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So I did. For six months, I didn’t open OBS. I didn’t check analytics. I worked a part-time job at a plant nursery (highly recommended—plants don’t demand sequels). I went to therapy. I remembered that I liked writing, not just performing.

Because after the novelty wears off, you actually have to be good. And good takes time.

So here’s to the weirdos, the small channels, the people editing at 2 AM with one eye open. Keep going. But take a break when you need to.

300,000 views in 48 hours.

The growth was slow. Painfully slow.

I chose “littlesubgirl” when I was 19 and thought irony was a personality trait. I was a small creator (“little”) who was obsessed with subscriber milestones (“sub”) and reclaiming a feminine identity in a space dominated by loud, aggressive male gamers (“girl”). It was meant to be self-deprecating.

But here’s the secret no one tells you: It’s a lightning strike. You can’t farm lightning.

If you had told me three years ago that “littlesubgirl” would become a name attached to a full-time video career, I would have laughed—then immediately asked if you wanted to collab on a low-effort Minecraft video.