My partner and I collaborate on every story, though not quite in the way you're describing. I'm the primary author, and I'm the one who comes up with the ideas, but every story gets run through her. I gauge her reactions, and she often has excellent suggestions for changes to improve the story structure. It's more like she's my beta reader and trusted editor. Years ago, I wrote without any feedback or editing, and working with her has really helped me refine my "voice." It helped clarify that we care a lot about stories that clearly show women with agency,