That’s a fair point. YouTube is a great resource, so yes I’d start there first. You may have to sift through a lot of junk though.
I had a quick look and this tutorial series on Löve seems like a good starting point too, and it’s aimed at absolute beginners. http://osmstudios.com/tutorials/your-first-love2d-game-in-200-lines-part-1-of-3
Good luck!
Tusky is my current preference, but have tried Megalodon, Mastodon and Fedilab. I couldn’t get with Fedilab, the font sizes in particular were never right.