A conversation about the writing journey of Penna and Silbrith.
Current projects: Penna is writing a Caffrey Conversation story.
Silbrith will post Dances with Dinosaurs (Caffrey Conversation) on May 23.

Banner: Will Quinn

Tuesday, April 10, 2018

Prelude to Harlequin's Shadow

Harlequin's Shadow begins 4 days after the completion of events in Dark Rabbit. It's mid-August. In a few weeks, classes will resume at Columbia University. This is Neal's second year in the graduate program where he's studying art history and visual arts. Luckily he doesn't have to crack open his books just yet because White Collar is about to embark on the most elaborate con it's ever devised. The double-pronged objective is to ensnare fugitive hedge fund manager Vincent Adler and the criminal organization Ydrus. The team's dubbed it the U-boat con.

Tuesday, April 3, 2018

Shadow Worlds

The TV series White Collar juxtaposed Peter's world of the FBI with Mozzie's shadowy existence as a con artist and thief. Much of the dramatic tension was derived from Neal who straddled both domains. In Caffrey Conversation, Penna and I have nudged the two worlds closer together. At first, Mozzie merely tolerated the new coexistence. Now, more often than not, he is cooperating with those he used to lump together as the Enemy. With Crossed Lines, I added a second shadow world to the mix—the magical realm of witches, vampires, and other supernatural spirits. Can they also learn to coexist?