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Goodreads asked Andy Weir:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Andy Weir 1) Write. Actually write. It's easy to daydream about a story. It's hard to actually write it.

2) Resist the urge to tell your friends and family about your story ideas. Doing that satisfies your need for an audience and saps your will to actually write it. Make a rule for yourself that they only way anyone will see your stories is by you writing them. It helps with motivation.

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Ron Gillette asked Andy Weir:

What is the subject of your next book project?

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Felix asked Andy Weir:

I loved the technical accuracy in your book. Was there anything you wanted to include, but couldn´t, either because of it being unrealistic or because you couldn´t find out enough about it?

Rose

Rose asked Andy Weir:

Hi Andy, really enjoyed reading "The Martian" and thank you for an awesome read. How did you become interested in writing about space travel, and what was your process for doing research for the novel?

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