/lit/ - Literature

I waited till the last second to write my short story. Right now I have a 7,300 word story, the max length is 7,000 words. I have only one critique group between today and the deadline, and they'll critique max 3000 words. So I've got to cut it down to intro+hook + key action sequence+ climax, have short summaries for all the stuff in between, get that version critiqued and then somehow apply it to the rest of the story, revise everything in 36 hours so I can submit it by the deadline.

Good news is, I asked for volunteers on facebook and now I have exactly one beta reader.