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March 5th to March 18th
Hey hi folks! Quick update this time because the past couple of weeks have been spent dealing with a ton of surprise life stuff. Thankfully things are starting to slow down a bit!I've since begun my Get In The Car, Loser! DLC2 stream (expect that to wrap up tonight) which is the first evening stream I've done in a while. I'm really thankful to have the energy for those again, I missed it a lot!Work continues on Cat Wishes Stories (almost got the thank-you page wrapped up!) and Crowdfunded Life. I'll keep you posted as always! I ...
February 19th to March 4th
Hey hi folks! Work continues on my current book project: Cat Wishes Stories is almost ready for print! I should be good to hit the April estimate on shipping out copies. It'll be fun to work with this print shop again, as they're the ones who've handled all my zine-style books like the original Cat Wishes and Squid Maids.I've also finally upgraded to a new tablet, and good gosh things really have improved over the last 6 or so years! Drawing is so much faster and smoother now, I'm excited to see what effect that'll have ...
February 5th to February 18th
Hey hi folks! Quick update this time, as not much has changed; I'm still gathering up survey results from the Cat Wishes Stories crowdfunding campaign, and working on setting up the other rewards (sticker sheet and bookmarks). I'll share those once they're in a place I'm happy with! The mockups were really close but I feel I can do just a bit better.I'm also still at work on the Crowdfunded Life! It's progressing along smoothly, in part thanks to figuring out some template stuff that'll save me a lot of time compared...
January 22nd to February 4th
Hey hi folks! The crowdfunding campaign for Cat Wishes Stories' print run wrapped up in a great place and now I'm hard at work on the next steps. Currently that means a lot of work in Excel so I can gather up everyone's information and orders in a format that my fulfilment specialist Jen can then transfer to our shipping solution. I'll also be cleaning up the concepts for the new sticker sheet and bookmarks while I wait for the (soon to be sent) surveys to trickle in. Lots of work ahead! But thankfully, this is all work that nee...
Cat Wishes Stories print run is funded + extra time for add-ons
Hey hi folks, the Cat Wishes Stories print run crowdfunding campaign just ended, and it was a great success! I'm very excited to bring my latest light novel to tangible physical reality in book form. We also unlocked some fancy add-ons, and there's still time to get those!Whether or not you contributed to the campaign, you can still get: a new sticker sheet featuring catgirls and tiger girls (and an angy Mei) Tabbi & Tora bookmarks your name in the Thank-You Page of the bookThe webpage will remain open for a few more days to let folks w...
January 8th to January 21st
Hey hi folks! Straightforward update this time because I've been very very busy working on a lot of crowdfunding-related things!Cat Wishes Stories (print run crowdfunder edition) is now in its final 48 hours; I'll be doing a stream Sunday afternoon to close it out, but so far the campaign has gone quite well! We're currently closing in on the last announced stretch goal of Tabbi & Tora bookmarks, so if all goes well there'll be a lot of catgirl merch on the near horizon!Want more catgirls in your life? You can go check out the c...
Crowdfunding for Cat Wishes Stories print run is LIVE!
It's live!! The campaign to fund the print run of my latest light novel, Cat Wishes Stories, just launched! Go check it out here:https://crowdfundr.com/catwishesstoriesI'm going with MICE-approved Crowdfundr this time and I'm excited to see how its product-centric approach works. It seems to make everything way simpler on the rewards side, at least! ^^I'm so excited to bring more catgirls to life, in book form! <3
December 25th to January 7th
Hey hi folks! Happy new year!The last two weeks have been primarily holiday ones, but that said, the Crowdfunded Life comic is fully sketched out! All 24 pages are laid out, sketched and written, which means the hardest part is over. I know what's in the book, and how it'll look; I just need to clean things up a little. So expect this to be a new release in the coming months, fingers crossed.I'm also ramping up for Cat Wishes Stories' print run crowdfunding campaign, which will be on Crowdfundr, a creator-first platform recommen...
December 11th to December 24th
Hey hi folks! I hope the holiday season has been kind to you so far. <3I've been making steady progress with Crowdfunded Life—I've just passed the halfway mark on sketching out the pages, and should have the sketches done on all 24 pages in early January.Speaking of January, that's when the crowdfunding campaign for Cat Wishes Stories will go live! I'll keep you posted as we get closer, but expect a book quite like Cat Wishes but with a fresh coat of polish. ^^I'll also be doing a "favorite moments of 2022 streams"...
November 27th to December 10th
Hey hi folks! Work on various projects continues; I've gotten the quote for the first print run of Cat Wishes Stories so we're on track for the crowdfunding campaign, which should take place in the second half of January - just after Games Done Quick wraps up, and in time to close out the Year of the Tiger with, appropriately, tiger girls!In the meantime, I'll keep working on Living the Crowdfunded Life and my list of kickstarter rewards & goals. Power Up With Pride's Winter Pride 2022 event kept me busy over the weekend on the ...
November 13th to November 26th
Hey hi folks! Here's a short update as I'm continuing to work on my other ongoing projects. Namely, Living the Crowdfunded Life (that comic zine I kickstarted a few years ago) has reached the first draft stage of the script! Next step is sketching out all 24 pages, which hopefully shouldn't take too long as I've gotten a lot better at this part of the process over the past months thanks to work on Cat Wishes Stories. The comic zine has been delayed enough that I don't want to give another date for fear of having to push it b...
Let's Play: Super Mario 3D World (Early Access)
Hey hi! Wouldn't Mario and the whole mushroom kingdom gang be better if they had cat ears? :3In case you missed it, my entire playthrough of Super Mario 3D World (on the Wii U, no less) is up on my YouTube channel! I hope you have a good time, with or without the catgirl machine.The videos will be released publicly over the next few days, 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):https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPcIAxYdNwiMCs1tgZHXfUEw1GvSOexn0...
October 30th to November 12th
Hey hi folks! In case you missed the announcement, my new book is out to the public! You can get it here on itch, both in PDF and ePub format! It'll be on the Kindle store in a bit, depending on when that system is done going through the motions.It's got catgirls in it. And tiger girls!The crowdfunding campaign for the print version won't be for at least a couple of months—and is always completely separate from digital sales—so if you have your eye on a downloadable version, now's as good a time as any. ^^I'll keep you a...
PUBLIC RELEASE! Cat Wishes Stories now available on itch!
The latest adventures of our favorite catgirls big and small are out to the public! Cat Stories Wishes, my latest light novel short story collection, is available on itch!Anyone and everyone—including you!—can now go to its product page to purchase it! It features 5 short stories, 61 pages, 14 illustrations, and 20,000 words - about the same as Cat Wishes!If you already own Therapy Catgirl Tabbi or Tora's First Day, you'll get a special catgirl or tiger girl discount (respectively) as a thank you! ^^I love these characters so much a...
October 16th to October 29th
It's finally here! My new book is out to patrons—that's you! You can go check it out right here!I am going to lie down and rest for the first time in a while, and then gear up for the public release next week. Phew.Next on my to-do list: more overdue kickstarter rewards, more writing—there's a particular therapist in need of a wrap-up—and more art for my comic zine! I'm really relieved that my energy levels are finally back to a good place, so I'm gonna keep the ball rolling in as healthy a way as I can. <3Thank you so...
New light novel reward: Cat Wishes Stories
Hey hi folks! Today's the big day! My latest light novel and short story compilation, My Friends And I Were Turned Into Catgirls But That Was Just The Beginning Of Our Cat Wishes Stories (or, Cat Wishes Stories) is ready for early access!And everyone at the ZandraVandra Book Club 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!)To claim your copy, follow this link and associate your Patreon account with your itch.io account (you may have to create the latter...
October 2nd to October 15th
Hey hi folks! Another quick update this time, and a few days late because I've been busy putting the finishing touches on my latest book! Editing pass done, proof check done, cover allllmost done... Next time I do an update here, it should be out and accessible to Book Club patrons and above!Also on the streaming side of things, a lot of games I've had my eye on have just released, so I'm hoping to dive into some new stuff in the near future. Perhaps this weekend, even!It's strange; fall is usually the season that hits me the ha...
September 18th to October 1st
Hey hi folks! It's been a busy few weeks, hence the late update. Cat Wishes Stories, my next book, is almost ready! Just gotta finish putting the cover together, plus maybe one extra little bonus thing for it, and it'll be out for Book Club patrons and above. If you've been pondering upgrading to that tier, it's not too late to do that and grab the previous book while you're at it. ^^I've also been writing a lot of moody microfiction on cohost as part of EmptyOctober! You can check out my posts, along with those of other...
Let's Play: Illusion of Gaia (Early Access)
Videos are back! Thanks to my assistant I now have help preparing my stream archives for public release, and that means we're finally going to see the backlog! Up first: my playthrough of childhood classic action adventure game Illusion of Gaia.In case you missed my Aura-guided romp through this bewildering but charming game, it's now up on my YouTube channel! I hope you enjoy the show - just be careful around paintings. And caverns. And, uh, the ocean in general.The videos will be released publicly over the next few days, but you can s...
Doing an October microfiction thing!
Hey hi! Spurred on by my girlfriend Amber, I'll be giving the #EmptyOctober microfiction thing a try. You can check out my first post over on cohost (link should be at the top) and keep an eye on the tag there for more!I'm not sure if I'll do the whole month, but it's been fun to write about my Destiny 2 guardian OC like I'm writing Empty Spaces posts. ^^If you want to write some yourself, you can check out the prompt tweet right here, and feel free to link what you write over in the creative channel of my Discord server! It...
September 4th to September 17th
Hey hi folks! Work on Cat Wishes Stories is about to wrap up, which means this is probably your last chance to grab my previous light novel, Plant Lamp, as a freebie for Book Club patrons and above. If you haven't already claimed your copy, you can go get it right here!There's always a little more that goes into the final stretch of these books than what I expect, but it's for a good cause. I'm really, really excited to show off what's new in this one!I've also got more cooking in the short story section, so expect some ...
I'm streaming a Mega Man showcase for Big Bad Game-a-thon Saturday morning!
Hey hi folks! In case you'd like to see me and my friend FlannelKat stream some janky Mega Man romhacks using LtSquigs' multiplayer swapper technology, you should tune in to Big Bad Game-a-thon Saturday morning (that's tomorrow!) at 9:30 AM Eastern for two whole hours of mayhem!We'll be randomly shuffling through simultaneous playthroughs of: Bass Mega Man CX Rockman 3 OverdriveTune in to the official BBG twitch channel and say hi! <3(There's also going to be a Japanese restream here if you wanna hear their commentator Beat ...
August 21st to September 3rd
Hey hi folks! My next book is coming soon!I've been mentioning a Cat Wishes project, and it's going to take the form of an illustrated short story collection—a bunch of light-light-novels, if you will. Much like Substitute Familiar Stories did, it'll collect my recent shorts Therapy Catgirl Tabby and Tora's First Day, along with some other never-before-seen stories and new art as well! It's currently in the final stages of editing. Tentatively titled Cat Wishes Stories, it should clock in at the same size as Cat Wishes (64...
August 7th to August 20th
Hey hi folks! That Cat Wishes project I mentioned a few times is in the final stages of layout and about to be sent to my editor for proofreading, and it contains some new art I'm really stoked to share with you all! We're getting close, so close!On the streaming side of things, my friend FlannelKat and I will be performing a 2-hour Janky Mega Man Romhack Showcase with the bizhawk multiplayer shuffler as part of Big Bad Game-A-Thon in mid-September! Keep an eye out for it, I'll be talking it up again as we get closer to it.Thanks fo...
July 24th to August 6th
Hey hi folks! Two weeks later and I'm still making good progress on the next step for my latest Cat Wishes writings, as well as other things on my to-do list. I don't want to announce things before they're ready, but I'm excited for what's in store. I really want to show what I've been working on but also it's about 100% spoilers so I've got to keep a lid on it! Sorry about that!I've also done some evening streams to test the waters, and so far so good. I got new glasses, I got newer healthier habits—and wh...
July 10th to July 23rd
Hey hi folks! Things are afoot and I'm excited about the rest of the summer. <3 My Cat Wishes send-off is finished writing and in editing, and a Secret Project is going really well and awaiting updates from the wonderful folks I'm working with. I'm also seeing the sun and moving around a whole lot, which is really helping me out after Pandemic Isolation Zandra morphed into a bit of a sedentary potato. Things are looking up on a lot of fronts. ^^Stream-wise, I'm hoping to wrap up some long-running Let's Plays and, goodness wi...
June 26th to July 9th
Hey hi folks! My eyes have recovered from the strain of Protoman's Return and I'm back to streaming! I'm also adding the finishing touches to that Cat Wishes send-off I keep alluding to, so stay tuned for that one. ^^Additionally, good friend of the stream Caelyn and I have returned to doing afternoon streams starring our Caves of Qud vtubers, so hopefully that means more co-op shenanigans in the near future!My energy levels have been all over the place but I'm doing my best to stay in shape and take advantage of the wonderful s...
It's my birthday!
Hey hi folks, today's my birthday! Your support here is already a gift in and of itself, as it helps keep my basic needs covered. Thank you so much! <3That said, if you're feeling particularly generous, there's another thing that would mean the world to me: kind words about my works!If anything I've made has brought you joy, then it would absolutely make my day to read about it in reviews, comments, and the like. And as a bonus, those help spread the word about what I do, which helps me keep a roof over my head down the line! Do...
June 12th to June 25th
Hey hi folks! Short update this time around because I'm still recovering from the worst case of eye strain I've ever had in my life. The last fangame I played on Good Morning Mega Man seriously wrecked me (even five days later!) so I'm resting and giving my eyes a break as much as I can. Oof!That said, I'm hopefully going to be doing a birthday stream sometime Tuesday evening, health permitting!Otherwise, I'm working on the next thing when I can; I'm almost ready to do that exciting Cat Wishes send-off, along with the ot...
May 29th to June 11th
Hey hi folks! I'm working on the Next Writing Things and also planning a proper way to cap things off for the Cat Wishes crew—at least, for the time being. Since Kickstarter hasn't sworn off the crypto path to my knowledge, I'm looking elsewhere to test the crowdfunding waters, so stay tuned for some news on that front!I've also spent a lot of the last two weeks streaming with Amber, playing a lot of Yakuza 0, and wrapping up Battle Network 3! I've started uploading those as part of Good Morning Mega Man B-Sides, a separat...
