Holly

Holly asked Douglas Preston:

How to you and Child decide who's going to write what? Or do you guys just go with it?

Douglas Preston We divide up the chapter outline and each of us takes a sequence of chapters -- for example, I'll write a sequence from Pendergast's point of view and Linc will write a sequence from Corrie's POV, and then we will swap what we've written and rewrite each other.

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Katherine Kuzmenko

Katherine Kuzmenko asked Douglas Preston:

Some of your books deal with secret organizations or governmental services. Have you ever dreamed of becoming a James Bond of a kind? Not only to write, but to participate in such adventures?

Terry

Terry asked Douglas Preston:

When you write, do you have conversations in your head, first pretending to be one of the characters speaking, then the other? I'm curious about the way you get dialogue going and onto the page. I have been imagining entire "movie scenes" in my head, and trying to write from them - and wondered, do you do the same thing?

Kathy

Kathy asked Douglas Preston:

Hi! I really enjoy experiencing your books. They are thrilling! My question, and please pardon me if you have been asked this before, is who do you see in your mind's eye when you write about Agent Pendergast? Do you imagine who would play the part of Pendergast if another of your novels was made into a movie? And if you do, what actor would you like to see portray him?

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