Hilarie Burton Instagram – You guys. I didn’t post Day 11 of creatives because honestly I was just too overwhelmed. I had rushed the entire day getting ready to be on the road all weekend. Show tonight in Boston. Show on Saturday in Virginia. There’s laundry. Unpacking from last week in the city. Packing right back up again. Gus had theater. Dinner had to be made. The back-and-forth from the farm to town seemed endless. And then I got a text message from my team. “Can you talk?” Katy Hamilton is my editor at @harperonebooks . She FaceTimed me with @ajmattero – my book agent at @creativeartistsagency – and @lizzy5445 . “It’s an instant @nytimes bestseller!” they told me. I had trouble taking it in. This book had taken me years to write. I experienced so much loss during the process. I experienced so much life during the process! How do you quantify something like that? Instant Bestseller. This team put up with me pushing deadlines for YEARS. They knew I wanted @oliviafaust.art ‘s artwork, so they made that happen. They knew I wanted @beacontintype to shoot the cover. They knew I needed the book to feel timeless, so we collaborated on colors and paper and artwork for all the nooks and crannies of this book. It was labor intensive! And nowhere in this entire process did anyone make me feel crazy. At no point did anyone say “it’s just a book, Hil. Calm down.” This team was so generous and such a safe space for me to work. They made this book a work of art. 🌸 So to the nurturing and lovely teams at @harperonebooks and @creativeartistsagency and @authenticmgmt …. You guys did it. This instant bestseller is yours too. I cried big fat tears in my messy kitchen once I got off the call. Thank you to everyone who has gone on this magical journey with us and purchased #grimoiregirl . I am just overcome with gratitude. 🔮 (Y’all for real! I’m up there with @oprah !!! Eleven year old me is DYING. )