I entered a writing competition. One rule for entrance was a word cap set at 2,000. I wrote a little over 1,600. This is quite easy to do, so I managed it no problem.
Other hurdles included a $10 reading fee, U.S. funds only of course. Manuscripts had to be typed on 8 1/2 x 11" paper. No staples please. Submit original works only.
Yeah, the rules aren't exactly tough to follow. I have no delusions of grandeur about winning, so after the contest is judged and the winners are announced, I may or may not publish my story here. Haven't made a concrete editorial decision yet, but I would like to post some of my fiction here on The Blogadier General. Fiction is a good way to spice up a blog, especially when it comes from the blog's publisher. In the future, some of my fiction will appear on this little plot of electronic acreage. I just have to write it first.