Inside the world of a professional D&D YouTuber 

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“And I’ve even been accused of just being a pretty girl who just reads off the teleprompter… And I am that but I’m also the one who writes the stuff on the teleprompter” This had me laughing out loud lmao

Incredibly insightful video! You did an amazing job describing the pros and cons of this weird fun scary dream job ❤️ Also I guess I should start making merch

The "pretty girl who reads a teleprompter" joke got a good snort laugh out of me. You're super talented and i hope you remember to be proud of what you have built almost completely by yourself. You're the real deal and its awesome to see you doing well.

I am a CPA and even I have a CPA. My CPA is my dad and he does my taxes for me because I specialize in auditing, not tax. Lol.

Hey there, Ginny: as an old, grey-bearded gamer geek from the 80s, I can definitely say you're doing a great job! The future of our hobby is in good hands with you and this new generation of TTRPGers!

As someone who used to be self employed (and a fellow English major!) +1 to “I have a CPA and taxes are still a nightmare.” Now that I’m not self-employed I STILL have a CPA, because I got spoiled. 😅

As a hobby only creator who has sometimes toyed with the idea of trying to pursue more, I really appreciate your insight and authenticity!

As a fellow ADHDer who is self-employed, I related so much to what you said here! Thank you for sharing your process, I know it can be a vulnerable thing to share.

"This video needs to be done, so I'll stay up till 2am editing it" This spoke to my soul 😂

As an Author I just love your videos. I understand how you just want to unplug after you post. I don't watch to see how many books I sell. I just write and hope they sell. Keep up the great work. You always have made my day better by what you post. I don't play D& D anymore but I enjoy people having fun and creating characters.

The way you explain some concepts really just clicks for me. So, I appreciate you making videos that may be a topic that is already discussed. Thank you!

Your "Candid Ginny" cosplay is spot on. Well done. Whatever content you put out on whatever schedule you decide, I will watch and enjoy. I love the songs, love the cosplay, love the DnD talk, but most of all, I am here for the puns.

What people don't understand is that doing this is never a fast process unless you blow up on YT, and that's a very rare thing at best. Running a small business takes time, effort, and passion. It's long hours, it's unpaid work, it's struggling for money, and it's hard work. I've met so many people over the years that wanted their hobby to become a million dollar idea and fail because they thought it'd be easy and fast.

Ginny, love your content. You pulled me in with your Jester Cosplay and the videos revolving around her and I just stayed for the entertainment value and once you started playing and becoming a DM I just kept watching because you're so down to earth. I really enjoy the videos with your original characters, especially the Orc who's name escapes me rn. Keep up the good work and take care of yourself.

This was really insightful. Especially the part about how you were making videos for years before you took off. A lot of people get discouraged by not taking off and becoming famous when often perseverance (and the improvement that comes with regular practice) are what they need.

Wow this is fabulous 👌 ❤ I have never seen anyone talk so honestly and plainly about this subject. Money and income are such a taboo subject it's so refreshing to hear someone true experiences, and to be generous enough to tell others how to do it. I'm a self employed antique restorer, so I get some of this, but the small details of how to run a you tube channel are fascinating. Great job GD. 👏

If you're checking the comments again: you did nothing wrong, it's a great video. (As usual) Have a great day.

4:00 I consume a *lot* of d&d content, and for me, you're in the top 3 more useful D&D-tubers, and the #1 D&D-tuber whose content I send to my players. It doesn't matter if it's been said before, you often have insights I don't find other places, and is very valuable to me as a DM. 🙂

Thank you for all that you do. I think one of the most admirable things is that you're unashamedly yourself in every video you put out. It's stuff like "I do the music thing for me" that really displays your genuineness, and people really resonate with that. You even went to bat for this community during the whole crazy license thing back in January. We don't deserve a personality like you.

Hearing that you have a background in english and marketing doesn't surprise me in the slightest. I've always thought that your videos were so well scripted and well storyboarded(thats totally not the term but like- how the video is sorted/paced/laid out) and well worded and you market yourself so well!!!! You always word things so eloquently with depth and nuance, and yet at the same time there's a level of simplicity so it's easily understood and everything is said with a pacing that it can keep my attention! (well- almost, I have adhd too, but no one can fully keep my attention not even myself lol). And the writing of the bits/humor and comedic timing really does it for me too lmfao. And the way you incoporate another suggested video into the topic of the current video and put so much effort into the sponsors is really cool!! You just have a fun humble confidence/down to earth vibe that is just very nice. Always a pleasure to watch your content, even with well-discussed topics that you feel like you may have little to contribute to, hearing it come from you in a video like this always hits different and is in and of itself a great contribution to whatever the topic may be, on top of the nuanced perspective you add. It's always a good day when a new Ginny video drops :3 (PS, it sucks and also is unsurprising to hear how little you make off of music, my close friend who makes music shares the same sentiment. For how important music is, artists got it way too rough ;~;)

As someone who wants to play music and do free-lance for a living, hearing your perspective on how you managed to do this is awesome! Thank you for sharing 💛

Ginny, I'm also a fellow Denverite and have been following you from the early days of your DnD videos and I am so happy that you are receiving the attention and credit you deserve. Thanks for making such high quality content, it has been a pleasure to watch you and the channel grow over the years, thanks for your contribution to the TTRPG community!

I really, really love what you bring to this space. Your creativity and perspective are unique and super engaging, and I value them so much. As a (very) small-time creator, I have a tiny inkling of the amount of work you put into your videos, and it’s so impressive (your channel is one of the only ones where I don’t skip sponsored content), so I hope you’ll keep being the insightful, enthusiastic, and genuinely lovely presence you are. It’s hugely appreciated.

Well done for making it, so many people dream about their dream job so much they forget to work towards it. You've put the work in and deserve where you've got to

Thanks for a very in-depth and insightful video about your job and how all the pieces (like how you get paid) line up. And as a Patreon, I am glad to be a (however small) part of that.

The timing of this video is.. kind of amazing. I finally took the step about two months ago and started my tabletop RPG channel, something I had been wanting to do for a long while. I'm nowhere near even considering making this a full-time job, just having fun with it, but hearing how it happened for you, what your production workflow is like, and that the editing at 2 am thing never really goes away haha, is really insightful and encouraging. Thank you so much! ALTHOUGH. How do you write a script so quickly??? I take forever!!! Please I hope that becomes easier with practice hahaha

Data point of one, but I think these videos are so interesting! I also really enjoyed your Day in the Life video from a few years back and would love to see how the way you manage tasks/structure your time has evolved since then! It is fascinating to have some insight into your process!

Cool to see you doing this as a video! My wife and I are streaming, YouTubing, and editing in hopes of reaching the point of full time artistry ourselves! With DnD, cosplay, and all the other ideas we have! Thank you for making this!

Just commenting to say I'm impressed with this inside view. I've watched a number of "behind the scenes" videos over the years and this one felt more genuine then most. Being so open with your revenue streams and struggles with work/life balance was enlightening so thank you for sharing.

Being glued to the little things like watching the numbers go up and reading the comments, especially the ones that take something out of you, that really hit home for me. I could never be a RU-vidr for that reason. Every video I'd be looking for every little piece of feedback - I do it on other social media already. It sucks. It's stupid to say, "Don't sweat it Ginny, don't let it get to you!" But just know that a lot of us get lost in that, and it just takes building some healthy counter-habits to pull you out of that rabbit hole. We are rooting for you though. Keep up the great work!

Your sponsership skits are totaly worth the extra effort! Yours are the only ones that I actually pay attention to. (I have actually bought some of the stuff you recommended.)

What a fantastic video! In January, I got to be a full time editor for a D&D content creator and it's a blast! Signing up for the Patreon now!

Good for you Ginny! Love your content!

You have been such an upbeat inspiration for years. Thank you for taking the time to answer these questions!

Really loved you shareing this. Glad you find joy in your work and can combine your passion and your job!

I love that point at ~9:30 about this not being a job someone offers you. That's very insightful and such a great way to put that.

Thank you for posting this to give some insight into what’s required for a successful content creator. Also kudos in the diversification of income - a lot of people still have this conception that the “RU-vid money just flows in” but it’s moreso about the hustle and using RU-vid to grow the other avenues.

Thank you for sharing this glimpse into your world. Really fascinating stuff.

Great video as per usual, thanks for being the main person who got me into DnD and explaining it so well :)

I love behind the scenes insight videos like this. Vlogs are some of my favs too. I appreciate the honestly and openness you gave us!

Ginny you are a fantastic content creator and I always eagerly await your videos. My whole d&d group loves you and have taken a LOT of inspiration from your ideas shared with the community. You have made a lasting impression on the entirety of TTRPGs that will echo for a very long time in those you inspire.

A great video, as always, Ginny! I really appreciate this insight into what this job looks like for you on your end, I think it’s really inspiring to other content creators 😊

"Procrastivity" is so real. I can't count how many times I've needed to do something important and my brain goes, "Hey, you know what would be a great idea right now? Vacuuming your room!"

You're one of my absolute favorite content creators, and I watch every video you put out. Thank you so much for this video, and all the others you've posted over your career!

Appreciate transparency, you rock Ginny!

We appreciate all the work you do!

Thanks for posting this! This was really fun to hear your story!

Love that you made this! Really insightful and down to earth

Thank you for putting this out there. You are one of the people who inspired me to start my own channel and get into cosplay and feel confident about it. You taught me how to body paint and make a tail and where to get colored tights. I have really appreciated your content over the years and hope to eventually get more of my own cosplay/roleplay content out. You made me feel like it was possible to share about passions in a really creative outlet with others.

You are amazing. The gaming content that you do is truly important. I wish there was someone like you when I was learning to run games.

Motivation and staying focused is a big one for me as well. Your content is stellar and good on you for making a career from it.

Thank you for this lovely look into your business behind the scenes! You were candid and vulnerable and I really value seeing that in successful creators online. This was great!

Thanks for the interesting inside look! I'm happy to hear it's such a good job for you.

Thank you for being so transparent, it’s really informative and super generous for you to have shared!

This was such a cool peak behind the curtain of what you do! I honestly have been thinking about trying to start a D&D Channel but I just don't know how to go about that, so this has given me some ideas. Thanks!

Thanks for sharing your side of this. It’s a great way to connect with us viewers. 😊

I love EVERYTHING about this video!!! Thank you so much for making it!

really interesting and helpful Ginny! thank you for all that you have done for the TTRPG community!

Ginny, you are just amazing! ☺ We are blessed by everything you share!

Keep up the great work! We appreciate you!

I appreciate you taking the time to open up about your career and process. This was very encouraging. I hope you make more content like this when you can!

I’m writing adventures and this covers so much of the feelings I’ve been having. Thank you! Just nice to know others fight the good fight too.

Thank you for the glimpse into what is involved. Not sure how I found your channel, but it's been a wonderful trip since then, with lots of good information that's been helpful for my own gaming. Cheers!

This is a great video. I've always wondered about how you make it all work. Thanks Ginny!

Fantastic and enlightening, thanks for this video, Ginny. I definitely relate hard to so much of what you have said. Good to remind myself what other creators go through as well, even huge, successful ones like yourself.

This was a really insightful video and in depth look at not just what you do, but content creators as a whole. I really enjoy your content. You have a good presence and a lovely speaking voice as well as good quality content that just makes your videos pop! I feel like you were born to create and I'm glad its really paying off for you *quite literally* lol

I found your content on youtube a few years ago while looking for roleplaying tips. Your video was one of the coolest things I've seen at the time on the subject. From that time until now, I've seen you make more and more awesome collaborations and content, and I'm kind of proud that I got to know you so early. I wish you success in everything you do. A hug from Brazil.

So many memories of Denver! Back in 1982-83 I went to school tech on Lowry AFB (now closed). At the time we had a group of about 10 friends who came together through 1e AD&D and played every weekend non-stop (except for occasional sleep and a mandatory pause on Saturday morning for 1 hour to watch original Star Trek) from after school at midnight on Friday until about 6am on Monday to have time to get ready for class for the week. In between school and gaming we pretty much spent most of our time together as a whole group or at least several at a time. Learned to ski at A Basin, hiked Red Rocks, and hit Ogden Theater (I hear it was almost torn down and is a music venue now) every so often for RHPS, too many bars to remember... SO many things. Probably one of the best years of my life.

This is awesome, thanks for all the transparency! :)

Thank you for so candidly talking about your work! You provide an honest picture of what you do, what you did to get here, and what someone else might do to follow a similar path. Very informative.

I'm so glad you're making sure to take time for yourself to reduce the risk of burnout. You keep posting vids and I'll keep watching them!

Thank you so much for being so Transparent! I love how genuine you are!

This is one of the most relatable videos I think I've ever seen of yours (which is saying a lot being I relate to most of them). Especially the part about feeling more like a product of the community instead of a part of it. I think you're doing an amazing job of it and wish you all the unplugged time you need on a regular basis. :D

Love your videos !!! This is so awesome that you share your truth about what you do Love your content and creativity

Thank you for this peek behind the curtain! I'm working on building my own channel and this was very encouraging.

Having a team can definitely be a huge help to saying "Hell yeah" to more things, mad respect for you being able to do so much on your own!

The amount of insight in this video is fascinating! Thanks for sharing so much, seriously.

Thank you for this highly personal and honest behind-the-scenes look, Ginny; it's not like we couldn't already see the hard work that goes into your videos while watching them on RU-vid, but to get extra insight into the process just gives it all even more depth. You are amazing and I love the content you create! Very inspiring. It has helped me further develop my D&D characters (I started playing again last year after a break of almost a decade... I'm the same age as you, btw), AND has helped me find some hand-holds with regard to DMing, something I would like to try for the first time sometime soon. From a fellow neurodivergent: thank you and keep kicking ass!

This video is so enlightening!!! Heckin love the video!!!

So happy for you Ginny! You deserve all the success that you have earned!!

Thank you for sharing and taking a huge step into letting others see a small slice of your wonderful life. Thank you and proud of you!

Thanks for letting us in on what you do behind the scenes! Very impressive! And you do great work, I enjoy it :)

Great video and (as always) great advice! Love your hair and makeup too!

This is awesome! Thank you so much for the realism, authenticity and openness with all this. I’m a big fan and a small business owner and it helped so much hearing the same fears concerns and hyper focuses

Thanks so much for this video!! So helpful to understand Whats going on behind the curtain!

Thank you for making this video! You made all the info so entertaining to watch and to understand, it relaxed me😄

loved the insight to what it is like being a content creator.

I think you're brilliant and would love to see your business grow and thrive. Doing what you need to do to avoid burnout is always a smart thing for any creative person to do. Keep up the amazing/fun/good/creative/introspective/inspirational work!

I don't work right now, but I definitely feel that analogy about the dad who keeps missing his son's baseball games. I overwork myself a ton, but I always appreciate the videos you put out to prove that people can push themselves to what they want in life. This video means a lot to me, and I'm sure it means a lot to you too!

This is an awesome video! I love your spirit, your positive vibes, and your passion for the game!

Thanks for taking us behind the curtain to see the great and all-powerful Oz side of your personality. I found it very interesting. Much respect for being yourself and pulling all of this together in such a successful venture. Wishing you continued success.

So deeply appreciate your vulnerability and authenticity with this video. Your range of work is amazing and also super fun. 🎉

Really appreciate this vid. Thanks. You are amazing! Keep going!

Thanks for sharing your time and talent with the world! Always look forward to the next Ginny Di video that appears in my feed.

Phenomenal vid, Ginny! It's creators being straightforward and honest about youtube in videos like this that gave me the courage to start making videos. Hopefully in a year or two we have a few new faces around D&Dtube citing this video as the one that convinced them to get started!

Really good info! I'm in awe. The points about the revenue streams was an eye opener, thanks for sharing!

Love the vulnerability and honesty! Also SPOT ON about the loneliness and otherness about being a creator. 🤘🏻

Thanks for doing this, it creates a lot understanding...

Thanks for sharing Ginny, that was really fascinating