200 words as a writer
She was sat on the railing of the boat looking out over the sea. In the horizon she could vaguely spot the island. Her island. After a full day at sea she was looking forward to being back at land, having a shower and washing the salt out of her hair. Seeing as there was no hot water it would be a short shower, like always, but it did not matter. In this humidity a cold shower was often welcomed. And it helped to keep her awake. But first she had to help clean the boat and the gear – and long and tedious job that she would have to repeat tomorrow anyway. As they neared land she walked towards the captain’s cabin to phone the office and let them know that they would be there soon and ask them to send out extra hands to help. They had about half a dozen of trainees at the moment and though she was neither apathetic or sluggish she would tell them to do the hard parts – it was a part of being a trainee, work hard and you will never forget……
Supposedly the beginning of what could once be a complete story.
Are you then a short story writer as author function? The beginning sure is tantalizing...
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