How to avoid the slushpile

[Mharvey]

Thank you for posting this - in a way, I find it very positive. If you follow these rules, you suddenly narrow your competition from thousands to dozens... and this is not hard stuff. Just keep your day job, and don't scrimp on the materials.

I don't doubt this is exactly what happens in publishing houses.

[Sylvetra_Snake]

I think more often you have to be cruel to be kind. Mentions about the ink and the font should be obvious. They need to be able to read the manuscript clearly, and the darker the ink the easier to read. I think if you want someone to publish you then you are going to do whatever they ask for (within reason).

The first post was a good read!