TheCreativeTrashCan

☆ You all remember "Boy Next Door" ??? ☆
          	
          	- Well I have some pretty exciting new!
          	
          	- I published "Boy Next Door", starting in 2017. This story is nearly 10 years old now!
          	
          	- Similarly to how a separate release of "Boys Will Be Boys" was published, edited and hugely revisioned, so will "Boy Next Door". 
          	
          	- A separate revision of "Boy Next Door" is currently under work, with a couple chapters of the revision nearly ready for publication. 
          	
          	- This revision of "Boy Next Door" will instead be titled "Getting Better Otherwise".
          	
          	- Unlike with the rivision for "Boys Will Be Boys", the revision for "Boy Next Door" (or "Getting Better Otherwise") will have way more dramatic changes. 
          	
          	- Changes you can expect when reading "Getting Better Otherwise" are: 
          	    • A change of setting, including the location and year. 
          	    • A change of reoccurring themes. 
          	    • Character names. 
          	    • Motives. 
          	    • A change of perspective (From first-person, to third-person)
          	
          	- Lasty chapter 8 of "Boys Will Be Boys" is also on its way for release! 
          	
          	- Please stay patient with me everyone <3 it means the world to me, and stick around because I have a lot of big projects! Stay safe and take care. 
          	    

TheCreativeTrashCan

☆ You all remember "Boy Next Door" ??? ☆
          
          - Well I have some pretty exciting new!
          
          - I published "Boy Next Door", starting in 2017. This story is nearly 10 years old now!
          
          - Similarly to how a separate release of "Boys Will Be Boys" was published, edited and hugely revisioned, so will "Boy Next Door". 
          
          - A separate revision of "Boy Next Door" is currently under work, with a couple chapters of the revision nearly ready for publication. 
          
          - This revision of "Boy Next Door" will instead be titled "Getting Better Otherwise".
          
          - Unlike with the rivision for "Boys Will Be Boys", the revision for "Boy Next Door" (or "Getting Better Otherwise") will have way more dramatic changes. 
          
          - Changes you can expect when reading "Getting Better Otherwise" are: 
              • A change of setting, including the location and year. 
              • A change of reoccurring themes. 
              • Character names. 
              • Motives. 
              • A change of perspective (From first-person, to third-person)
          
          - Lasty chapter 8 of "Boys Will Be Boys" is also on its way for release! 
          
          - Please stay patient with me everyone <3 it means the world to me, and stick around because I have a lot of big projects! Stay safe and take care. 
              

TheCreativeTrashCan

♡ ~ Only one week left until Boys Will Be Boys new revision is officially released !! ~ ♡
          
          Things to know:
          
          - The revision will be posted as a "separate" story. 
          
          So rather than outright deleting or overwriting the original existing version, I'll be unpublishing the original. 
          
          - The current (orginal) version has about seventeen existing chapters released. The revision release with begin with six existing chapters. 
          
          Don't fear less content, however! Many of these chapters are about 15,000+ words.
          
          - Character previously named "Ross", is now "Ezera". Acclimate to that, if you can!
          
          This includes many other huge plot changes, character personalities, thematic implications, and extremes! 
          
          - Lastly, I'm trying to be more mature about my writing style, of course. So, I'll probably drop the habit of creating cast sheets. 
          
          That being said, I'm interested in creating my own character designs and sharing them on the platform. Or, even receiving art from you guys, representing how you picture these characters best! Let me know what you think!
          
          ☆ Keep an open eye for the release of the Boys Will Be Boys revision, coming 7-31-25 ☆
          
          

TheCreativeTrashCan

(7-14-25) I've updated the current publication of Boys Will Be Boys with a note page for all readers, announcing the upcoming revision! The Boys Will Be Boys revision is to be released on the 31st of July (7-31-25). I recommend following up with the new page updated to the current publication, for further details! < 3

threedragpass

Any slight, possible chance of a revival of Boy Next Door?
          
          Genuinely my favourite book on Wattpad. Shame it was never finished…

threedragpass

@TheCreativeTrashCan Good to still see you writing and active! I’ve had an interest in rereading some old Wattpad books. Yours was the last one I read on my reading list. Definitely need to take a look at Boys Will Be Boys for sure. These five years have flown by…
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TheCreativeTrashCan

@threedragpass Hi threedrag  missed your comments ! Honestly yeah, I think about it a lot. The revision would definitely look wildly different, but would probably be the same overall story template! I don't want to make any promises because I'm trying to be better at committing to one story at a time. Boys Will Be Boys being the current. Ideally, Boy Next Door would be the next revision though ! Thank you for asking and it's cool hearing from you again 
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TheCreativeTrashCan

Thoughts on how you guys can cope with this as an audience? I've been working on a pretty massive revision of Boys Will Be Boys (revision will be updated all at once when entirely complete) and I've needed to finally bite the bullet and rename the character "Ross", to "Isaac"  ! This just seems reasonable to me, because of the religious association with the "Isaac" name, and to avoid the reader being distracted by how comical it is that the two siblings are named "Ross" & "Phoebe". Anyway, let me know if this seems too huge a change for comfort. Always open to other suggestions too, if anyone feels they have other fun options! 

TheCreativeTrashCan

thank you @Schwifty4Eever for the feedback!! <3 
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Schwifty4Ever

since no one’s said anything I think it’s good! Like it makes a lot of sense for his name to have religious ties based on how his family is yk? Like the religion is so much in his life that it’s even in his name (although ofc Christian names are pretty common but you get what I mean lol)
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TheCreativeTrashCan

Nevermind, I'm changing Ross's name to an entirely third option. 
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Schwifty4Ever

Hi! I’ve noticed you haven’t posted on your profile for a while so I just wanted to say I hope you’re doing well!!

Schwifty4Ever

I’m glad you’re still writing if that’s what makes you happy! (Especially since BWBB is my fave rn) Also,I feel you on that adult life lol
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TheCreativeTrashCan

@Schwifty4Ever this means a lot, thank you so much! Been busy adjusting to adult life now that I'm living independently, but I've been returning to the app more lately and am working on an intense revision of Boys Will Be Boys! I can't promise any of my writing projects will be released consistently,  but I can promise that boys will be boys is not an abandoned story and will not be < 3. continued support is so huge to see
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