Ohai thurr, Spectro! So pleased was I with your work that I now wish to request another! Any time you are free, of course, just PM me and I'll relate my ideas!
So, here's a lil' something I wrote recently. Mind you, it's not entirely done yet, need to add some bits here and there, but here's the uncut version. Feedback is welcomed ON ALL PIECES:
Definitely not! How could even think of going over the word limit? Of course hyphenated words count as two different words, you are definitely over the word limit and should scrap everything and do it again! The nerve of some people...
Kappa
It is to my understanding that you can post an already created story, as long as it fits the prompt and word limit. As for how you write, it's entirely up to you.
A simple suggestion (not for this one, as you've already decided about it, it seems) is to have the submissions given to a third party, which will not be involved in the actual judging. Then, that third party can provide the judges with the submissions, without providing the names. Simple, clean...
I love it! Though, in my mind, I saw the fangs in the corners of the mouth, but I love this one just as much. You are very talented, Sindy, keep up the good work!