I'll also, as someone who's been there, strongly second what several others have said. If you're going to submit to a company, read their submission guidelines and follow them. To the letter. Do not figure "Well, it's close enough."
Listen to this man. I've been published seven times in Dungeon, and if you don't first meet the expectations outlined in the proposal guidelines you don't have a prayer. Use the EXACT stat block format they want. Use the punctuation they like, they verb usage they like, the formatting they like, everything.
This they demand as the first step before they will even look at your content. You may think your way of doing things is better (and maybe you'll even be right), but it doesn't matter. Bear in mind, they have the power here. Accept that, respect it, and change your ways to accomodate it and then you can have a chance at selling them on your incredible story work.
