You will be given a trivia clue, and the category it belongs to. You should answer with the best answer that belongs in the category and is described by the clue. For simplicity, answers should be in all lower cased letters.

[EX Q]: Category: ART & ARTISTS 
Clue: An X-ray of his "Blue Boy" has revealed the figure of a small dog that was painted out
[EX A]: thomas gainsborough

[EX Q]: Category: WOMEN WRITERS 
Clue: Mary Chesnut's take on this U.S. war was part of a Ken Burns TV documentary
[EX A]: the civil war

[EX Q]: Category: POTENT PEOPLE 
Clue: Author Steve who created D.A. Paul Madriani
[EX A]:
martini