Who Can I Turn To?

Terry here. This week we are talking our mentorsin the writing community? 
Although I’d heard of people being mentors and mentees (is that a word?), I had only a vague idea of what a mentor actually is. Here’s the official definition: provides guidance, advice, feedback and support to the mentee. As well as serving as their role model, teacher, counselor, advisor, sponsor, advocate and ally. 
So my question: does the mentor have to be someone who provides all this good stuff repeatedly, or will o...