We will be keeping the amount of entrees private throughout the competition. In fact, I haven't even checked to see if there are any entrees yet. This should be something you work hard on, after all, there are some great prizes to be won! (Meaning, it shouldn't be a quick 10 minute write, as that probably will not win you the competition - so feel free to take a week to write it, just have it in by the deadline)
We are tracking xp gain, not levels... so if you have a 99 in the skill... you can only gain experience, but can still participate. As for the overall - it is going to be combined XP from the 4 skills over the 4 weeks.