Hey hi folks! The last twelve months have been a lot. Let's take a closer look at them.
Those of you who follow me on twitter may have noticed that I say goodnight every day before going to bed. It's an old habit from IRC (not wanting folks to think I'm rude for not replying because I'm actually asleep) that, over time, turned into saying something positive each day. That, too, eventually changed; it became a way for me to look back at the day and figure out what I had learned from it.<...
2019-01-01 03:04:34 +0000 UTC
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Hey hi folks! I ended up being way more sick over the past two weeks, which unfortunately made my big vacation plans a little more self-care focused. This means I haven't had as many opportunities to post stuff as I'd hoped, but I am getting better!
The past days have also featured a much-needed vacation, one that's going to inform where I go moving forward. I might cancel a few convention/conference appearances in early 2019 if only to give myself time to fully recover and get back to ...
2018-12-31 18:25:18 +0000 UTC
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Hey hi folks! A quick update today as I've been, surprisingly, still exhausted and overwhelmed by everything. I just completed my last task for the year, though, so I hope to finally get some time to rest! And recover from being low-key sick. Hopefully that's the last of it!
I also want to make the final update of the year a little more meaningful, so I'm going to start working on that one earlier. Stay tuned! :D
In the meantime, I am going to rest a heck of a lot, and continue to upload...
2018-12-17 19:38:07 +0000 UTC
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Hey hi folks! In about 30 minutes, I'll be doing a speedrun of Space Mouse (1 Loop) for Power Up With Pride's WINTER PRIDE 2018 charity stream! Please drop on by if you can! :D
LET'S HUG MICE IN SPACE
2018-12-07 18:52:44 +0000 UTC
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HOME AT LAST! Good gosh I'm exhausted. A whirlwind tour of Toronto, a wonderful visit to PAX Unplugged—where I got to wrestle a SNAKE! With WORDS!—and now I'm finally back at the mouse house and I'm staying put for a good long while. That means more streaming, more writing, and more art! So keep on the lookout for that! :D
I'll also be doing my best to overhaul my YouTube offerings; I know I say this a lot but I'm trying to be better about accomplishing little things these days alongside t...
2018-12-05 05:36:16 +0000 UTC
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Hey hi folks! It's been a very tumultuous two weeks, primarily due to the double-whammy of a successful kickstarter—every stretch goal reached, good gosh!—and a potent mix of anxiety and depression. Thankfully, things are leveling out, and I'm ready to roll up my sleeves and get to work on some neat things for you all!
Along with, you know, taking care of myself. Because that's important.
I want to get better at curating and organizing my youtube channel, because there's a lot yet to...
2018-11-19 20:00:35 +0000 UTC
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Hey hi folks! Gosh there's been a lot going on. New Patreon tiers! First short story—A Drink To Amanda—published, and available to $3+ patrons! A new kickstarter campaign started, funded, and headed into stretch goal territory! ...
2018-11-06 05:16:52 +0000 UTC
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Hey hi folks! I signed up to be a commentator for SpeedGaming's A Link To The Past Randomizer Fall Tournament and I'll be one of the folks on the mic tonight! You can catch the match I'll be commentating on the SpeedGaming Twitch channel at 8:30 PM Eastern; if that sounds like your thing, come say hi! ^^
To be clear, this is not a Zandra Stream, but an official tournament one, so it's less a "come hang o...
2018-11-06 01:01:31 +0000 UTC
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Hey hi folks! The crowdfunding campaign to preorder Feline Therapy's print edition is live! Satellite 9 will also be doing some really cool bonus content for the kickstarter like a digital art book, so please check it out if that's your thing! We also have some further collaboration planned in case we reach our goal. :3
Thank you so much for helping make this possible!💙
2018-11-01 22:12:19 +0000 UTC
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Hey hi folks!
You might have noticed that I tweaked my Patreon tiers a bit recently! I hadn't really touched them in a long while and some of the things in there had been rendered obsolete, so hopefully this spruces things up a bit! Here are the basics:
Zandraverse Ticket - $1
Same as always! Gives access to the things I talk about on here and lets folks join the Zandraverse Discord server. Welcome to our cozy little community! :D
Sampler Pack - $3
2018-10-31 17:15:59 +0000 UTC
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Hey hi folks! A Drink To Amanda, my first Substitute Familiar short story, is almost complete; expect it to come out this week! If you were a Kickstarter backer, you'll automatically get a digital copy! I'm so excited to finally release this one; like the light novel it's based on, it went through a lot of revisions and grew a lot as a result. I hope you like it! ^^
This is going to be a busy week for me, as I've got a lot of Kickstarter rewards to finish and distribute before the end of the m...
2018-10-21 18:59:03 +0000 UTC
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Hey hi folks! I'll be streaming some art tonight (including perhaps some pics from the first Substitute Familiar short story, A Drink To Amanda) so drop on by! ^^
2018-10-18 01:47:58 +0000 UTC
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Hey hi folks! The first kickstarter short story is almost done!! A Drink To Amanda should be going into editing soon, and thanks to inktober, I think I'm ready to tackle the illustrations myself! I've grown very fond of the Substitute Familiar universe and I kinda want to see if I can keep up the art side of these stories as well. I'll certainly be drawing a bunch of demons real soon!
I've also found a new favorite semi-regular stream feature: Play Anything! I've turned my SNES Classic into a ...
2018-10-08 14:57:20 +0000 UTC
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Hey hi folks! Tomorrow, October begins! :D And I'll be attempting to do Inktober again: drawing one thing per day! Not in actual ink, because I'm too rusty for that, but in digital form. I might experiment a bit with the latter, in fact.
And, because of the Princess Bowser/Bowsette phenomenon, I put together a list of princess prompts! :D If you'd like to join in at some point, feel free to tweet out your pics with #princesstober and I'll be all over them!
Here's to an artful month! Let'...
2018-10-01 03:40:45 +0000 UTC
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Hey hi folks! I'm doing things again?! Like traveling! And streaming! And writing! And beefing it across the pavement after tripping over a hidden step in front of an anime store! x_x
My knees are recovering slowly but surely, and the fact that I'm effectively not traveling for the next two months is doing a lot to help. I'm going to take it easy physically.
But not creatively! I've gotten progress done on a lot of the kickstarter fulfillment and stretch goals for my Substitute Familiar ...
2018-09-24 01:52:06 +0000 UTC
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Hey hi folks! A reflowable epub version has been added to the downloads for Feline Therapy! Everyone buying the book from now on, as well as all those who purchased it already or received it through Patreon, now have access to it! Thanks for your patience! :D
2018-09-20 23:27:28 +0000 UTC
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I got inspired by a light novel idea someone mentioned in the Zandraverse discord and couldn't stop myself. Whoops.
(Text content of image pasted below.)
The pile shifted with a groan. Slowly but surely the students that comprised it woke up and crawled to their feet, stumbling off into various directions. Nearby, the TV turned on; over in the kitchen, a fresh pot of coffee started bubbling away.
“Hey, we got a straggler,” someone said.
A hand gently came to rest...
2018-09-20 21:19:33 +0000 UTC
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Hey hi folks! I just updated Squid Maids with a great big readability overhaul which should help a lot with pacing! Please check it out if it’s already in your itch.io library! ^^
...and if it’s not, there’s a sale until tomorrow at noon! :D
(ALSO: I’m about to do a third print run using this update, so if you happen to spot any typos in v3 before tomorrow afternoon, let me know and I...
2018-09-20 02:45:29 +0000 UTC
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Hey hi folks! Here's the early access archive of my let's play of Battle Chef Brigade, a really neat mix of action platformer and puzzle! It's been a while since I gave my YouTube channel some love, so expect more of these in the near future! ^^
The videos will be released publicly over the next few weeks, but you can see the whole thing right now if you want to! Here's the link (please don't spread it around, it's a secret):
2018-09-14 23:10:01 +0000 UTC
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Hey hi folks! PAX was a LOT, and so was Damage Camp, and the cosplay photoshoot and long story short I pushed myself way too hard and got sick in the middle of my trip. Oof.
As a result, I'm going to take the next couple of months way easier than I'd planned; no MICE, no in-person travel to Different Games. My next convention should be PAX Unplugged at the end of November and my time until then will be spent recovering and working on my books & kickstarter things. Zandra needs to take bett...
2018-09-10 20:17:02 +0000 UTC
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Hey hi folks! Just wanted to drop a little preview of a cosplay photoshoot I did while in Seattle for PAX West! Thanks to the stretch goal of my latest kickstarter, it'll be a free-for-everyone kind of thing (but backers and patrons will get access to the high-res files as usual). Stay tuned! :3
2018-09-10 19:45:17 +0000 UTC
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Hey hi folks! If you at PAX this Friday, drop by the League of Heels table in Bandland where I’ll be signing stuff from 3 to 4 pm! :D Even stuff that you bring!
2018-08-31 07:01:35 +0000 UTC
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Hey hi folks! FlameCon was a blast! I'm shipping out SubFami kickstarter orders every day! I'm preparing for PAX West and Damage Camp! Life is a lot right now!!
But whew I have some neat things planned too. I'm still trying to get back into a semblance of a daily routine, with streaming here and there, but gosh it's been a roller-coaster of time and energy. I'm getting gradually better, thankfully!
I've started contacting folks about their SubFami kickstarter mini-stories and demonsonas,...
2018-08-26 17:46:27 +0000 UTC
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Hey hi folks! Just a couple of days until I’m off to FlameCon... where I’ll be showing off my Amanda cosplay for the first time! :D
Stay tuned for a proper photoshoot in the near future, but until then, here’s what I’ve been able to put together thanks to help from skilled cosplay crafters and seamstresses!
See you in New York! 💙🐭✨
2018-08-16 20:35:07 +0000 UTC
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NEW LIGHT NOVEL OUT AAAA! And SubFami's shipping! And I'll be at FlameCon this weekend!! Phew, what a couple of weeks.
I'll keep this short because I'm running all over the place (figuratively, in a medically recovering way) but gosh thank you so much for your support. I've got some real cool things to share really soon and I can't wait!
And also, thanks for your feedback on my work. Feline Therapy has been a book I wanted to write, and it's been a heck of a ride for a lot of folks. It's...
2018-08-13 22:50:42 +0000 UTC
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Hey hi folks! It's time—my latest light novel, featuring my first collaboration with a professional illustrator, is here! My Friend Took Me To A Feline Therapy Place For My Anxiety And I’m Starting To Wonder Where The Cats Are? (or, Feline Therapy) is now available for everyone at the $5+ level!
100% of the art is by the amazing Satellite 9 (who has done wonderful Cat Wishes fanart in the past...
2018-08-13 05:05:03 +0000 UTC
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Hey hi folks! In one week I'll be exhibiting at FlameCon in New York!! If you're also going, please drop by and say hi! :D
My friends and I are running a gofundme to pay for our travel & lodging expenses and we're two-thirds of the way there! You already support me here, so please don’t feel pressured to contribute, but I would very much appreciate any and all signal-boosting to help spread the word if you can spare the time and energy!
Thank you so much! 💙
2018-08-11 01:11:17 +0000 UTC
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Hey hi folks, Patreon did a thing that made 15% of my patrons' payments get declined this month and it hit pretty hard. Please check this post and the link below it for instructions on how to verify your end of things! Thank you so much! 💙
https://patreon.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/203913769-How-do-I-update-my-payment-information-
2018-08-02 18:09:59 +0000 UTC
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Oh gosh new book!
Feline Therapy, my next light novel, has been announced and is being refined as we speak! I'm in the process of making tweaks following editing feedback, and Satellite 9 is busy making amazing illustrations! I'm so excited to bring this out!!
I hope to make the book available digitally as soon as it's ready. As far as a print version goes, since it's my first full-color book I still need to work out a few things. I'll keep you posted on that front!
I've also start...
2018-07-29 05:11:27 +0000 UTC
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Hey hi folks! :D Surprise! The short light novel I've been working on, My Friend Took Me To A Feline Therapy Place For My Anxiety And I’m Starting To Wonder Where The Cats Are, is coming out soon! And I've teamed up with wonderful artist Satellite 9 (who has done AMAZING Cat Wishes fanart in the past) to put it together! She's doing the art, I'm doing the writing, and it'll soon be in your hands! Or your screen!
This will be a shorter book than I usually do (about half the length of Cat Wish...
2018-07-23 02:37:21 +0000 UTC
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