Audely Bensen Writes

This review has been really difficult to write, because I loved this book so much and it's hard to remember everything I want to say about it. I read The Longest Autumn by Amy Avery the second my pre-ordered copy arrived, and immediately started recommending it to everyone I know.  It's a pandemic book that touches on the way communities fail each other when supply chain issues emerge. There's a protagonist who lives with chronic pain, and thrives. There are broken hearts, but also healthy relationships, mutual respect, and care. There's sexy times and complicated friendship!  I loved this book for what it said about belonging and community, and for how it said it. This will be a book to return to and to treasure. 

I had planned to sit down and write this post at the end of June. I swear I only let a little bit of time pass, and yet somehow it's just about the end of July and I still haven't looked at my goals. The last quarter has been very hectic with work and with a few trips back and forth to visit with family. Compared to prior years, there's been far less travel this summer! That will all change in the fall, but for now I am really enjoying being in my house and tending to my garden.  April: Wrote just under 3,000 words of shorts and writing exercises. Mostly, I read non-fiction and took a break from writing this month.  May: Re-outlined Predacide and revised the first third of the book. By revising 18 scenes, I managed to cut 101 words. Not impressive on the word count front, but I am really happy with the direction this book took with this latest revision.  June: Added 9,000 words to Predacide over 26 scenes.  July: We're still in July, but it seems silly not to report ...