The story of writing and publishing Andy Weir's "The Martian"

benbradley · Dec 3, 2014

This podcast interviews a writer with a fascinating story - he "blogged live" his third manuscript for free online as he wrote it, and then ... and then ...

http://www.skepticality.com/

The interview starts at 32:29, so it's pretty much the second half of the podcast.

Jamesaritchie · Dec 8, 2014

It's one of those things that happens, but I wouldn't count on it ever happening again.

RightHoJeeves · Dec 8, 2014

Jamesaritchie said:
It's one of those things that happens, but I wouldn't count on it ever happening again.

You never know!

OP - thanks for the link. I read The Martian a couple weeks ago and really enjoyed it. I had heard it had an odd publishing history, so this should be a good yarn. I'll have a listen after work.

bearilou · Dec 9, 2014

Sadly, I can't listen to the interview. It'll chew up my bandwidth.

*goes to investigate further*

RightHoJeeves · Dec 9, 2014

bearilou said:
Sadly, I can't listen to the interview. It'll chew up my bandwidth.

*goes to investigate further*

It's a pretty good one. Andy Weir sounds like a nice guy.

RikWriter · Dec 9, 2014

Jamesaritchie said:
It's one of those things that happens, but I wouldn't count on it ever happening again.

Well, for that matter so is the story of Michael Crichton or JK Rowling, yet many writers dream of being in their shoes. (Not me. I don't dream anymore.)

The story of writing and publishing Andy Weir's "The Martian"

benbradley

It's a doggy dog world

Jamesaritchie

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bearilou

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RightHoJeeves

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