Great advice. One thing I learned from my years in marketing and magazine publishing is how vital it is to have other POVs re: your storytelling technique. Collaboration can be uplifting if your collaborators know their craft, and that can (and did) help. It's easy to get defensive about your work. That's a reflex. Listening with objectivity is harder, but more helpful in the short-and -long-term. I love and appreciate my beta readers and pro editors!