Editing

Industry standards demand that our stories stay within a range, so that they will be easy to print if that time ever comes, and to appeal to audiences who like all resolutions to be had in the same space of time it takes to watch a full-length feature film.
How to get that incredible word count down to a manageable size?
Number one: Be the kind of author who writes in outline form, and then goes back and fills in details.
If that doesn't work, and you have to ditch words-- look for these lovely babies, "had, still, once again, and just or very."
And when you're done, and your story is still above the ideal, think--- what made you read all those amazing books like Gone With The Wind, or Game of Thrones? They were simply amazing, and remember that people don't want to let go of the best stories. Why worry about word count if you've got that going for you?