That's still a hard word for me to say. Back to the subject at hand though . . . It takes a lot of words to make a short story. After that first story goes out into the world, you should write another one. And another one.
Persistence is a pit bull.
That's the way you should be with your writing and your submissions. Start with that first market and send out your story. Invest in a book covering proper manuscript format. If you submit your work in the proper format, you'll be ahead of the game .