Well, sometimes it sucks to be German. While we learn English at school, at the end most can only ask for the right direction or tell you their name. But what do you expect of a school system thats bad like ours (but still anytime better than that of the USA :P But thats like bragging that you can better run than someone without legs.)
Well, I said I will write a blog entry if something comes to my mind. Here it is.
Act 12.1 was one of the first scenes I had in mind when I started taking notes for this story. After all, what just happened was one of the most important moments in Journey. I mean, they just learned why the humans are shunned. Not only the bat ponies aka thestrals fought with Nightmare Moon, the humans did too. With their technology and weapons they were fierce enemies.
First thing you need to know would be that I write for fun. When I picked up my pen, or laptop in this case, I never expected to have more than like 20 readers at best. Our German message board wasn't that big at the time. But now thats different. I have a few hundred people who's days I can brighten up by updating my stories. Regardless I thought Journey would be my last story, my masterpiece if you will. I mean, its a really big project and as you read the German version is about to reach the
First of all, I want to thank all you awesome people for favoring Journey and giving is the thumbs it has. I started writing as a no one, never wrote anything before. Well, almost. I once wrote a Guild Wars FanFic for a small competition in our guild. Was surprised when I got first place back then. I was just sweet 16. (100 ecto and 100 platin was the price money. Who understands how much that is ->brohoof /) ) But that was 10 years ago. Holly fuck I'm old -.-
Imagine me, just rolling out of my king sized bed, starting my coffee machine and opening my laptop locking for updates to read. Then I noticed it. Journey has accomplished to be the favorite of 500 people. I think its a little feat to do so without getting into the feature box from the start. An underdog win, if you want to call it that.
So, I thought that fact deserves a little reward. In my profile is written that I draw. So, have a few examples:
Two older pictures:
I think it's time for a little story. A story about a little author who was planning what to write after finishing his first story. (The Precious Life - Nightmare. Read it!) After a whole freaking week of thinking a basic idea was born. It would be epic, it would be big and it would never happen!
Yea, this is the story about the story I originally named "Journey"
Hello again!
Just wanted to let you know that, as of now, Journey has the "sex" tag ( but is still teen rated).
I wrote the second chapter today (in German) where physical love is implied. Nothing to graphic, so I think I don't have to change the rating. In Germany there is the saying: "Durch die Blume sprechen." What would translate to: "speak through the flower". It means I only use metaphors, indirect descriptions and hints. Example:
Spent the whole day making notes for the next chapters. Now I'm sitting in front of my computer, to tired to do anything but not tired enough to go to sleep. First world problems, I know. But, after I watched the new episode for the fifth time (I like the Tatzlwurm) I couldn't stop thinking about Zelda. Then I thought it would be funny if I would do a small image for every enemy our "heroes" have to face. Like:
So, here we are again. It's Tuesday and I think some of you may be missing something.
Thats right, a chapter.
Life is about change, because when we stop changing, were are dead. We are changing every second of our existence. You're now someone else then you were a second ago. (This actually has something to do with the story :P )
So yeah, I had a few thoughts. I mean: you read journey and after what?
38 chapters you still don't have a clue what this is all about. First, I want you
to know that is for a good reason. A very good. The story will have around 180 chapters
when its done. So I take my time to build the world, the characters and so on.