The 4 Slush Pile Instant Rejection Triggers
- 1. Waking up to an alarm clock / looking in the mirror.
- 2. Unanchored worldbuilding exposition dumps before establishing character empathy.
- 3. Weather descriptions substituting for narrative conflict.
- 4. Confusing dialogue without spatial grounding.
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