Links Around the Web

On Writing

• R.L. LaFevers of Shrinking Violet Promotions has a 2-post series on the art of revisions: Macro and Micro Revisions.
  
  
• Ingrid Sundburg shares with us 14 fabulous and fun take-aways from SCBWI's 40th conference. My favorite is #10: “The number one element I see missing in manuscripts today is not enough interior monologue.” – Editor Krista Marino
  
  
• Writers are often told to trust your instincts. But how do you know if your instinct is right? Author Janice Hardy has a great blog post about it.
  
  
• Do your characters "realize" too much? Steph Sinkhorn has a few advice on how to avoid that trap.

On Publishing

• Do you dread the evil synopsis more than you do the novel itself? Yeah, me too. Sara Goldberg has a great post with tips on the evil synopsis.
  
  
• Does writing queries leave you anxious and scared? Agent Sarah Davies gives advice on query writing for the anxious.
  
  
• If you know a book is sold for 7 figures, do you read it with higher expectations? If publishers know this, why do they still disclose the advance level on PM? Alexandra Bracken has some great thoughts on this.

Do you have any awesome links you'd like to share? :)