Lili asked Kathy Reichs:

First of all I would like to thank you for your amazing work! My question is in relation to the Bones series and how you lay out the plot of the books; do you start off with an idea of a 'villain' and then create your plot around that or do you have a more structured approach to planning out a book? Cheeky second question; has your style of writing developed as you've written more?

Kathy Reichs I start of with a central idea. Usually from a case that I've worked, but sometimes an interesting news article or something I've read from a forensic journal. Then I just ask what if this...what if that... and the story comes together.

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What drew you to write when you already had a profession? I loved the Virals for young readers but the visual of the South Carolina coast-so beautiful. No questions just continue writing from your professional background I enjoy your style, from another Chicagoan.

Wendy asked Kathy Reichs:

Is there anything you might personally find too gross to write or read?

Philippa Williams asked Kathy Reichs:

I find forensic anthropology so fascinating. When in your career of anthropology did you decide to write?

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What drew you to write when you already had a profession? I loved the Virals for young readers but the visual of the South Carolina coast-so beautiful. No questions just continue writing from your professional background I enjoy your style, from another Chicagoan.

Is there anything you might personally find too gross to write or read?

I find forensic anthropology so fascinating. When in your career of anthropology did you decide to write?

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