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A.B. Potts

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in The United Kingdom

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Science Fiction & Fantasy, Mystery & Thrillers

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Gene Roddenberry, Douglas Adams, Jules Verne, Ian Flemming, Stephen Ki ...more

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August 2011

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Think of the big names in science fiction, and who do you have? Gene Roddenberry, Isaac Asimov, Douglas Adams, Jules Verne—yes, they do seem to be, predominantly, men but that is changing and, amongst the peace and tranquillity of the Shropshire countryside, a new science-fiction author is rising—and she's a woman!
By day, Anni Potts can be found hunched over a desk with a calculator and a set of ledgers, but by night she transforms into the science fiction writer, A B Potts.
"I write as A B Potts because I don't want people to pre-judge my writings based upon my gender. I was afraid that men and boys may not want to read science fiction written by a woman. Science fiction is still generally revered by many to be a male thing. They don't thin Think of the big names in science fiction, and who do you have? Gene Roddenberry, Isaac Asimov, Douglas Adams, Jules Verne—yes, they do seem to be, predominantly, men but that is changing and, amongst the peace and tranquillity of the Shropshire countryside, a new science-fiction author is rising—and she's a woman!
By day, Anni Potts can be found hunched over a desk with a calculator and a set of ledgers, but by night she transforms into the science fiction writer, A B Potts.
"I write as A B Potts because I don't want people to pre-judge my writings based upon my gender. I was afraid that men and boys may not want to read science fiction written by a woman. Science fiction is still generally revered by many to be a male thing. They don't think a woman can write sci-fi, but they can and they do."
She laughs and continues, "My books are not the traditional girly type things my mother would approve of. They are action-adventure, sometimes a little raunchy, sometimes a little bloody. They are made of the stuff that great sci-fi is made of."
But, whilst Anni may be newly published, she is not new to writing.
"I've been dreaming up futuristic stories since I was five years old. When I was seven I wrote my first science-fiction story about a time-traveller, but it was 1971 and my aging English teacher didn't approve. British adults weren't very appreciative of science-fiction back then—they were having a hard enough time coping with the concept of Star Trek!"
Despite this setback, Anni continued to write but only for pleasure. Now, she has decided to go the whole hog and publish. Her first book 'IMPERFECT WEAPON' has just been released as an eBook on both Smashwords and Amazon.
"I'm absolutely delighted. A lot of hard work has gone into this, to produce a polished novel for people to enjoy. Writing a book is not just about writing. You need a whole team behind you—a proofreader, beta-readers, and people who will tell you honestly when something doesn't work. I've been really lucky in finding those people." ...more

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I seriously think that two subjects are missing from our schools' curriculum.

The first is financial awareness that will teach our children about money, loans, interest rates, credit cards, credit status and how not to end up with a pile of debts before you're twenty. I am very proud to say that this is something we taught our daughter. She had a Read more of this blog post »

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	The Log Entries of Jenny Terran 00-42 3.95 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“I have no problem with god - it's his fan club that scares me.”
― A.B. Potts

tags: atheist, god, humour

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“Life is like a theatre, but the question is not whether you are in the audience or on the stage but rather, are you where you want to be?”
― A.B. Potts

tags: inspirational

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“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”
― Edmund Burke

tags: evil

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“A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic.”
― Joseph Stalin

tags: death, humanity, life, media, statistics, tragedy

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“It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.”
― Voltaire

tags: double-standards, ethics, governments, humor, irony, killing, law, mankind, morality, murder, nationalism, nations, war

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“This above all: to thine own self be true,
And it must follow, as the night the day,
Thou canst not then be false to any man.”
― William Shakespeare, Hamlet

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“Happiness is not a state to arrive at, but a manner of traveling.”
― Margaret Lee Runbeck

tags: happiness, keep-it-light

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message 5: by A B

Feb 09, 2013 12:36PM

Hi Glenn, I've downloaded the sample and will give it a go. Thank you.
Ditto with my own novels or, if you prefer, the fist few chapters are available to read via their respective blogs http://imperfect-weapon.blogspot.co.uk/ and http://black-dog-potts.blogspot.co.uk/
:-)

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message 4: by Glenn

Feb 07, 2013 11:07AM

Hi A.B. Potts, I see in profile that you like scifi, fantasy. Can I convince you to take a look at the Blood Tithe series? The first five chapters are free. Thanks
http://viewbook.at/B0067L897M

Thanks Glenn

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message 3: by Victoria

Apr 29, 2012 04:09AM

Thank you for Friendship!

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message 2: by A B

Apr 29, 2012 03:25AM

Hi Jack. Lovely to meet you again. Yes, and much to my delight, female S/F writers are now appearing everywhere! It's nice to see the mould broken at last! It is funny though; it was only about a year ago, when I was looking at books in Waterstones, I found myself putting a crime novel down because it was written by a woman! I nearly beat myself to death over that one! Nowadays I look at the title, cover and spiel. The author's name comes last, after I've decided if I want to read it or not. :-)

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message 1: by Jack

Apr 29, 2012 03:15AM

Hi AB this is becoming regular. I class myself as a reader of S/F first, author second and have read too many good female S/F authors to prejudge. The last book I read by a female 'Of Machines & Magics' by Adele Abbot is still filling my head. What an imagination it makes my works look pale by comparison.
Writer first gender should play no part.

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