the Gemini Keys

the official tumblr of Robert and Linda's world | sneak peeks and other secrets directly from the author's mind | follow my Twitter for writing updates

[the-geminikeys]

welcome to the Locked Realm

hi everyone!

welcome to the official tumblr for everything related to the Gemini Keys: an in-progress novel series about twins Robert and Linda and the adventures they go on to develop their understandings of themselves and the people and worlds around them.

my name is Ky, and this blog is an invitation into my mind; i will be posting writing updates, character files, and possibly the occasional sneak peek, amongst much more!

i look forward to sharing this story with you all, and i hope you enjoy it as much as i do :)

[the-geminikeys]

[the-geminikeys]

Sneak peek 1:

[Robert's perspective]

I looked at the papers tacked to the wall above Ben's bed, and one photo in particular caught my eye. I pointed it out to her and Linda, smiling; "They look familiar."

"Oh, yeah!" Ben came over and climbed onto her bed, retrieving the photo carefully to show us.

Three young children grinned cheesily up at the camera, proudly showing off their brand-new stuffed toys. The girl on the right had a leopard, the girl in the middle had a zebra, and the boy on the left had a tiger. I remembered that trip to the zoo for Ben's eleventh birthday; his fur was significantly less vibrant by now, but I still had that tiger toy sitting in my wardrobe at home.

It made me unexpectedly happy to see that Ben kept that photo of the three of us displayed.

I think this is a really cute moment between the 3 main characters, and as it's not a massive spoiler for the story I wanted to share it 😁

[the-geminikeys]

i hate myself 🙃

[the-geminikeys]

i managed to write 1800 words today, plus 400 words yesterday, which i don't think is too bad considering the fact that i haven't written anything significant in at least 3 months.

also the last sentence i wrote today was "Let's go trespassing again", which i think is a good note to end on 😂

[the-geminikeys]

bit of an update

I was originally going to be posting writing updates both on here and on Twitter, but I haven’t been keeping up with them on here so I’ve decided that writing updates are going to be something that’s only posted to Twitter, to keep the content a bit different across platforms, so if you’re interested in how I’m getting on with the actual writing then please follow my Twitter (linked here and in my blog bio)

[the-geminikeys]

writing begins today!

with the current world situation, i’ve got a lot of spare time, and after spending a couple of days just getting to know the characters by writing descriptions of each of them from different points of view, i finally feel ready to write up the first draft of chapter 1!

there are still quite a few plot issues to patch, but i think getting started will help me to smooth those out :D

[the-geminikeys]

hello, friends!

This is just a little update on how i plan to use this blog going forward, and when the writing will begin in ernest.

At the time of writing this, it is December 2019, and i am in year 13 at school/college. In June 2020 I take my A Level exams, and then I'm done with school. I am not going straight to uni, but instead I'm taking a gap year in which i hope to write the entirety (or at least the first draft) of The Gemini Keys.

I may then go to uni in September 2021; i am at least applying, but it partially depends on whether i am able to get this writing career launched in the meantime, which is what i hope to be able to do.

I am very excited for this project; the first faint fragments of the idea have been milling around my head since about 2011, but finally i will be able to get the story down on paper in full to share with the world.

That's where this blog comes in. I have the ideas and all the planning, so once I'm done with all my exams all i have to do is sit down and write the thing. This blog will be used as a way to document my progress, share sneak peeks and secrets, and hopefully spread awareness and get more people as invested and in support of this story as i am.

Thank you for reading, and i hope you will stick with me as Robert and Linda and their world grow into something that we can all be excited about.

- Ky 🐾

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