Tyler Oakley : (3) " When I was first offered the book deal, I was like, ‘I am not a writer. I haven’t practiced this.’ My approach has been completely stream-of-consciousness, and then edit down, because that’s been YouTube for me forever. " - Tyler Oakley " A lot of the education that I got at Michigan State I still use to this very day. " - Tyler Oakley " I knew I could make a living doing my own videos instead of making them for someone else. " - Tyler Oakley