A Billion Bad Ideas
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Tech Mess
27 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Technology really does a wonder on our stories. Writing a horror story? Better find a way to get rid of all those cell phones. Penning a high-stress d...
Get Henched
13 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The internet is a little confused about what a henching is, but we’re not. We know a solid hench when we see one. Which is why we’re talking about...
It's a Draw!
30 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Clayton couldn’t record this week, but instead of honoring his absence with a quiet week, like normal people, Ben and Luna recorded an episode witho...
Author, Unstick Thyself!
15 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What starts as a conversation about how we get unstuck from writer’s block turns into a free-for-all of Ben stealing all his best ideas from movies,...
Introducing: Is This a Ghost?
09 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We’ll be back next week with our regularly scheduled episode of A Billion Bad Ideas, but in the meantime, here’s something we think you’ll like ...
Wait, What Are YOU Working On?
01 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
An episode about what we’re working on turns into a Whole Thing about what’s worth working on, what our existential bodies want from us, what audi...
The Seedborne Project
18 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Luna was out this week, but Ben and Clayton didn’t let that stop them from announcing a huge new project and taking all the glory for themselves. We...
Ducks with Robot Legs and Human Teeth, and Other Good Ideas
04 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Instead of explaining our processes this week, we do something very daring and super brave—we actually model it! Ben gives us a question prompt, and...
What a Character
20 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Who’s the favorite character you’ve ever written? How do you make your characters believable? And, good heavens, how do you make them relatable?! ...
Beginning. Middle. End. What even is a book, and how do you know that you're doing it?
06 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Luna asks some questions that Ben seems totally fine with and Clayton seems extremely confused by. How do you know when you’ve started yo...
But is Your Idea a GOOD Idea...?
23 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How do you know if your ideas are—what’s the word—good? This week, the guys tackle the tricky topic of ideas. Which ones are worth writing? Whic...
The Absolute Panic of Sharing Your Work
09 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What does it take to work up the nerve to share your work with the world at large for the very first time? This is a public episode. If you would lik...