The Merry Fairy News

[p]Dear friend,[/p][p][/p][p]Today is a celebration![/p][p][/p][p]I am turning 44 years old, and I chose this auspicious, joyous day for the Grand Opening of my enchanted cottage, The Merry Fairy![/p][p][/p][p]Dear friend, I have anticipated your visit with a great deal of strong emotions. I think all feelings are amazing teachers, but some really do need extra energy to dance with your heart. I felt a lot of what some may call stress or fear. But in the last few days, as I was getting the cottage ready for The Grand Opening, I realized that what I was feeling so strongly and dramatically is ANTICIPATION. And a great deal of joy and belonging. You are so, so welcome here! [/p][p][/p][p]Dear friend, if you feel the deep magic in your heart, rumbling like thunder getting ready to roar, come for a visit to The Merry Fairy! [/p][p]Ask your heart if my cottage is right for you - she will know 💖[/p][p]I trust your magic fully, because I have been feeling it encouraging me to prepare this Grand Opening for years. I challenge you to not listen to your shame or fear, because if you have a dream, what you might think is a tiny whisper can be the thundering roar millions others need. [/p][p]Use your voice, speak your truth, and embrace your magic! And if you have no good, safe, enchanted place to do it, the doors of my cottage, The Merry Fairy, will open for you today at 7pm CET, and they will stay open forever.[/p][p]I hope today marks the beginning of our beautiful, enchanting friendship.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p]

[p]Dear friend,[/p][p][/p][p]In about 14 days, 6 hours and 33 minutes, I will release the full version of The Merry Fairy (it will be less than that by the time I finish writing this). My heart beats faster at the thought and I have little patience to spare any minute away from my computer, to the detriment of my family, friends and beautiful garden. But the last time I 've been in the forest, my dear old troll friend whispered to me:[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]He does not code, but this is what got stuck in my mind when I heard him, and its a perfect format right now.[/p][p]If I feel fear, it means that my focus is not in the right direction. The Merry Fairy is a creation of joy. It is my expression of love of live and hope for the future, so if I feel anything else than happiness when creating it, then somehow, somewhere, I strayed away from the path I wish to take. [/p][p]So I am writing this to promise you that I am doing my best to focus. No fear, only joy, and I hope you will feel it in abundance when playing my game. With this comes another merry set of promises:[/p]

• [p]The Merry Fairy Demo will forever be available. I have no intention of taking it down and I designed with the careful intention to be a trustworthy perpetual scrapbook journal for any magical soul out there who might have a need to spare some hard earned money. As of a few weeks ago, the development branches between the Demo and full game have parted ways and are no longer compatible, so I currently have no further demo update plans. But I do hope that in the future, I will add more content and with a little luck, I hope I made it easy enough to be able to provide that even if The Merry Fairy and The Merry Fairy Demo are two distinct creations now.[/p]
• [p]The Merry Fairy will cost USD/ EUR 9.99 and all future game updates (of which I hope to have for as long as I live) will forever be free. The 9 is important because on the 9th of July is my birthday and this is a gift to myself. This is why I tweaked both the USD and EUR main currencies to reflect that even though the parity is not the same. All other currencies supported by Steam will be at Valve's discretion. I strongly suggest to not talk to me about currency parity unless you would enjoy a long and intricate debate about fairness, capitalism, and the current state of the world. But if you insist, please.... [/p]
• [p]Talk to me on The Merry Fairy server on Discord! It has a small but absolutely wonderful community of magical souls who inspire me with their kindness and creativity every single day. It is also the platform where I am online most of the time.[/p]
• [p]Finally, please know that I have done almost no marketing for The Merry Fairy. If you are reading this, it's the equivalent of Tik Tok's no hashtag trend: I suppose my game was meant to find you, and if it did, I sincerely hope you enjoy it enough to recommend it to your friends. [/p]

[p]By the way, I just noticed this shiny new thing you can do in the Steam editor, and I cannot not try it! I can make a Button, like so: The Merry Fairy server on Discord[/p][p][/p][p]I will now go back to adding more shiny stuff in the game! And every now and then, I'll be somewhere around here:[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p]

[p]Dear friend,[/p][p][/p][p]I recorded myself giving a gameplay walkthrough for The Merry Fairy. I am quite camera shy and way out of my comfort zone, but I hope you will enjoy creating a journal spread with me. If what you watch feels cozy and nice, I hope you will try The Merry Fairy Demo and don't forget to wishlist![/p][p][/p][p]Thank you![/p][p][/p]

[p]Dear friend,[/p][p][/p][p]I am broadcasting as much as I can during Steam Next Fest. However, what you are watching now is a recording that will loop play until I am able to go live once more. I hope you enjoy watching me create a journal spread and that you will try to make your own journal spread in The Merry Fairy Demo. If this experience feels cozy and nice for you, I hope you will not forget to wishlist.[/p][p][/p][p]Thank you![/p][p][/p]

[p]Dear friend,[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]I am about to go live once more here on Steam, to broadcast myself making a brand new journal spread. I'll be live for about one hour, and I will be recording this stream, which will play continuously until I come back to make yet another journal spread. [/p][p][/p][p]I have no plans as to what to make today - I let the universe guide me, and perhaps you might guide me a little, as well. I welcome your feedback on the chat. Thank you in advance for watching this![/p][p][/p]