Welcome to "Writing Rat Face," a Point Blank Limited Series on one writer's process of writing a 50,000 word novel first draft.
Rat Face is a post-apocalyptic crime novel set in a world ravaged by nuclear war and climate change.
The main character, Rat Face, is a noir-ish hitman and delinquent looking to solve his father figure's murder before the Terror Squads find & liquidate him.
In this series of 6 to 10 short episodes, Justin Bendell discusses his weekly process writing 50,000 words in three months, including the day-to-day ups and downs, the challenges and dead-ends, and the surprises along the way as his novel draft evolves.
E27: They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (pt. 2) -- Deep Discussion -- 5 Round Burst
E26: They Shoot Horses, Do They? (pt. 1) -- Horace McCoy -- Existentialism in Noir -- Dog Eared Classics
E25: In a Lonely Place (pt. 2) -- Deep Discussion -- 5 Round Burst
E24: In A Lonely Place (pt. 1) -- Dorothy Hughes -- Alcoholism in Detective Fiction
E23: Devil In a Blue Dress -- Deep Discussion -- 5 Round Burst
E22: Devil in a Blue Dress (pt. 1) -- Walter Mosley -- Featured Reviews -- Podcast Update
E21: A Flash of Green -- Deep Discussion -- 5 Round Burst -- Really Stupid Mysteries
E20: A Flash of Green (pt. 1) -- John D MacDonald -- Florida Crime Fiction -- Junkie Love
E19: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (pt. 2) -- Deep Discussion -- 5 Round Burst
E18: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (pt. 1) -- Stieg Larsson -- Nordic Noir--
E17: In the footsteps of Spade and Hammett. A Summer Vacation Special!
E16: Queenpin (pt. 2) -- Deep Discussion -- Megan Abbott
E15: Queenpin (pt. 1) -- Megan Abbott -- Antiheroes -- 5 Round Burst
E14: The Maltese Falcon (pt. 2) -- Deep Discussion
E13: The Maltese Falcon (Pt 1) -- 5 Round Burst -- North & Central
E12: The Doomsters (pt. 2) -- Ross MacDonald
E11-The Doomsters Part 1
E10-The Postman Always Rings Twice
E9: Night Has A Thousand Eyes -- Cornell Woolrich -- Investigative Gaming -- 5 Round Burst
E8: The Real Cool Killers -- Chester Himes -- 5 Round Burst
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