Hi all. As a creative, it’s beneficial to work with other creatives. It supports others in their efforts to get seen and promote their work which helps you as a creative too.
In my case, I happened across a YouTuber named Nigel and his Channel: T”AI”iles From The Crypt Keeper
https://www.youtube.com/@TailesfromtheCryptkeeper/videos
I started as a listener–he narrated one of my favorite stories of all time: The Thing In The Cellar by David H. Keller. While I was working on Project Threshold #2 stories I had an idea about that story in particular and I ended up reaching out to Nigel to ask about copyrights 🙂
We got to talking and he asked my interests and I told him I was a horror writer. I ended up sending him one of my Project Threshold stories and Nigel liked it enough to turn it into one of his narrations complete with animations. In all, he ended up creating narrations of the first three stories for each of my teams.
I am ever grateful because not only did he do a great job, he also helped me promote the Project Threshold stories.
So, I thought the least I could do was try to return the favor. I’ve been tweeting about him and what he does but I also asked if he’d be interested in participating in a mini-interview to give his take on things.
He agreed and so for the next three blogs I’m going to post questions I asked Nigel questions about how he ended up on his own path. For this blog are the first three questions I tossed at him, and following I’m giving links to his channel and where to find him on social media.
Let’s get to it:
1–How did you end up getting started on YouTube?
Nigel: I’ve always wanted to create something. During my university years—about 20 years ago—I studied Digital Media applied to Cinema, and returning to YouTube has reconnected me with my passion for storytelling. It’s also given me a fantastic opportunity to experiment with AI, turning my channel into a playground for testing new ideas.
2–How much work does it take to keep your channel current?
Nigel: Running the channel requires a tremendous amount of work. I now spend roughly 20 hours a week on content creation and promotion. Previously, when I was working part-time, I invested even more time, but switching to a full-time job meant I had to cut back.
3–If someone approached you about starting up a YouTube channel, what would you offer them for advice?
Nigel: Don’t start a channel solely with the expectation of making money. Instead, do it if you want to express yourself and share your passion with others. It’s a lot of work, and you’re constantly challenged to improve with every video. It can be frustrating when you spend hours on a quality video that doesn’t get many views, but if your motivation is creativity rather than numbers, you’ll be more resilient in the long run.
How about that for good advice?! I’ll add more questions in my next blog and we’ll keep going. In the meantime, here are Nigel’s links:
https://www.youtube.com/@TailesfromtheCryptkeeper
His Twitter link:
And TikTok:
https://www.tiktok.com/@tailesfromthecryptkeeper
Finally, I’ve got links for The Cave which Nigel created. He made a trailer and then the story. Both are awesome!
Until next time 😉
Craig