Kimberly Kincaid's Blog - Posts Tagged "deep-check"
I am a writer. I tell people lies for money.
A few readers have asked me how I choose who gets a book/what order the stories go in. The truth is, I give this A LOT of thought and most of it is planned out very far in advance. When I decided to write the Remington series back in 2016 (I KNOW!) I knew a few things:
1. I wanted a lot of books, so I'd have to break things into "sub series" (Station Seventeen, Remington Medical, Intelligence Unit, and Rescue Squad)
2. That I'd have to plan the couples in advance otherwise I wouldn't be able to leave y'all "Easter eggs" -- those fun little hints in each book that allude to future couples.
So I planned every single one of the Remington couples in 2016 when I mapped the series. For those of you with REALLY good eyes, you'll see/remember that waaaaayyyyy back in Deep Check, there's a snippet where Addison goes off to flirt with the hockey players on Finn's team...and Ryan gets grumpy about it 🥰 I knew WAY back then that they'd be a couple.
I do sometimes add characters/couples who weren't in the original "plan". Jo and Sawyer are a perfect example. Neither of them were ever in the series outline, but once I started writing The Grifter and Jo became a bigger character than I thought she might, I realized she could use a good HEA. I'd been asked to participate in a SUPER fun newsletter builder project, which required a new story, so I wrote Sawyer into the epilogue for The Grifter, and that was that! The Renegade was born!
There's a longer story along this line that has to do with Xander, but I'm saving it for another post. Suffice it to say he lived in my head rent-free for a LONG TIME before he got his story, though.
So tell me... which couple is your favorite match? Can you think of any (spoiler-free) "Easter eggs" you've seen that hint at future couples? (PSSST-- there is going to be a BIG Easter egg in the exclusive epilogue to The Rogue. HUGE) And do you have any other questions for our behind-the-scenes posts this month?
1. I wanted a lot of books, so I'd have to break things into "sub series" (Station Seventeen, Remington Medical, Intelligence Unit, and Rescue Squad)
2. That I'd have to plan the couples in advance otherwise I wouldn't be able to leave y'all "Easter eggs" -- those fun little hints in each book that allude to future couples.
So I planned every single one of the Remington couples in 2016 when I mapped the series. For those of you with REALLY good eyes, you'll see/remember that waaaaayyyyy back in Deep Check, there's a snippet where Addison goes off to flirt with the hockey players on Finn's team...and Ryan gets grumpy about it 🥰 I knew WAY back then that they'd be a couple.
I do sometimes add characters/couples who weren't in the original "plan". Jo and Sawyer are a perfect example. Neither of them were ever in the series outline, but once I started writing The Grifter and Jo became a bigger character than I thought she might, I realized she could use a good HEA. I'd been asked to participate in a SUPER fun newsletter builder project, which required a new story, so I wrote Sawyer into the epilogue for The Grifter, and that was that! The Renegade was born!
There's a longer story along this line that has to do with Xander, but I'm saving it for another post. Suffice it to say he lived in my head rent-free for a LONG TIME before he got his story, though.
So tell me... which couple is your favorite match? Can you think of any (spoiler-free) "Easter eggs" you've seen that hint at future couples? (PSSST-- there is going to be a BIG Easter egg in the exclusive epilogue to The Rogue. HUGE) And do you have any other questions for our behind-the-scenes posts this month?
My hockey hero would like a quickie!
It's update time! *cue the party music*
I've been working on a bit this week, getting the framework set (once you read it, you'll know why this is kind of a big deal--there's a LOT going on for Chloe and Tyler in this book). No preorder or release date yet, but this is the place to be for that--you'll get the news first as soon as it's set. Swearsies!
But until then, I wanted to share a book you might have missed. I know, I know. "How could I possibly miss a sizzling hot hockey playing hero who falls directly into your firehouse, Kincaid?!" It does happen, because we can't read 24/7 even though we allllllll want to. But if you did miss out on Finn Donnelly and January Sinclair's steamy second-chance romance, here's what I tell you to make it better:
1. Although Deep Check is part of the Station Seventeen series, it's a true standalone. I wrote it as part of an anthology, so really. It's a STANDALONE :)
2. Yes, you'll still see characters you recognize if you've read the S17 books. No, there won't be spoilers. Yes, there's even a pretty covert hint at Ryan and Addison hooking up eventually (that's The Rogue).
3. January is Sergeant Sinclair's (from the Intelligence Unit books) daughter, and he pops in on this one, too.
4. I saved the best for last. Three words: The. Shower. Scene.
Even better, Deep Check can be read in a couple hours. So, really, if you haven't read it...now's the time!
I've been working on a bit this week, getting the framework set (once you read it, you'll know why this is kind of a big deal--there's a LOT going on for Chloe and Tyler in this book). No preorder or release date yet, but this is the place to be for that--you'll get the news first as soon as it's set. Swearsies!
But until then, I wanted to share a book you might have missed. I know, I know. "How could I possibly miss a sizzling hot hockey playing hero who falls directly into your firehouse, Kincaid?!" It does happen, because we can't read 24/7 even though we allllllll want to. But if you did miss out on Finn Donnelly and January Sinclair's steamy second-chance romance, here's what I tell you to make it better:
1. Although Deep Check is part of the Station Seventeen series, it's a true standalone. I wrote it as part of an anthology, so really. It's a STANDALONE :)
2. Yes, you'll still see characters you recognize if you've read the S17 books. No, there won't be spoilers. Yes, there's even a pretty covert hint at Ryan and Addison hooking up eventually (that's The Rogue).
3. January is Sergeant Sinclair's (from the Intelligence Unit books) daughter, and he pops in on this one, too.
4. I saved the best for last. Three words: The. Shower. Scene.
Even better, Deep Check can be read in a couple hours. So, really, if you haven't read it...now's the time!
