Hey hi folks! Tune in around 2:30pm eastern (in about two hours) to watch me speedrun CosmoTank at the NoReset charity marathon taking place here in Montreal at LAN ETS!
If all goes well I might show off an easter egg, too! ^^
All donations go to a local children’s charity and I’m always happy to participate to help out this cause. <3
2020-02-16 17:25:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey hi folks! If you've wanted to get some digital books of my back catalog, they're all on sale today until midnight Eastern!
This includes the Feline Therapy art book by Satellite 9, so in case you missed out on the Kickstarter but wanted that particular reward, this is a good opportunity to check it out. ^^
Take care! <3
2020-02-14 18:08:43 +0000 UTC View PostHey hi folks! Today I shared ELEN, a short story I worked on a couple years ago and plan to rework in the near future. I'm hoping to do this sort of thing more often, as not all of my writing is light novels and it's great to be able to give you all a peek at things that will eventually take another form. And since I'm receiving constant encouragement to write regularly, hopefully there'll be more snippets and one-shots coming to the $3 tier and above in the near future!
On the streamin...
2020-02-12 04:06:47 +0000 UTC View PostHey hi folks! Here's a short story I wrote for an anthology about artificial intelligence a while back. It unfortunately didn't make the cut, but it has stayed with me ever since and I've been wanting to rework it, give it another editing pass, and then perhaps submit it to fantasy/sci-fi magazines.
I've gotten some important feedback on this story and I have a good idea where to take it next. This first version still means a lot to me, though, and I really wanted to share it with you a...
2020-02-11 22:17:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey hi folks! It's finally ready: my online store is back! Please check it out! :D
If you've ever wanted to have some of my physical books, stickers, or even art prints, now's your chance! Delivery cat Jen and I will team up to fulfill your orders and send them pretty much anywhere in the world!
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2020-02-03 22:18:57 +0000 UTC View PostHey hi folks!
Gosh, January's almost over already? It feels like it's been both like the longest, and the shortest, month in a while. 2020 hasn't been without its hurdles so far, but I'm glad to say I'm back in a place where I can write again. I've picked Plant Lamp (my next light novel) back up, and progress is coming along nicely! I might try to mix it up and share some of the work in progress with y'all this time around; I'll keep you posted. I'd really love to show off these charact...
2020-01-30 03:02:30 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey hi folks! I've been having a lot of fun with Super Crush K.O., Vertex Pop's latest action game on the Switch, and it reminded me of the good times I had with Graceful Explosion Machine, their previous title. While going through my stream archives today I realized that I uh... never actually released the videos of me playing that one?? Whoops!
So here's a blast from the past, which I guess is a theme ...
2020-01-30 02:55:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey hi folks! A while back I was asked to be on a podcast (that's still in the works) and that led to me going to a few entrepreneur events here in Montreal, which then led me to be invited to Academos, a local mentorship platform. And now I've just heard back that my mentorship is officially starting!
I've always wanted to be a positive influence and initiatives like this one are really exciting to me. I'll basically be there to answer questions for folks here in town who want to get i...
2020-01-29 04:38:42 +0000 UTC View PostHappy new year, folks!
Girlfriend squad holidays have ended and I'm back to work, ready to make progress on projects old and new. I've got a lot of kickstarter rewards to release and/or continue to work on, and while everything took a lot longer than I anticipated at the time, I'm going to deliver! Without burning myself out again, importantly.
Last year was the year of learning to pace myself. I made a lot of progress, and while it's not something I've mastered by any stretch, th...
2020-01-12 18:18:55 +0000 UTC View PostHey hi folks! Just to let you know that me, Amber and Aura will be streaming together tonight to ring in the new year in the North American Eastern time zone! Drop on by to my twitch channel this evening if you want to take part:
https://www.twitch.tv/zandravandra
We'll be playing lots of silly games, and would love to say hi. <3
2019-12-31 21:24:50 +0000 UTC View PostHey hi folks!
Here it is: the final update of the year. Decade, too, but that one feels a little bit arbitrary, so let's not dwell on it too much. ^^ The important thing is that we made it.
This year, my resolution was to learn how to pace myself. I can't say it's been a resounding success, as I'm still overwhelmed and exhausted... but I am less of both, so I'll still consider it a win. I've gotten better at figuring out my limits, even if I haven't learned them completely, and I'...
2019-12-31 21:22:17 +0000 UTC View PostHey hi folks! Apologies for the late update; Girlfriend Squad Holidays have officially begun and I'm doing my best to pace myself as the year ends.
I've managed to wrap up a lot of project milestones over the past two weeks and it's been a big relief. Practically all kickstarter orders have been sent out, I've gotten a lot of stream requests done, and I finally updated my promo video for Patreon and other sites. Phew. I've been wanting to do that one for more than a year!
Aur...
2019-12-23 04:39:23 +0000 UTC View PostHey hi folks!
Quick update this time but I'm finally caught up! AND I got to release something that had been intimidating me for quite some time: the Cat Wishes photoshoot. Phew.
I'm fulfilling orders again, I'm writing, I'm streaming, I'm in good health... I finally feel like I'm back to a stable routine again. And after such a stressful year for me, that's so comforting.
I also wrote a small thing for Light Novelber 2019! I'll be sharing that one soon, and should I write m...
2019-11-30 22:58:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey hi folks!
I just released something that's been in the works for a long time: the Cat Wishes cosplay photoshoot from last year's Substitute Familiar print run kickstarter! You can go check it out on the campaign page:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/zandravandra/substitute-familiar-print-edition/posts/2696592
This...
2019-11-28 03:11:49 +0000 UTC View PostHey hi folks! I'm gradually catching up on paid updates!
Important reminder: this is one of the two months in the year with three biweekly updates! (4 weeks = 28 days and most months have 30 or 31, so the extra days add up!) If you would prefer to only pay for two updates a month, please go to your pledge details and set the limit to 2! I don't want anyone to get charged for something that doesn't fit their budget.
In other news, the shipment nightmare that's been...
2019-11-23 02:29:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey hi folks! I've been going through my YouTube channel and there's still a lot of stuff to organize and release, and since I'm not doing an Extra Life stream this year, why not dig up the very first one I did four hecking years ago? Here's a Very Early Zandra playing through Chariot, a game I worked on as game designer, writer, and level designer! Over the course of a 100% completion run, I talk a lot about the game's development and what went into it! Check it out if you're up for a blast ...
2019-11-23 01:57:47 +0000 UTC View PostHey hi folks, this is going to be a short (belated) update—the past month has been fraught with illness, stress, and a complete nightmare on the book printing side that is just about to be finally resolved. I can't wait to turn the page on the whole thing and get everyone their books.
On that front, the Subfami Stories kickstarter order info is now in the hands of Delivery Cat Jen who is doing amazing work transferring everything to our fulfillment system so we can ship stuff out. I'l...
2019-11-16 19:57:13 +0000 UTC View PostHey hi another short update because I'm still behind on work! Sorry about that! Returning from my latest trip (and last one in a good long while) segued directly into getting the worst infection I've had in recent memory so I spent an embarrassing amount of time out of commission again. x_x But I'm better now! Hopefully!
I've got a lot of kickstarter work and general housekeeping ahead of me as I fulfill Subfami Stories orders, clean up Chez Zandra, and finally wrap up a lot of previous...
2019-10-31 19:52:02 +0000 UTC View PostHey hi folks I'M HOME! Home at last! And also very late with my updates I am so sorry.
I've been spending the last month taking care of my girlfriend as she recovers from surgery and it has taken a lot more out of me than I ever expected. But she's doing fine, I'm back home, and I hope to be back to doing what I do best soon enough.
In the meantime, I'm going to rest and try to get back into a semblance of routine. I've never been away from home for so long, turns out it's a lot??...
2019-10-21 21:22:27 +0000 UTC View PostHey hi folks! Yet another very brief update (that’s several days late) because I’ve been taking care of my girlfriend Amber as she recovers from major surgery. She’s doing well, everything is good, and I’m completely exhausted. We’re both going to be taking it easy!
Things have gotten a little more manageable time-wise so I’m going to hopefully be giving the comic zine kickstarter (still live!) some ...
2019-09-30 23:17:36 +0000 UTC View PostHey hi folks! Quick one again this time because I’m at SPX! :D I really need to do these updates when I’m not on the road.
This is the last event for me in a while, but good gosh it’s so good to get to see so many friendly faces and show off my light novels in person. Still, I’ll be very happy to go home and finally rest for a while; even though I’ve been doing my best to pace myself, it’s still been an extremely exhausting year. I’m just about to lie down and fall right a...
2019-09-15 05:12:40 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey hi folks!
I've just launched a new kickstarter campaign! It might come as a surprise because I haven't really talked about it much, and that's because I haven't actually made the thing yet! This campaign has a lot of firsts for me so I'm equal parts excited and terrified about it. For instance:
Hey hi folks! Very quick update this time because I’m at PAX West! And about to be on a panel in the Hippogryph room of the Grand Hyatt!
The past few weeks have had a lot of ups and downs with regards to my latest book and the reprints that came with it; most of it is still being resolved, but as everything is insured the only thing lost is likely to be time. I’ll keep you posted! This shouldn’t affect expected deliveries of anything, thankfully. I left myself a lot of leeway beca...
2019-09-01 02:16:51 +0000 UTC View PostHey hi folks! Oh my gosh I'm so relieved!! The Substitute Familiar Stories kickstarter no only succeeded, but went really well, the book's out to be test printed, I'm getting a lot of tasks finally completed... What a couple of weeks. Again!
One of the biggest reliefs is to be able to reprint my books; I was about to sell out of every single one of them, so this was great timing. Now I'll be ready to approach the next months, including the relaunch of my physical products store. Stay tu...
2019-08-13 21:30:47 +0000 UTC View Post
HEY HI LET'S FINISH THIS KICKSTARTER IN STYLE! :D
Join @MOOMANiBE and me for a retro game request stream as we watch the counter trickle down for the final hours and minutes of the Substitute Familiar Stories campaign! <3
<... 2019-08-10 18:32:02 +0000 UTC View PostHey hi folks!
Gosh, what a couple of weeks! A new book, finally! A new print run kickstarter! All Feline Therapy orders shipped out, at long last! So many things that took way longer than I imagined they would, finally completed!
I'm very ti...
2019-07-30 19:26:37 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey hi folks, here it is! If you wanted a print copy of my latest light novel, here's your chance to preorder AND get a ton of neat stuff on the side! Like the first book! Or all my books, if you'd like to build an instant collection! And some promising digital-only rewards like an art book!
Please check it out! :D
2019-07-26 20:13:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey hi folks! So after Penelope And The Council I figured, well gee this short story is almost as big as a book, I guess I should collect both it and A Drink To Amanda into their own print version... but unfortunately the page count was over the limit for a typical saddle stitch (with the staple). But if I added some more pages, I could get it big enough to have its own spine with perfect binding... and I did have all this microfiction lying around...
So long story short, meet Subfami 1...
2019-07-25 05:04:21 +0000 UTC View PostHey hi folks! Big news!
Penelope And The Council was finally released, and good gosh it feels so good to finish something again! It should be the post right before this one if you haven't gotten your copy yet; go check it out! :D
Now, I'm usually pretty quick to put these stories up on itch.io after I make them available here. This time around I haven't, for a very specific reason: I'm about to release a collection of Substitute Familiar stories! Pene...
2019-07-16 00:23:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey hi folks! It's finally ready!! My second short story in the Substitute Familiar universe, Penelope And The Council, is now available! Also it's longer than Feline Therapy? I accidentally wrote a small book??
And everyone at the Sampler Pack level or higher gets access to it right now! (If your pledge is below this level, you can raise it and get access to it immediately!)