<p>Mine is 50 words over and I can't see anymore editing I could do without losing my story. So, is the 1000 word absolute max?</p>
<p>yeah but you can delete some useless adjectives</p>
<p>Yeah, 1000 words is the absolute max. There’s always a way to edit. Somewhere in there, there might be useless words or even a useless sentence. You can also play around with contractions. Changing I have to I’ve saves a word. Cut off words evenly from both statement and before you know it, you’ll hit 1000 words. If you can’t, ask for people to read it and offer commentary.</p>