Better late than never, I say.
With Wednesday's big reveal at the
sshg_exchange, I can now express my gratitude.
To
littleone_17: thanks for the adorable, funny, sexy
Lavender and Associates. You took my late addition prompt -- by that I mean I came up with it at the last minute -- and turned it into something special. Squee!!! I really loved that decor glamour charm you created. This was my first exchange too! I hope there's more for us in the future. :D
It took a very small village to help me create the fic I wrote for
labrt2004 --
The Ice-Cream Man Cometh. It's the first multi-chaptered fic I ever wrote... um, I meant, finished; I have multi-chaptered stories I started before this one that are still unfinished as of this point. ;)
I feel incredibly accomplished, and I couldn't have done it alone.
Thank you,
lady_karelia, for pointing me in the proper direction for driving on the left side of the road. Your advice on cars and driving schools was invaluable.
Thank you,
shiv5468, for turning your Eye on my story and Britpicking it to perfection.
Thank you,
astopperindeath and
kittylefish, my beta readers and dear friends. You made sure the Oxford commas were cozied up to their coordinating conjunctions. Most of all, you held my hand and provided much-needed encouragement as I wrote during one of the most difficult times in my life. I truly owe you ladies a life debt. :D
Finally, thanks to those hardworking mods at the
sshg_exchange,
ginny_weasley31,
scatteredlogic, and
shiv5468, who put on one of the greatest fests in fandom. Period.
I raise my virtual glass of champagne to you all!