New light novel reward: Plant Lamp

(UPDATE: Now that Cat Wishes Stories has been released, this light novel has moved out of the free book rotation. Instead, you can go download it on itch or purchase the physical version on my shop!)

Hey hi folks! It's here! It's finally here! My latest light novel, I Accidentally Bought A Plant Lamp To Treat My Winter Depression And Now I’ve Taken Root In My Apartment? (or, Plant Lamp) 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 if you don't already have one). Once that's done, you'll be able to download the book!

As usual, the PDF version is up, with an epub version coming later (since it always takes me a while to wrangle InDesign into making a readable reflowable version). Everyone who has the book will always be able to get either or both of these files!

Here's the back-of-the-virtual-book blurb to give you an idea:

Personal growth is hard.
Sometimes we need a little help.

It's hard to be productive when we're depressed; doubly so when it feels like the very seasons are against us. And sometimes, once we start digging, we find that the roots of our discomfort run surprisingly deep.

Professional artist Cano knows this all to well, falling prey to winter doldrums year after year; it's become practically routine at this point. When the weather turns cold, they shut themselves in and ride out the sadder months of the year. But what if they didn't have to accept this? What if they stood up for themselves, and took action?

What if, in a fit of self-actualization, they made an impulsive online purchase and got more than they bargained for?

More than a year in the making, Plant Lamp is an illustrated light novel about surviving, thriving, and the messy path between the two. I hope you like it! Let’s keep making wonderful things together.

This is a light novel of 156 pages with 10 color illustrations.

I'm so excited for you all to finally meet the characters I've spent more than a year writing about! Big huge thanks to everyone who helped make this book possible: illustrator Ayla Arthur, editor Laura Ronemus, diversity consultant Kortney Terry, sensitivity readers Cassandra Sparks & Andi McClure, additional consultant Rachel J. Stevens, all-around story helpers Aura Triolo & Amber Wolfer... My heart goes out to you all; you made this book so much better. <3

I'm going to go lie down for a bit and get some well-earned rest. Next step: doing the usual minor tweaks and typo corrections in anticipation of the public release next week!

Until then, I'll let Cano and the rest of the cast take it from here.💙