Edit; THE REWRITTEN VERSION IS NOW POSTED.

Hey lovelies,

I wanted to start off by saying I'm extremely sorry for not updating in over a year. I honestly couldn't believe it when i saw it. It certainly has not felt that long for me. Life's just been so crazy, that I've lost my time and my passion for writing. I graduated high school last month, and now I've got university coming up in the next two months. There are just so many deadlines that I have to meet, and I have to start preparing for when I move into my dorm- which absolutely terrifies me. I know that no amount of apologies will make up for my absence, and I want to make it up to you guys. I've been thinking long and hard about what I want to do, there are some important things I want to address about my novel and I want your opinions on them.

1. There is no way that I would ever give up on my story, one way or another it will get finished. Shaylee and Xavier are my babies and I want to finish their story.

2. I am going to rewrite Next Door to the Player. Part of the reason I haven't updated is because I'm unhappy with my writing with earlier chapters of the novel. I also need to fix the plot, there are a lot of plot holes, and I really think that in general things need to be cleaned up and fixed before I can continue writing. There are a lot of parts of the novel that don't tie in with the plot and a lot of messes when it comes to timing. I started NDTTP when I was twelve or thirteen, I'll be eighteen in three months, and my writing has improved significantly since then. I took a writer's craft course in my last semester and I've learned so much about plots, character development and editing. It really gave me a new perspective about my writing and how I want to portray myself as a writer. I think the only way I can truly finish NDTTP is by rewriting it and turning it into a much better, more thought out version.

3. I DO NOT PLAN ON DELETING THIS VERSION. This version will stay here on wattpad, the way it is, since I know how I feel when authors take down the original versions of their novels. However you should know; if you guys decide that you'd be willing to read the rewritten version, this version will not have any more chapters added on to it.

4. With the rewritten version, I'm debating on changing the name. Any thoughts?

5. I also want to hold a contest for a new cover for NDTTP; would you guys be willing to participate? If so, tell me what kind of prizes you'd be interested in.

6. I want to know your thoughts! Will you be willing to read the rewritten version? Or will you hate me forever? I will be keeping most of what is already in the chapters, but I'm not going to lie, the rewritten version will be slightly different and -hopefully- better.

I don't really think there's anything else I want/ need to address, but if I remember something I forgot I'll probably add it to this or make a new note. I'm really sorry and I hope none of you begin to hate me because of my decision. I also hope that you will continue to read Shaylee and Xavier's adventure, since I know they love you just as much as I do. MOST IMPORTANTLY; I want to thank all of you so much for your support IN the past few years, and I wouldn't be where I am today without any of you. THANK YOU FOR STICKING WITH ME, THROUGH THICK AND THIN, I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU AND I LOVE YOU.

I plan on posting the first chapter of the rewritten version sometime this week. Hope to hear from you!

xoxo- Shar