{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"#24 Writing The Martian and The Egg with Andy Weir","description":"Andy Weir, bestselling author of&amp;nbsp;The Martian&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;The Egg&amp;nbsp;talks with us this week about how he writes, how he&amp;nbsp;comes up with ideas, and what inspires him.\r\nAndy&amp;rsquo;s story personally inspires me because I am trying to finish&amp;nbsp;my first novel&amp;nbsp;right now and Eliot has written&amp;nbsp;two novels&amp;nbsp;with another on the way.\r\nMoreover, he used to be a computer programmer (just like me).\r\nNow he gets to live a life focused on writing entertaining-as-hell novels that millions of people will read.\r\nDo not miss this interview, it will inspire you in many ways!","author_name":"Craftsman Founder with Lucas Carlson and Eliot Peper","author_url":"http:\/\/www.craftsmanfounder.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/3579799\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/9078041"}