jamie_bauer

hey all! quarantine continues to be a drain on my mental health so the ekstasis hiatus continues, but I have published a new short story for the new @talesofthedeep contest! I'm still hoping to get in a couple rounds of revisions before the contest ends, so if you have any constructive criticism, it would be greatly appreciated. and as usual, I hope y'all enjoy!
          	
          	https://www.wattpad.com/story/238944903-whale-fall

ShatteredHeart98

Hi writer *waves* I was just wondering if ekstasis (hope I spelt that right) was going to be continued. I don't want to push for a date or anything. I just wanted to know if it will be completed at some point. Seriously, no pressure!

ShatteredHeart98

@ShatteredHeart98 yeah, that would be great! I'd love to hear from you when you continue, but again, no pressure. Life gets busy, I get it, so whenever you're ready to continue is fine with me  
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jamie_bauer

@ShatteredHeart98 hi! thanks for reaching out--I'm still working on writing & revising the book, but I'm in college right now, so it's slow going. I probably won't be updating anytime in the near future, although I can let you know if I do, if you'd like :)
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roxyy_172328

Hey you, I saw u’re writing fantasy stories. I also started writing a fantasy book because I couldn’t find one to read that really fit my expectations. I’m really interested if you have or know some good fantasy/fairy books.
          
          I’m definitely gonna read your books (already excited (; ) 
          Have a great day Xx

jamie_bauer

hey all! quarantine continues to be a drain on my mental health so the ekstasis hiatus continues, but I have published a new short story for the new @talesofthedeep contest! I'm still hoping to get in a couple rounds of revisions before the contest ends, so if you have any constructive criticism, it would be greatly appreciated. and as usual, I hope y'all enjoy!
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/story/238944903-whale-fall

jamie_bauer

hey guys! I know I've been away from wattpad for a while, so I just wanted to make a few lil life updates!
          1) they/them pronouns for now please! I may be changing my pen name/username here on WP soon as well ^^
          2) I am still making regular process on Ekstasis, but there's a lot going on in my life right now, so I haven't been able to maintain super regular updates. that said: I have a revised version of chapter 11 that should be going up sometime very soon, and chapter 12 (the first of part 2!!) will come shortly after.
          3) I'm taking a gap year and one of my plans is to focus on finishing this rough draft, as well as getting started on a new high fantasy project that I've had in the works for a while now. my focus is on Ekstasis at the moment, but more on the new project soon-ish ;)

jamie_bauer

First off, thank you all so, so much for helping Ekstasis get to 1k reads! I know it's not all that much in the grand scheme of things but I never expected this many people to read and enjoy my stories, so it's an exciting milestone <3
          
          Second, chapter 8 and an extended version of chapter 7 of Ekstasis are up! Thank you all for bearing with my writer's block for a while; you can find the new chapter here, and as always, let me know what you think!! https://www.wattpad.com/898678325-ekstasis-viii

jamie_bauer

Just wanted to update you all on where I'm at with Ekstasis! I know new chapters have been more irregular than usual lately; I'm still working on major rewrites to the first 3 chapters, as well as some updates for chapter 7 since I wasn't really happy with how it came out. I may or may not post the 8th chapter this week; if not, things should be back to usual by next week at the latest.
          
          On the upside, I've made some updates to the Ekstasis playlist! You can check it out here ^^ https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7mGo5zx5OP6e1hzybCKxz2?si=rxEmyjJ_TTawThzxIYBkBQ

jamie_bauer

Chapter 7 of Ekstasis is now up! Plus *drumroll* a new cover!! As always, I'd love to hear your thoughts :) Revised versions of the first three chapters are also on the way as well, but I wanted to take a bit more time with them. They should be up by next week. https://www.wattpad.com/story/218906727-ekstasis

redmonsterr

@fiona_bauer ohhh i love the new cover, well-fitting to the story 
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jamie_bauer

no update for Ekstasis tomorrow--I just submitted my last final of the semester (yay!) and need a day or two off of writing, lol. but expect a bigger update than usual next week! I'm planning on posting a new chapter, as usual, as well as revised versions of the first two.