Lines from Linnea:

This took me a very long time to put together so I hope you all appreciate my words. ♥

Not. After a long day and a cold shower I decided to come and talk about the one thing in regards to Workshop that I figured I could accurately say. (And also to procrastinate chores.)

If there's one thing I got from this SW (don't get me wrong, I got a lot of things out of it, believe me) It would be a sense of closure and gratitude.

I know who I can count on now. I know what it feels like to hug my best friend, I know how to storyboard, I know that people like Jill Williamson exist, I know lots of things that the first workshop didn't quite give me.

But then, I didn't need to know those things last year. Last year was different in too many ways to count -- my novel wasn't my priority, I was new, I didn't have a friend circle. This year was mostly the opposite, and it showed me so much, and for that, we are eternally grateful. (My references have references.)

I just feel thankful. I'm devastated that I can no longer run up and hug my best friends, I am heartbroken that I can't watch them exist. But I'm so thankful, thankful that I figured out who's there, figured out what I can do. I got the sense of closure that this season of my life needed, and that right there is spectacular.

So thanks, I think is what I'm trying to say. Thanks for existing.

~Linnea Hagler