You said when you started that Worm is frequently recommended to livebloggers as future liveblog material. What other things are frequent recommendations? I want to try liveblogging something but I have no idea how to start or what to start with.
Well, for some examples, here’s Minda’s list of things he’s been suggested to liveblog. I can’t personally vouch for the quality or liveblog-friendliness of most of these things, though.
A couple notes:
- Paradox Space is a Homestuck spin-off consisting of short stories that may or may not have happened in Homestuck’s setting. It’s not suitable for liveblogging without having read most of Homestuck already.
- The Meek is good, but unfortunately quite short for now.
- Out of the works here I’m actually familiar with myself, Gunnerkrigg Court is probably the one that is best suited for liveblogging. I should probably reread and catch up with that, actually.
- I’m not super familiar with Girl Genius, but from what I do know, it seems like it might be liveblog-friendly too.
- Cucumber Quest is very cute and funny if that’s what you’re in for.
- It’s not on the list, but I also seem to see Ava’s Demon requested a lot.
- El Goonish Shive is not on the list because Minda’s read it, but I’d like to recommend it myself.
This list is mainly for webcomics, since that’s what Minda liveblogs for the most part, but you can liveblog any medium. If you’re willing to pause and rewind a lot for the screenshots you want, you could go for something animated, for example:
- Steven Universe is good for liveblogs if you haven’t seen that, though it’s not as frequently suggested because there’s already a whole bunch of liveblogs of it.
- If you’re up for anime, Puella Magi Madoka Magica is also fantastic, but short.
- Gravity Falls is very good and quite liveblog-friendly. If you’re unsure how long you’ll keep going, it’s also a quite manageable length, at 40 22-minute episodes.
- RWBY ain’t bad either.
- I haven’t seen all that much Avatar: The Last Airbender, but what I’ve seen seems highly liveblog-friendly, and it seems to have nearly universal acclaim.
In general, you can liveblog just about anything (though you’ll need to adjust your blog format to the medium), but it’s generally more interesting if it has some degree of continuity over time, rather than being episodic.
Whatever you end up choosing, I wish you the best of luck! Feel free to ask if you need more tips. 🙂
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