margaret

margaret asked Andy Weir:

How long did The Martian take to write?

Andy Weir Three years.

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Beth

Beth asked Andy Weir:

One of the things I loved about your book was the way Mark handled life-threatening situations with humor. I've heard humor mentioned as a survival technique -- the idea that people who can keep their sense of humor in the face of risk are more likely to survive than those who get overwhelmed by the frightening reality of their situation. I'm curious -- how did this aspect of Mark's characterization come about?

Tamara Merrill

Tamara Merrill asked Andy Weir:

First let me say - I loved this book! I found it fasinating that the science was easy to read, so my question is..... Is the science accurate?

Robert Dugoni

Robert Dugoni asked Andy Weir:

Andy, as a writer who does a lot of research I was blown away by The Martian So what's your background and how the heck did you get all the science in there? Terrific book. I recommend it often to people as Tom Hanks in Castaway on Mars. Robert Dugoni

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