"How's the new book coming, Bones?"
"I'm quite frustrated, Booth. I seem to be deleting more than I'm writing."
"What's the problem?"
"My new editor wants me to inject some humor into my books. That's difficult given the constraints on length. I have to present a case, forensics and a resolution, and I'm supposed to include at least 4 explicit sex scenes between Kathy and Andy. I also find writing humor to be challenging."
"You probably just need practice. It took you a while to learn how to include sex scenes."
Brennan smiled slyly. "I've become much better at that since we've been together. Part of the problem is that I don't understand humor very well, so it's hard to find appropriate places for it in the novel. I think the witticism about circles being popular because they get around is amusing but I seem to be alone in that. I did like the Schrodinger's Cat joke I told at the convention but I'm not sure the average reader will get it."
Booth shrugged. "Just write some funny exchanges between Kathy and Andy while they're driving to a crime scene or have the lab guys say funny things. You know….clever banter."
"Maybe I could look up some jokes on the internet. Remember the horse jokes? I can be quite amusing."
"I don't know, Bones...humor is something that just has to flow….it's hard to be sciency about it."
"Perhaps after dinner, you could help me write some humorous lines…" Brennan moved to give Booth a kiss… "and then, maybe later, you could use your imagination to help me write an explicit sex scene between Kathy and Andy."
Booth grinned. "We may have to go through several edits to get that sex scene just right."
Brennan smiled. "I certainly hope so…."