#vss365 #lethargic

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#vss365 #splendor

#vss365 #timid

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“Why are you dressed like Indiana Jones from Temu,Sir?” “We’re going on a #quest, Hargreaves! A most daring quest!” “I’d rather not. The last quest we went on, we were held prisoner by a gaggle of Nazi flamenco dancers.” “They were fascists.And they were damn good flamenco dancers, too.” #vss365

I’ve earned enough money from my Kindle royalties to buy a packet of M&Ms! #amwriting #writerslife

“I’m not #obsessed, Davenport. I have a medical condition. I have a doctor’s note and everything.” “From who? Dr. Dre?” “You incessantly mock my OCD. If I hadn’t had my feelings removed at birth, I’d be hurt.” “Obsessive Carrot Disorder isn’t a thing, you utter cockwomble.” #vss365

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“Off somewhere nice, Sir.” “I’m going to a place where the grass is green and the girls are pretty, Hargreaves.” “Paradise City?” “No, you imbecile. I’m going to Velo City. Davenport recommended it.” “And she told you to dress like that?” “She says it’s customary attire.” #vss365 #velocity

I’ve edited a 47,000-word story to death, and now I’m deleting it. I just can’t seem to get to grips with it. It won’t behave, so I’m starting fresh. #amwriting #writerslife #writingcommunity

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“Have you seen an #orbital sander around here, Hargreaves?” “I think it’s over there in the tool chest, Miss Davenport. Are you partaking in some woodworking, perhaps?” “Oh, no, no, Hargreaves. I’m giving Sir his annual back, sack, and crack makeover.” #vss365

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Tonight is my writing course, and we will be critiquing my story, McBeth, which is based on the theme of wants versus needs. Have a look and see what you think: mazzmarriott.wordpress.com/2026/02/19/s... #prose #fiction #amwriting #writerslife #WritingCommunity

“The universe is well and truly fucked now, Hargreaves.” “Why, Sir?” “It looks like Davenport has finally gone interstellar.” #vss365 #stellar

“What did you make of my #stellar performance of Hamlet, Hargreaves?” “It was… how do I say this… quite memorable, Sir.” “For all the right reasons, obviously.” “I think the audience were expecting a traditional performance of Hamlet, not a Rocky Horror Show–inspired one.” #vss365

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“Erm, Miss Davenport…” “Yes, Constable Jolly. What seems to be the issue?” “Well, please don’t think me rude, Miss Davenport. I know you can’t abide rude people, and I’m certainly not one of them. But did you #knowingly tie a traffic warden to the top of Sir’s Rolls-Royce?” #vss365

“Did you #knowingly steal Miss Davenport’s last piece of brie, Sir?” “That’s a loaded and very subjective question that’s open to interpretation on so many levels, Hargreaves.” “Did you?” “She’s dead, Hargreaves! She can’t even eat the damn stuff.” “That’s open to interpretation, Sir.” #vss365

Which ebook cover do you prefer—the one with the red font or the one with the white font? Two of the stories are horror-related, one is humorous, one is a 1930s spy story, and the other is a dark comedy set in a mental institution. #amwriting #writerslife #writingcommunity

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“Members of the jury, it was this #crazed individual before you who decided to swap the children’s funfair sherbet dips with cocaine. Not me. I am not a savage. If it had been me who committed this skulduggery, I would have opted for the more refined ketamine approach.” #vss365

I’m going through the process of making my eBooks available as paperbacks on Amazon. It’s not the same as seeing them in Waterstones (other bookshops are available), but it’s better than nothing, I suppose. Three eBooks down and another six to go. #amwriting #writerslife #books #amreading

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I’ve finished the third and final edit of Book 1 of my fantasy saga, War of the Realms. 98,621 words in the bag. Now I’ll let it sit for a while. Then I’ll research literary agents and get my query letter sorted. #amwriting #fantasy #writerslife #writingcommunity

“How are the anger management classes going, Sir?” “Excellent, Hargreaves. Swimmingly, in fact. Those online self-help courses really help. My mind is blown. I haven’t had an angry thought or violent impulse for over fifty-two seconds.” #vss365 #blatant

“Where have you been, Davenport? You pinky-promised me that when the time came to fight Dame Nora Shakeyshaft, you’d be by my side, you devious knobhound!” “And you were expecting a different outcome? I was never going to pass up an opportunity to see you get your arse kicked.” #vss365 #blatant

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It’s Self-Promotion Friday at House of Marriott. I know—blah, yuck—another indie author desperately trying to sell their wares so they can retire to the second-hand canal boat languishing on their drive. mazzmarriott.wordpress.com/2026/02/20/s... #kindleunlimited #fiction #fridayfeeling

“Will you stop being a numpty and put the priest down,” chastised Miss Davenport. “You’re embarrassing yourself. Come on, there’s a good boy. If you put him down nicely, I’ll treat you to a barbecued influencer.” #vss365 #beastly

“Get off me, you #beastly man!” “There’s no need to be so uptight, Lady Twattersley. A man must strike whilst one’s poker is still hot.” “It’s my husband’s funeral, you monster.” “Yes, I’m aware of that. Hence why I’m trying to get into your undergarments.” #vss365

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“I, the Great Anathema Davenport, will #mystify you all with my feats of illusion. Your eyes will deceive you. Your minds will be bamboozled and discombobulated…” “Is this just another inventive way for Davenport to murder people she doesn’t like, Hargreaves?” “I do believe so, Sir.” #vss365

“Hargreaves, why is there a thirty-foot, three-headed, sweatband-wearing purple alien in my back garden?” “I do believe Miss Davenport has some intergalactic friends staying over, Sir.” “First it’s ghosts.Then demons.Then vegans.Now aliens! When will it stop?” #vss365 #mystified

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Cometh the Valkyries From skies of golden horrors, On winged horses they do ride. Bless these unfortunate sons of men Who think war is but a game. Cometh the Valkyries, Cometh death. #poetry

“I’m the greatest #bouncer there’s ever been! Just look at me! The way I grace gravity with my sheer bounciness,” Sir rejoiced. “It’s a joy to behold! Weep, you barstards, in the tailwind of my bouncetastic awesomeness! Eat my very expensive and refined gravel!” #vss365

Another chapter of War of the Realms edited. Five more to go! #amwriting #fantasy #writerlife #WritingCommunity

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“It’s as rough as a bear’s arse for a spot of wild swimming, Davenport.” “That’s why it’s called wild swimming and not tame swimming.” “I agree with Sir, Miss Davenport. That wave is rather… #mountainous.” “Put your big-boy Speedos on, Hargreaves. It’s time to get wet and wild! Woo-hoo!” #vss365

“Say that again. I don’t think I quite heard what you said.” “I said I’m going to reimagine you as a vegan vampire.” “And where exactly do I get my blood to survive? Licking pebbles? Eating soil sandwiches?” “Tomato ketchup sachets?” #amwriting

All the family together! Sir, Miss Davenport, Hargreaves, Lord Nelson, Kung Fu Chicken & Sir Barkalot #vss365 #amwriting

“Anything, Hargreaves?” “No, Sir. Not an inkling.” “Davenport, surely you’ve got something sarcastic to say on the matter.” “Sadly, it pains me to say I can’t think of anything.” “How hard can it be to squeeze the word #mountainous into a very short, humorous story? I’m surrounded by egits!” #vss365

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This is what I imagine my other MC, Lady Jenna Boyd, from my fantasy saga The War of the Realms, looks like. Jenna is the daughter of Tollow’s legendary knight, Lord General Auron Boyd. #fantasy #amwriting #writingcommunity

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“Behold, I am the Amazing Al Gorithm! I shall obscure your posts with my fabulous parlour tricks and mind-bending skulduggery!” #amwriting #writerslife #WritingCommunity