Tips from the Slush pile

At Electric Spec we are hard at work on the slush pile. Reading so many stories fills me with some too(?) blunt advice...

• Do follow the rules on the Submissions page, including
  • Do write a cover letter
  • Do submit in the format we request, rtf, double-spaced, etc.
  • Do submit as an attachment
  • Do not use weird formats, colors, fonts, etc
  • Do write within our word limits--and, honestly, you're best chance is between 1000 and 4500-words.
• Do include speculative elements in your story
• Do grab readers on page one
• Do have something change by the end of the story
• Do avoid spelling and punctuation errors--especially on page one

That's it for a advice for now.
Next time, I'll report on the Production Meeting. Thanks for reading!