Andy Weir
Andy Weir
Andy Taylor Weir is an American novelist whose debut novel, The Martian, was later adapted into a film of the same name directed by Ridley Scott in 2015. He also worked as a computer programmer for much of his life...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth16 June 1972
CountryUnited States of America
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Back in the days of Apollo, sending humans to the moon was the only viable way to get the scientific data we wanted. But now, with our computer and robotics technology, there's very little an astronaut can do on Mars that a well-designed rover can't.
biggest knowledge
You want an audience. If you didn't, you wouldn't be a writer. The biggest motivation to write is the knowledge that someone will read it.
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Just so we're clear, Mark Watney is who I want to be. He has all the qualities I like about myself magnified without any of the qualities I dislike. Mark Watney isn't afraid to fly.
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Research into manned spaceflight is shifting from low-Earth orbit to destinations much further away, like Mars and the asteroid belt. But society will have to invent many new technologies before it can plausibly send people to those distances.
If the reader is rooting for the protagonist, they'll forgive you just about everything else.
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I originally wrote 'The Martian' as a free serial novel, posting one chapter at a time to my website.
If you look up every last detail on your subject, you'll never finish.
I don't take Mars One seriously at all.
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I am not a brave man... I do not have the right stuff. Astronauts are really a cut above.
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A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow. Don't wait for an inspired ending to come to mind. Work your way to the ending and see what comes up.