Exchange Reveals, oh, my!

[machshefa]

I can hardly believe that we're already done with the splendiferous sshg_exchange and on to the reveals. 

Now I can thank drinkingcocoa again for the absolutely magnificent quilt inspired by my exchange fic from last round, "Tree of Life".  The intricacy, intelligence, artistry, and skill that is evident in the photographs of the quilt (points to icon) are surpassed only by its sheer gorgeousness when seen in person.  

The mods (bless them) gave drinkingcocoa permission to bring the quilt along to Infinitus where she gave it to me the night I arrived. A room full of fangurls all under wand-oaths to keep their silence got to 'ooh' and 'ahh' over it, giving it the admiration and adoration it so richly deserves.   I was (and continue to be) flabbergasted and enormously grateful to have been the recipient of this gift.  That I then got to sit on not one, but two panels at Infinitus with drinkingcocoa was icing on the already excellent cake.  :)

My contribution to this exchange, There Where I can Never Find You, for dream_labyrinth, was written with unflagging alpha and beta guidance as well as a well of general support from a team of readers.  Your input made the story so much better.  Thank you for your words of wisdom, and encouragement, for putting up with the general angst (of the writer, not the story), and for your eagle eyes.  Love to: annietalbot, juno_magic, dickgloucester , miamadwyn , geminiscorp, and subvers. (Dearly hopes I haven't left anybody out...)  It apparently takes a village (for me) to write an exchange fic.  ;)

Thanks to all of you who read the story and left such lovely comments.  Engaging my readers is one of the very best parts of writing, and so hearing about your thoughts and emotional reactions to the story is satisfying, indeed.

Thanks, as always, to the mods who manage to corral a herd of artists and writers into a well-oiled machine.  At least it looks that way from the outside :) Thanks also to mollyssister for the undoubtably endless hours of coding she put in to the exchange.  ~Hands you each a margarita.

Comments

[dream-labyrinth.livejournal.com]

Now that I know who you are, thank you again so much for the fantastic story and art you created.
I'm planning to get the pdf-files printed and bound so I can have the story as a "real" book.

Thank you!!

[tophoenix.livejournal.com]

Hi.
I'm checking the Journals of the authors of the fan fics that I've mostly loved in the last Gift Exchange, I'm quite newbie at the LJ but I enjoy to hear the news, especially of new stories ;)

I adored your wonderful tale, and I've listed it among my 25faves :)
Cheers
tearsofphoenix