I spent some time at the beginning of this project drafting out roughly what I wanted my short story to look like. That sort of drafting isn't unusual, but in this case it also included how long I wanted it to be!
For this project I deliberately put a lid on the story to make sure it didn't grow outside of my ability to produce within the timeframe of the jam. I actually think I may have ended up erring too far towards the side of caution in that regard, but I like the story I came up with so I can't complain too much. =p
But the more you know. Next time I'll put in another 500 words of Cats doing Cat things. XD