Writers Thoughts

How do you feel about:
1. POV
2. Queries
3. Synopses
4. characterization
5. plotting vs set of the pants writing
6. headhopping
7. dialog
8. GMC
9. passive voice
10. voice
11. the 'rules' :(
12. the competition
13. marketing
14. promotional items and their true value
15. critique parnters