Team Suggestions for Cinereous Skies

In the final chapter of Nocturne in Black and Gold, several members of the team present Diana with suggestions for her upcoming Arkham Files story, Cinereous Skies. I've grouped below the ideas she's received. But be advised, Diana reserves the right to modify and tweak them as her fancy dictates.

Novel Progress: a character's obsession

For Coursera's Creative Writing: Craft of Plot course, one of the assignments was to write a scene where a character is obsessed with an object so much that, given the choice of living without the object or keeping it and dying within 24 hours, the character would be torn over the decision.

The Game's Afoot

The TV writers didn't equate Mozzie with Sherlock Holmes, but I've long thought Mozzie would view the master detective as a kindred soul. Mozzie would naturally be attracted to Sherlock's brilliant intellect. Both are masters at using disguises. Sherlock, like Mozzie, was an aficionado of classical music and an expert at analyzing cryptic codes. Sherlock's use of a drug to stimulate his deductive reasoning would, alas, also be something Mozzie would appreciate.

Wall Demolition

When it comes to con artists, everyone knows that White Collar's expert is Neal Caffrey. Although other team members may participate in a limited way, he does the heavy lifting. In the Caffrey Conversation AU, we've expanded on the concept. An integral part of Neal's con artistry is his instinct to shield others from any fallout related to his work.

Problem Solving a la Mozzie

When it comes to con artists, everyone knows that White Collar's expert is Neal Caffrey. Although other team members may participate in a limited way, he does the heavy lifting. In the Caffrey Conversation AU, we've expanded on the concept. An integral part of Neal's con artistry is his instinct to shield others from any fallout related to his work.

Cons within Cons

In Nocturne in Black and Gold, the White Collar team devised the U-boat con to take down Adler and Azathoth. Lurking under the surface are at least five other cons, any one of which could potentially torpedo an already elaborate scam.