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Mike Boas
Mike Boas asked Andy Weir:

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Andy Weir Using first-person from Mark let me tell the reader all about the science and tech without being boring. There's an enormous amount of exposition in the book and I had to make it interesting. So a wise-cracking narration with jokes was called for.

The "god" segments were in places where I wanted to reader to feel like they were experiencing the events at the same time as Mark. As opposed to the log entries which are all Mark talking about things that already happened.
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Pam
Pam asked Andy Weir:

Was Mark Watney's character inspired by someone you know, or is his personality more like your own? (Thank you for a great book!)

Warren Benton
Warren Benton asked Andy Weir:

It the writing of the Martian did you run a scenario with actual martians? Or were you trying to keep it alien free?

Otis Chandler
Otis Chandler asked Andy Weir:

I understand that you originally published The Martian serially on your blog, which was useful for getting feedback and refining the story and the math. Do you think that's something more fiction writers should employ? Or is it unique to The Martian in some way?

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