User blog comment:Underscorre/Jeff the Killer Rewrite Contest!/@comment-25052433-20151014033516/@comment-27043518-20151015021630

I feel like if it was a little bit over the limit, like say even a 5k leeway, it'd be a little different. But it's literally nearly 40,000 words. It being waaaaay over the limit kind of presents a problem, although I think they'd be lenient for a little bit more.

I dunno though, maybe the judges will allow it. The story is really well done, after all.