Somebody needs to set up a match-making service...

Writing bff sent me a very good link: A Match Made In (Critique) Heaven by Charise Olson. An excerpt: Don't forget their story is THEIRS, so it is your partner's prerogative to ignore you. However, before you ignore something, think it over and make sure you're not being defensive. You need to be open to learning. Editing is important. But there is a lot more to the writing game than just 'writer' and 'editor.' A writing bff helps close that gap. Not a cheerleader (although both editors and writing bff's sometimes do temporarily that on that role in order to...