Well, after having had lots of ideas for novels and short stories, etc for years, occassionally doing some scribbling, very rarely finishing something but being too embarrassed to show anyone, I have written and finished a short story (well, its about 30 pages - so not sure if that coutns as "short"). I am now wondering what to do with it. I have no idea if its any good or anything, but I was wondering - what happens with short stories? Is there somewhere you can send them to try and get them published? Are there competitions? Does genre matter? (My story was supposed to be sci-fi, but turned more into a romance/coming of age story set in the future...)
Okay, now I'm thinking its probably complete crap anyway... but then complete crap gets published sometimes. Argh, I don't know what to do. Anyone have any ideas?
I think there are a lot of competitions around for short stories perhaps Google and see what comes up, and check you local newspaper or library and even see if there is a writing club
Can you get someone to proof read it for you as well, as I know when I have written long things I need someone else to look at it with fresh eyes or not look at it for a while and go back and re-read it to pick up all though errors that your mind misses and spell check doesn't get right
Good Luck with it and Congratualtions on getting it finished, I bet it was exciting to finish it off, a great accomplishment!
Go to your local library and get a copy of the lastest "australian writers marketplace". It's updated every year & lists all the details of all the publishers in Australia, details what kind of manuscripts they accept, how to submit, etc. Usually they latest version is kept on reserve but you can usually borrow the previous year vrsions. Well done finishing a piece you should be proud
I've written a story - now what?
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you should be proud 
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