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margaret
margaret asked Andy Weir:

How long did The Martian take to write?

Andy Weir Three years.
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Jeremy
Jeremy asked Andy Weir:

If you had a hundred potatoes and 2 pre-packaged meals, wouldn't you use pieces of those delicious meals to flavor as many meals of potatoes as possible rather than just eating plain potatoes for days and days and then wolfing down a whole full-flavored meal? I think I would.

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Daniel Burton asked Andy Weir:

Have you figured out if The Martian is eligible for the Hugo?

Zanda Escu
Zanda Escu asked Andy Weir:

This question contains spoilers… (view spoiler)[ Congrats on a great book, I've really enjoyed it, although the technical parts kinda made my head spin. ;)

How is it that Mark never suffered from depression while on Mars? Yes, he was always joking, he kept busy most of the time and he had his TV shows and disco music. But he was all alone over there for a year-and-a-half, not even in communication with Earth. I don't think he would've escaped it no matter what...
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