ttpd i realised that i kinda have a similar problem with the anthology as i do with evermore.

like don't get me wrong, both have absolute gems (willow, tolerate it, long story short, gold rush and NBNC from evermore are great and i love the albatross, so high school, the prophecy black dog, manuscript etc) but i think both collections (bc anthology is not an album) suffer because they came out connected to a much superior more cohesive work, and both almost feel like rejects from the body of work that proceeded it.

#actually like i said to my beloved mutual “thanK you aIMee” kinda feels like she woke up one day and went “fuck you kim actually” #which i can kinda relate to in a way bc the amount of times i randomly go “fuck you” #but my mutual said if there were more songs about being screwed over by people that could be a storyline. but theres not. its just there #like its a great song but also i kinda went “we are covering this ground again” #if there were new developments in the relationship i could kinda understand it #like how she wrote innocent and then backtracked that with rep bc things happened #but idk the anthology just feels like scraps she deemed good enough for release but in my opinion needed editing #the stupid ass 1830s lyric highlights this bc i get what shes trying to say but she worded it so badly #that i kinda see why its being clowned on #also imgonnagetyouback... yehahahahah liv did it better. now it feels like a done concept. im shocked she included it #she knew it was coming come on #anyways the anthology while good kinda felt unfinished #she should have given it a few more months and polished it #bc holy hell at least folkmore felt polished #even though evermore is cohesively weaker #my friend who is a folkmore swiftie kinda also feels like this fyi so dont come at me screaming “burn 1989 rep midnights stan!” #burn me idc #and while im at it both are in my bottom three only right above debut #tldr: both collections are tied to another work thats just so much better and cohesive #this is just me saying i cant get into anthology hahaha #and i felt weird bc everyone liked it but when my friend a literal folklore girl said “no im not feeling it” i felt better #bc so many people were saying it was better and those swifties were going 'all of us' and i kinda went... no i prefer standard #i love taylor sm and i love og ttpd its currently no 5 but the anthology has issues and one of them is similar to why i rank evermore lowl #i just went off on a tangent about the issues with the anthology and its songwriting and lack of narrative #i will say so i win you all over i loved the evermore set at eras i thought it was so beautifully done #taylor swift #ttpd: anthology #evermore

[wiser-girl]

Will “time is taking its sweet time erasing you” Byers and Mike “you’ve got your demons and darling they all look like me” Wheeler

#the demons are Will I feel like I can word this better but idk how #the way I used to skip Sad Beautiful Tragic so embarrassing #shoutout to liv for helping me see the error in my ways #byler #stranger things #taylor swift #my post

[olibavee]

i keep forgetting that like. drawing isn’t just fun for me or something i feel like i need to do (although it is also those things, in varying frequency). it’s also how i learn. it doesn’t work every time, but sometimes when i’m having trouble thinking something out i just draw stuff related to it and it breaks the dam in my head and lets ideas flow more easily. idk if that makes sense but i often forget about that aspect of myself.

#liv rambles #i'm remembering how i used to learn vocab in school by drawing pictures of the definitions next to the words...lol...

[crossbackpoke-check]

Okay so this is gonna sound very unhinged

But the screenshot you posted of the doc for Omega Yamo had text

And I may have zoomed in and been able to decipher the words

And I’m obsessed with there being more than one Alpha in that scenario

And I think you’re a genius and I love your writing even though I probably wasn’t supposed to be able to read it

Again I’m sorry for being so insane but I couldn’t help it 🙃

SCREAMINGGGG anon i am in love with you. i appreciate the level of unhinged sooo much, the only thing you have to be sorry for is inflating my ego to an enormous size

howmstever!!! i may have tricked you!!! there are actually two omega yamo fics in the works 🤐🤫 they just happen to exist in the same document right now because ??? why not

#until one of them gets enough words to kick the other out they will coexist peacefully &i will hop between them sooo chaotic &unproductively #i keep typing things and then redacting them about the other omega yamo fic for literally no reason like. i’m telling you about it?? #it’s not gonna be a surprise??? but for clarity’s sake they are not related to each other/in the same universe #and yes one of them does have multiple alphas 🤭 #both fics are incredibly self-indulgent (and by extension incredibly For Y’all in my inbox) like it is just y’all 🤝 me 🤝 omega yamo #also to the other yamo/nuge anon please do not fret i see your message!! it is in my inbox!!! i just have been keeping it there #so that i can look at it because it makes me happy and also is very good motivation 🥺🥰😭 #do i have a tag for omega yamo??? do i need a tag for omega yamo???? at this point probably yes #liv in the replies #i am being soooooo normal in this message and i feel like i should tell you that irl when i read this each paragraph was my jaw dropping #and then i sat there and 💕🥰🦋💗 <- shrieking for like. five minutes while trying to type. what an honor #the!!! highest!!! compliment!!!! #once again reiterating though i am so slow at writing 😭 however!! i am planning to wrap up with apps & coursework next week #& if i don’t pick up an insane amount of shifts in the four days between moves i want to write sooo much. in so many different documents 🫡 #bro ALSO??? i just went to the screenshot to see what you could’ve read out from the ask and do you got eagle eyes or a magnifying glass or #how tf did you read that. what witchcraft did you work to make my blurry ass picture readable zoomed in &can i have it bc i’m using this now

[loverscrossmp3]

don’t tell but he secretly thinks he’s a bad person. okay buhbye with all the love xoxox

#wow this writing thing is actually fun when it’s been nearly a year since you’ve had a thought with substance #wrote 3k these past few days which puts us at 8.3k currently. having so much fun! putting j through it! he’s reflecting and also madly in #love what more could you want from a boy! #maybe i’ll share a snippet soon or later! am loving these words woohooo! #okay now i’m gonna write them fighting bye xox #someone shut her (liv) up! #lard #j

[ink-livi]

So as a lesbian, would you-

Lemme stop you right there lmao

#liv talks #i talk too much #the AUDACITY of my coworker oh my god #she's so lucky im giving her this one off and not reporting her for harrassment #both coming at me and using this to attack a trans masc coworker friend of mine #'so as a lesbian would you date someone like [redacted]? because 'shes technically a girl'?' #FUCK OFF #HE IS NOT A GIRL?? AND THATS NOT. HOW IT WORKS #the way im more mad for the sake of him than myself though #she KEPT brushing off me correcting her about his pronouns and then just laughed about ir #THE MOST INFURIATING PART TOO IS SHE IS JUST GENUINELY THAT FU KING STUPID #IT WAS A GENUINE ACTUAL QUESTION #WHAT A DUMB BITCH #ive been so pissed over it all day its driving me nuts LOL #one more word like that from her and im getting her ass canned fuck that

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I keep doing shit that must make me look like I'm hiding shit or in some drama or something and I keep wanting to explain it because I know it looks bad but I ALSO realize that overexplaining my behavior and divulging personal details about my mental health so nobody hates or misunderstands me is just the codependency whispering in my ear again.

#livs words #behaviors used as supposed tells to detect guilty/lying people has a high overlap with innocent neurodiverse behaviors etc etc but #everytime The Neurosis demand i purge posts i get haunted with this feeling

[azurecanary]

So, I'm liking Season 6 of TVD, but their depiction of neurodivergency.... is not it. Which is not surprising, especially after the bipolar "rep" in TO with Aurora... but still disappointing.

#they're using the words 'psychopath' and 'psycho' way too liberally #except for Caroline Stefan and Bonnie so i appreciate that #literally the only thing separating Kai from the 'good guys' is his sociopathy #enzo damon even stefan seem to be killing innocents at an alarming amount #esp looking at the Mikaelsons in TO #including freya #also #I'm HATING all of the Parkers except for Kai and Liv #the dad is abusive #Luke is an ass #Jo is the teensiest bit bigoted it seems #Liv is just a great person #and while Kai is actively murdering people #he doesn't hide it behind 'good intentions' #the vampire diaries #kai parker #joshua parker #liv parker #luke parker #jo laughlin #stefan salvatore #damon salvatore #rant over

[ob-liv-ious-writer]

stuffed animals in a garbage bag,

headed for the shredder, 

and my books in neat little boxes.

we put the dollhouse on the curb,

and framed a picture of home.

i want it

i want it

i’m ready

i’m going to sew stars on my bag,

and fill the pockets with tickets home.

i’m going to kiss my dogs goodbye,

and hope that home stays put. 

i hope the dogs will

look after her.

i have a case and a backpack

to fit my world inside.

maybe if i added

airholes,

it wouldn’t be so tight.

#on toDAY's episode of liv posts weird 1am poetry #this is disjointed as fuck but ig that's kinda the point? #idk i'm not smart enough for that #i just put the funky words together #anyway #shoutout to neON halo for literally being in vc rn #she doesn't know how to use tumblr but we still love her mmhm #ok i'm gonna go pass out now #love you bye bye :)

[heich0e]

liv seeing u mention rooh afza gave me a jumpscare ahsnfke. its very polarizing but im on the side of liking it with milk once in a while 🫡 its good to flavor desserts with

OMG YES I WAS TOLD U CAN MAKE DESSERTS WITH IT!! i also think that it being paired w something creamy like milk makes SO much sense. i definitely see how it could be a divisive flavour, but personally i rly like botanical things so it's right up my alley i'm so SO glad to have tried it!!

#liv got mail #i have used it very sparingly so i do also see how heavy handed pours could be a bit overwhelming #but it tastes.... pretty #that's a weird word to use but idk how else to describe it!!

[mag200]

"When people talk about gender-affirming surgery using words like “mutilation,” that's not very nice. Is that how you think about people who've had surgery for other things? It's a disgust reaction, and I do not take disgust into account as a legitimate point of discourse. I don't have to entertain it and I'm not going to. It's a waste of everybody's time, it's knee-jerk, it's not grounded in reality, and it's not useful. And it's a squeamishness about medical intervention. I think the idea of making legislative or cultural decisions in and around [that] is laughable. Your squeamishness is not what the world turns on; it doesn't matter."

Liv Hewson in Teen Vogue (italics added by me for emphasis)

#this is sooooo. yes. #liv hewson #gender tag