Just a quick one today. I wanted to draw your attention to this really nice – and very short interview with author Andy Weir. It’s just a short Q&A really, nothing special. But I love writers who cut through all the pretentious stuff and just tell us their experience in a simple and relatable way. Andy is an absolute master at that.
Like many, you’ll probably know Andy Weir from his breakthrough novel The Martian, that garnered him fame and fortune. Andy actually wrote many sci-fi stories before The Martian, which became a hit as a novel and a successful motion picture.
His story about how he got successful with The Martian is fairly well-known, and isn’t too special. Many authors have a similar experience. But with Andy, what makes it special, is how he tells the story of that success. There’s a great example of this in his “Authors at Google” talk, which you can see below:
Part of the fun of his story is how down to earth it was. No fancy shots to the moon, (if you pardon to space metaphor), just a regular guy who self-published a really nice story, which turned into a success by virtue of its quality, energy, and the enthusiasm of readers who flocked to it.
Hopefully you find it as inspirational as I have. Happy writing!
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