short story of December: encouragement pls?

Reposted from:
https://shiradest.wordpress.com/2015/12/03/short-story-of-december-encouragement-pls/

I was amazed by Stephen King's memoir on writing, but am having trouble taking his advice. It's not easy, getting into my short story for December while I let my NaNoWriMo2015 practice novel Rough Draft rest for 6 weeks (ala Stephen King: On Writing).

So I hope you all, dear readers, will help hold me to account: This Week I want to finish planning the 10k words in large: Setting, Conflict(s?), Master Scenes and Protagonist character-building.

1st question: is a short story long enough to have both external and internal conflict??

2nd q: do people bother classifying the genre for a short story?

 

Public Service Announcement (mostly for American citizens of voting age living in the USA at the moment) from my GoodReads book in (reading) progress:

"Call, write, and visit your government officials and educators and share your insights. Let them know there are better answers. Stand up and tell them it is time to invest in the lives of poor and abandoned children.
Work in your community to reach out and help Invisible Children live among us as productive and healthy citizens.
Visit our website:
www.invisiblechildren.org
Use our ongoing web dialogue to post
your interests and findings:
www.invisiblechildren.org/weblog
Share ... Most importantly, be active and concerned for the abused and neglected children in your community."

 

In Solidarity with All Kind People,

(like author Trice, JrROTC friend Tammy, loyal friend Elaine, loyal activist friend Felice, and an allied Librarian)
Peace via Cooperation and Non-Cooperation,
ShiraDest
3rd of December, 12015 HE