Hey hi folks!
I've delayed this update by a week because something's coming up! Because my Patreon cycles are every 2 weeks, and each month is slightly longer than 4 weeks, a few days add up gradually over time. And twice a year, a month has three paying updates instead of two.
That month was supposed to be June, but I'm making it July this time around to give everyone ample warning to set a maximum on their pledge. I'm sure there are folks who bu...
2019-07-08 01:09:18 +0000 UTC
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Hey hi folks! It was my birthday a couple days ago! :D I usually do a stream for those, but since it was GDQ I decided to delay it a week or so; I'll let you know when the 2019 edition happens! In the meantime though, here's last year's birthday stream in case you wanted to see me and a bunch of friends play local Switch multiplayer games. ^^
2019-06-30 18:30:04 +0000 UTC
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MY LATEST SHORT STORY IS ALMOST HERE. Gosh it's been so much more work than I expected but I'm so eager to share it with you all. <3
Soon! Soooooon~
2019-06-27 01:22:01 +0000 UTC
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Hey hi folks! Short update this time. The last couple of weeks have been filled with various medical emergencies and semi-emergencies and, while I'm still not fully out of the woods, it's looking tentatively good so far. But wow have I been stretched thin.
I'm doing my best to take care of myself and keep fulfilling orders, and—as I get more time—write a bit every day. I've got some really neat written projects this summer, folks, and one of them is coming up real soon. I'm really l...
2019-06-19 17:34:42 +0000 UTC
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Hey hi folks! I immediately jumped on the opportunity to play the sequel to Blaster Master Zero, a game I'd appreciated despite its flaws. And good golly did the same thing happen again this time! This video series has a lot of highs and lows (angry, angry lows) but I'm still really glad I played through the whole thing! Why not check it out? ^^
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...
2019-06-19 17:27:16 +0000 UTC
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Hey hi folks! Due to my Dropbox having a set size and my art pile slowly growing, I'll be switching the art rewards to a monthly basis. So at the end of every month, I'll package the new stuff into a ZIP file and send you the link! Pretty much all the artists I support on Patreon do this, and now I see why it makes so much sense.
To make sure you're not missing out on anything, I've put up an archive of all the high-resolution art files I've ever posted on patreon 2019-06-18 22:43:57 +0000 UTC
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Hey hi folks! I'm home, at last, and for a good long while. Time to rest.
And time to get my life back on track. The last few weeks have been filled with travel, but also with tense medical moments and stubborn illnesses. As a result, I've been slowed down in my work to an embarrassing degree.
But there's good news! I'm shipping out the last of the Feline Therapy orders over the next few days, I've got a new shipping expert who'll make sure all future fulfillment is taken care of ...
2019-06-04 21:48:45 +0000 UTC
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Hey hi folks, I can finally announce the news: I hired a shipping expert!
My good friend Jen Kitzman has years of fulfillment experience with SlugFest Games and will be taking over most of my kickstarter & online store orders from now on. This means that for future kickstarter campaigns (and for shop orders once I officially re-launch it), everyone will get their books WAY WAY FASTER! Like seriously, Jen's amazing and incredibly more efficient than I am at thi...
2019-06-03 21:57:01 +0000 UTC
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TCAF WAS WONDERFUL!
Being incredibly sick when I got back, however, was a little less wonderful. ^^; But I survived! And now I'm shipping out books again, which is a great relief.
On that note, I've also taken steps to ensure that future orders will be fulfilled at a much more efficient pace!! I'm very excited to talk more about this, but some stuff needs to be worked out first. Still, this is good news for everyone involved—especially you!
I'll go into a bit more detail a...
2019-05-23 05:44:52 +0000 UTC
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Hey hi everyone! I'll be speedrunning Oni for Frame Fatales (an all-women event organized by GDQ Hotfix folks) today at 3:25 PM Eastern! That's about... 2½ hours from now!
https://www.twitch.tv/gamesdonequick
See you there! :D (if you're available; I mean it is during a weekday afternoon)
2019-05-16 16:51:32 +0000 UTC
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Hey hi folks, I’m at TCAF and it’s SO MUCH but in a very good and chill way! If you’re in the area and you see me walking around, please don’t hesitate to say hi! ^^
2019-05-11 16:01:22 +0000 UTC
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Hey hi folks! I'm on a train!
I'm also in many places these days! On Retrothon last month, at TCAF this weekend, in GDQ Hotfix's Frame Fatales next Thursday afternoon, in the Bay Area some time later, helping with Power Up With Pride's Summer Pride 2019 event after that...
I have a lot of things going on. And a lot more to do still!
I also just got some sobering medical recovery news (nothing serious, it's all good) that is making it quite evident that stress has been active...
2019-05-08 18:25:02 +0000 UTC
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Hey hi folks, I finally have new business cards! I'll be debuting them at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival this weekend, so if you're in the area, feel free to say hi! :D I should be very visible.
(I like to do a "business fortune" when offering one where the recipient picks one at random because there's a lot of different goodnight tweet messages at the back. And sometimes they sort of work as fortunes!)
Coming later: me actually updating my Twitch page, which is Fantastically ove...
2019-05-08 18:11:52 +0000 UTC
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Hey hi folks! Smol(ler) update today because whooooof I have a lot on my plate again. But I'm making progress! And thanks to the help of important people in my life, I'm better-equipped to plan out my tasks and methodically check them off my list.
What does this mean for the short term? Some new video archives going up! New short story coming out soon! Books, being shipped! And ART! And, hopefully, more! Like that exciting Substitute Familiar announcement I've been whispering about!
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2019-04-22 18:35:01 +0000 UTC
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Hey hi folks!
I'll be speedrunning CosmoTank (one of my favorite gameboy games) tomorrow morning at around 7:20 AM Eastern as part of the RetroGamingLive Retrothon marathon! :D
It'll be over here at: https://www.twitch.tv/retrogaminglivetv
Please drop on by if you're up at that time! ^^
—Zandra
2019-04-22 02:54:16 +0000 UTC
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Hey hi folks! Smol update today. But big news: I HAVE FELINE THERAPY COPIES IN HAND! I'll be shipping them off soon and giving updates on the kickstarter front as well!
Also, editing of Penelope And The Council is going well; I hope to start the art very soon.
Additionally, that story is so large that it's starting to make sense to bring it to physical form in some way. I've got exciting stuff in the works regarding that, so please stay tuned!
The last couple of weeks have f...
2019-04-08 02:38:25 +0000 UTC
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Hey hi folks! PENELOPE AND THE COUNCIL'S FIRST DRAFT IS DONE! It's being reviewed and will be sent along to my editor soon. And, of course, then I have to do the art, and organize the release. But it's gonna be out soonish, and I'm excited to share it!
It's also longer than Feline Therapy. Whoops. Maybe I should do something with all that Substitute Familiar extra content, huh...
Speaking of Feline Therapy, I should be getting the print copies soon! At last I'll be shipping them o...
2019-03-24 23:52:00 +0000 UTC
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Hey hi folks!
Short update this time, because 1) I pushed myself too hard again and am recovering as a result and 2) Feline Therapy is off to print!! I should have the proof copy in my hands very soon, and I can't wait to show you as soon as I get it! Once I confirm everything is okay with it, the print run begins, and I get the books after a week or two. And then, I ship them out!
I did get to start and finish a La-Mulana playthrough, and wow did I ever get absorbed into that gam...
2019-03-11 02:39:18 +0000 UTC
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Hey hi folks! Over the past couple of weeks I've fallen into a DEEP La-Mulana hole and streamed it almost daily, tearing through the game with just my notes and the occasional hint from friends to nudge me in the right direction when I hit a wall. It was an amazing (but also very frustrating) experience! But overall, I remember it fondly, and I'm so excited to share it with you!
The videos will be released publicly over the next few weeks, but you can see the whole thing right now if yo...
2019-03-10 01:36:32 +0000 UTC
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Hey hi folks! The past couple weeks have been a way for me to test some new daily habits, like weekly morning streams (I'm currently going through the Mega Man catalog) and doing one hour of writing a day. The latter seemed pretty short to me, but it turns out I have enough tasks to do on any given day to fill up my time and still feel overwhelmed. I'm going to keep working on that!
I'm also following the advice of friends and shifting back to a more regular working schedule, which mean...
2019-02-25 06:46:22 +0000 UTC
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Feline Therapy is headed to the printer! Because of this, I've made a few small tweaks here and there for readability and to finally address some parts of the narrative that were previously glossed over. It's still a bit of a messy book, but with this update I feel I've finally made peace with it.
So I'm putting the digital version on sale! If you're a $5+ pat...
2019-02-15 20:58:45 +0000 UTC
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Hey hi folks! Amber and Aura were visiting for the holidays and we streamed a bunch of games together—so here they are, in one playlist! :D There's neat stuff like Super Mario Party and Light Fingers, and a ton of retro games! Also Aura being sick. Get well soon Aura! (She totally did, the holidays were like a month and a half ago.)
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 spre...
2019-02-15 02:01:11 +0000 UTC
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Hey hi folks!
I'M WRITING AGAIN! Gosh this feels so good! I have a lot of it to do and it all felt daunting, so I decided to start writing one hour a day. This felt counter-intuitive, as there's no way I can get it all done on just five hours a week, but... it's actually really helping? Every day it takes less effort for me to get into a writing mood. I've started optimizing my time and having clear, distraction free writing hours on weekdays, and now I don't want to stop?
I used ...
2019-02-10 21:46:50 +0000 UTC
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HEY HI FOLKS! I'll be running a special two-seeds-one-controller game of A Link To The Past Randomizer (using Andi McClure's item-sharing mod) tonight at the NoReset speedrun marathon happening at Montreal's LAN ETS 2019! :D
TUNE IN AROUND 10:45 PM EASTERN IF YOU WANT TO SAY HI
(You can also donate before then to determine which sprite I'll be using on my second screen!
2019-02-09 01:37:40 +0000 UTC
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Hey hi folks! I've finally cleaned up and made available a lot of short let's play video series on my YouTube channel, and the easiest way to make them available to you was to put them all in one medium-sized playlist! Here's the early access archive of my playthroughs of Kero Blaster (cute platformer by the maker of Cave Story), Minit (top-down adventure by one of the Vlambeer folks), Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon (homage to Castlevania III), and Deltarune (another game by the creators of ...
2019-02-03 01:07:38 +0000 UTC
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Hey hi folks! For the first time in a long while I'm doing better physically, and that's been helping a lot. I've been keeping myself busy with Kickstarter stuff and catching up on publishing my YouTube videos; I should do a collected post of those soon.
I've also started streaming in the mornings! I try to start my day with GOOD! MORNING! MEGA MAN!, a series where I play through various Mega Man games a little bit every day to help myself wake up (and revisit one of my favorite game se...
2019-01-31 02:34:05 +0000 UTC
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Hey hi folks! Here's the early access archive of my let's play of Environmental Station Alpha, a cute pixelated metroidvania that made me feel A LOT OF THINGS. I started out really liking it, but it became so punishingly difficult (in a way that makes me feel like it's wasting my time) that in hindsight I wish I'd played it on Easy. Here's the whole thing, warts and all; I'd love to hear your thoughts on it as well!
The videos will be released publicly over the next few weeks, but you c...
2019-01-21 17:12:06 +0000 UTC
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Hey hi folks! AGDQ WAS AMAZING, GOOD GOSH! I had a lot of fun hanging out with friends and meeting some for the first time. Going the entire week was a LOT and I may not do that again, but I do really want to go to future events. I also ended up getting sick, surprise surprise, so my triumphant return home has been more of a crawl.
So I'm taking it easy for the next couple days.
Then I'm going to be getting back into my daily life, something I've missed! I've started rolling out m...
2019-01-16 02:47:32 +0000 UTC
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Hey hi I’m at AGDQ (Awesome Games Done Quick) so I won’t be super prolific this week, but if you’re also attending feel free to say hi! :D
2019-01-09 21:27:13 +0000 UTC
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Hey hi folks! Here's the early access archive of my let's play of Iconoclasts, one of my favorite games of 2018 and a very poignant metroidvania. The story made me feel all sorts of things, some good, some bad, and I'm eager to know your thoughts on it as well!
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):
2019-01-03 01:24:43 +0000 UTC
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