Creative@Work

What if the job you think is killing your creativity is actually the thing that gives it a voice? Lindsey Galloway makes the case for staying in your day job—and shows you how to turn your workplace, coworkers, jargon, and even the worst people you know into original creative fuel.

For anyone stuck in a creative rut, juggling caregiving, or convinced they need a cabin retreat to finally finish that project, this episode is a reset. Lindsey shares why quitting did not magically make her more productive, how she finished a screenplay in 90-minute chunks, and why devotion beats discipline when you are trying to build a creative practice that survives real life.

You'll discover why financial pressure can choke early drafts, how a corporate job can give you material no one else has, and why specific lived experience makes stories feel real. Whether you write fiction, screenplays, or just want to stop waiting for the perfect life before you make the work, this episode gives you a way in.

If you have ever thought, “I will start when I quit,” this conversation will challenge that idea in the best way. Your day job may be more than a distraction—it may be the raw material that makes your work unmistakably yours. Perfect for writers, artists, caregivers, and anyone trying to create before life gets less busy.

Half-started novel in a drawer? An artistic practice you used to love, now filed under "someday"? A spark itching you to create that you haven't chased yet?

I'm Lindsey Galloway, journalist, screenwriter, poet, entrepreneur, and I've been stuck plenty of times, sometimes for years. Morning pages, strict word counts, Excel spreadsheets for tracking progress: none of it worked for me. What did work was stranger. Tarot. Time travel. Myth, memory, and monsters. Fairy tales, found sounds, and yeah, even the power of friendship.

Every week on Creative at Work, I share one of those tactics, mine or a guest's, that you can try yourself. This is a creative practice that fits a full, working life, whether you have a day job or this is the job (or you want it to be).

Someday starts today. Let's get making.