The context of the following conversation is Cameron wrote the story.  They had a lot of followers.:
Cameron says I was so relieved to finally finish the story..
The friend responds I'm glad you were the one who wrote it. You're talented..
Cameron responds Thanks. It turned out to be a lot more popular than I thought..
The friend responds That's great. So it got good reactions?.
Cameron responds Sure did. Got a whole bunch of new followers because of it..
The friend responds Wow, you should be really proud of yourself..