The Upper East Side is soon to be rocked by another of Daniel Humphrey(Penn Badgley)’s literary offerings!

(Cue mixed reactions... Groan? Yippee? Mega-shrugz?)

In this week’s ep, “The End of the Affair?”, we saw that Dan’s book deal was extended to a follow-up and that the poor guy is struggling to find his inspiration (durrrr, we’d be a little conflicted too, after everyone wound up drinkin’ the Haterade on his last work of “genius”...). Though the storyline played second fiddle to Dan’s other drama ― you know, the part where the woman he loves has tied herself to princess-hood in an effort to keep Chuck safe, and OH ALSO, the part where his ex-girlfriend locked lips with him in an effort to “protect” a friend (whatever, S!) ― it’s soon to enter into the action in a much bigger way...

“The second book is a primary part of the second part of the season,” executive producer Joshua Safran told The Hollywood Reporter. “The book that Dan is going to write next is harder for him to discover than the last one. Someone intervenes in an unlikely fashion.”

Hmmm! Does that mean Dan is going to be writing about his friends again? Is B ready to sell her life story?! Is Georgina resurfacing for a tell-all?! Will Gossip Girl reveal all her secrets?! (ARE WE OVER-THINKING THIS?! Personally, we’d settle for a prequel involving the life and times of Derek...)

At any rate, don’t look for the drama that surrounds Dan’s new full-time (?) occupation to wane in any way! Safran confirmed to TV Guide that the follow-up to Inside will be even more controversial than its predecessor, saying, “If his first book ruffled a few feathers, this one will ruffle a lot more.”

Oh my!