Its awesome! I cant wait to watch the next episode :D
Nah its not against the rules. When you make a post you can tick the upvote post box and it will automatically upvote when you submit.
Check out the steemit chat on the top right corner menu and you'll get lots of help from other users. Find a topic you're interested in and start sharing your post with them and get tips :D That way you can also communicate with the people who are upvoting your post and commenting.
And above all have fun!