How about we toast with a couple of spiked hot chocolates as we peruse our latest literary offerings? Also, I know said friends have only written a first draft or less, so discussing publication or helping my friends query seems pointless. People who are obsessed with querying to the point of ignoring the actual work aren’t going to produce anything of value. The writer friends that you want to have in your life will happily do that with you. Am I the asshole for not wanting to interact with them even their reviews are somewhat good?