🔊Intro: Let’s Talk About Wigs, Worth, and Why We’re Yelling... Aloha Geckos! For our first-timers, I’m Liz! A long-time cosplayer, chaos goblin, and the lizard behind Leaping Lizard Cosplay. While I’m working through some health stuff behind the scenes, I’m slowly moving back toward cosplay full-time (YouTube’s calling! 🎥), and in the meantime, I’ve started this blog to tackle things that bubble up in our community.

🎭 Feeling burned out from social media? Or just not sure how to start posting your cosplay again? You're not alone — and you're not behind. This guide is for anyone who’s stalled out, ghosted their account, or felt like the algorithm ate their confidence. ✅ How to restart your content journey ✅ Cosplay content ideas for beginners or returners ✅ Mental health-friendly social media strategies ✅ Real talk about numbers, burnout, and self-worth Whether you're building a brand or just trying to fall in love with cosplay again, this post is your permission slip to start fresh — without the pressure. 💚 ✨ Read the full guide: [Insert Link] 🔖 Save this for your next content block 📢 Share with a friend who needs a creative reset! #CosplayTips #CosplayContent #ContentCreatorHelp #SocialMediaBurnout #CosplayMarketing #CreativeRecovery #CosplayCommunity

This post dives into a recent cosplay guest controversy and what it shows us about growing pains, big platforms, and community care. It’s not about canceling anyone, it’s about learning. When you’ve got a megaphone (aka millions of YouTube views), your words carry weight, even if you didn’t mean harm. I talk about the good, the messy, and the stuff we can all take away from it, whether you’re a content creator, judge, or just love cosplay contests.

✨ New Post: Why I Almost Quit Content Creation ✨ Being a content creator is fun—until it’s not. Let’s talk about trauma dumping, parasocial relationships, and the emotional labor creators face behind the scenes. This one’s personal. I’ve been on the receiving end of heavy trauma disclosures mid-stream, and it nearly broke me. I’m not a therapist. I’m a survivor. And I’m sharing my story to set boundaries with compassion—and remind others they’re not alone. 💜 Read the full piece to learn: • What trauma dumping is • Why it happens (with empathy) • How to protect your peace (as a creator or viewer) • Where to find support when you’re struggling 🦎 Let’s make our spaces safer—for everyone. #MentalHealthAwareness #ContentCreatorLife #SpoonTheory #TraumaDumping #CosplayCommunity #LeapingLizardCosplay

Aloha Geckos! 🦎 Where to start when talking about fabrics? Well, they’re kind of essential for making your own cosplays. 😄 A Little Background 🦎💚 Hi there! I’m Liz, a cosplayer known as Leaping Lizard Cosplay. I really started cosplaying full time back when I lived in Key West, Florida. An island. Fast forward about a decade and now I live in beautiful Hawaiʻi — which is magical, but also a bit remote when it comes to sourcing cosplay materials.

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Cosplay isn’t just wigs and glue guns—it’s sometimes heartbreak. In nearly 20 years of navigating this community, I’ve experienced deep joy and disappointment. This piece is part reflection, part love letter, and part promise—to keep showing up with honesty, heart, and hope for something better. 🦎💖

Aloha Geckos! I'm back! 💚🦎 Because apparently, the grift never sleeps... 🛏️ There’s a new scam slithering into inboxes—and it’s dressed to impress. 🐍 This one isn’t your usual “Hello Dear Beneficiary” disaster. No, this scam came tailored, fluffed, and flattered… and it even knew my cosplay brand name. ⚠️ Heads up—there’s a new scam making the rounds, and it’s targeting people under the guise of an "exclusive invite" to a Call Her Daddy live broadcast.

This article was featured here! I'm just repeating it here for good measure. 😀 Please check out the amazing website The Word of the Nerd Online. Where to start when talking about fabrics? Well, they are necessary for making your own cosplays. 😀 A little background: First off, Hello everyone! My name is Liz and I'm a cosplayer going by the handle Leaping Lizard Cosplay. I live in the beautiful city of Key West, Florida. The thing about Key West is, it's a tiny island. You can imagine when it came time for shopping around I had difficulty finding a store with a wide variety of cosplay materials.

Photo courtesy of UMO Photography I have exciting news. Tomorrow at 11:00 am EST I'm doing my first radio interview with KAMP Student Radio located at the University of Arizona. I'll be talking about my upcoming cosplay  plans for Megacon  and Dragoncon . You guys can listen to it here. I'll be posting the interview afterward. 😀

Hey everyone! I have some sad and good news. I just put down pretty much all of my savings and took a loan to save my kitty cat Sparkle. She is a repeat offender in the world of things she shouldn't eat. As a result, I'll be taking a break from Cosplay. I will be dropping Megacon and Dragoncon from my lineup this year. I will try to make the trip to Phoenix CC and I know I will be at Fantomfest. It was very heartbreaking to decide this, but as much as I love cosplay, I love my kitty more and would go bankrupt for her in a heartbeat.

My Fantomfest cosplay line up. Since it's a horror convention, why not horror based cosplays? 😀 This is my first time as a guest at a con, so come see me! :3 Friday Night: Don Juan from Hotline Miami Saturday Night: Lady Dexter Morgan from Dexter

Check out my latest interview as Living for the Moment and Word of the Nerd Online interviewed me as their April 2015 Cosplay Idol. 😀 You can read the interview by clicking here!

My fifth #FollowUpFriday for the web-series #DaystilDragoncon with Word of the Nerd Online, Living for the Moments, and Shattered Stitch Cosplay. Thanks everyone for following along on my Dragon Con journey. #cosplay #interview #progress #dragoncon2014 Here is the Days ’til Dragoncon web-series where you can check out the other cosplayers! And here is my Dragon*Con line-up. 😀

Recently the awesome Stella Chu posted about the cost of one of her cosplays including the convention costs. Some jumped on the bandwagon and others harshly criticized this move on the communities part. Here is the original post that started it all.

My first #FollowUpFriday for the web-series #DaystilDragoncon with Word of the Nerd Online, Living for the Moments, and Shattered Stitch Cosplay. Thanks everyone for following along on my Dragon Con journey. #cosplay #interview #progress #dragoncon2014 Here is the Days 'til Dragoncon web-series where you can check out the other cosplayers! And here is my Dragon*Con line-up. 😀 Dragonconphotos.jpg From left to right: Rikku Gunmage Dressphere from FFX-2 Roller Derby Supergirl from DC Comics Merman from He-Man Two Star Mako from Kill La Kill Lucy Heartfilia from Fairy Tail

I have an exciting announcement! I will be a guest cosplayer at the Heroes & Villains - Comics & Games table at FLORIDA SUPERCON! This is my first time ever selling prints at a convention. I will be there all day Thursday, July 3rd at booth 620 & 721. Come by and see me!!! Also, if you are going and there is a print in my store you would like, let me know! I'll make sure to hold one just for you! Please come on by and say hi to me guys!

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