Working: How a Songwriter Gets in the Zone
This week, host Karen Han talks to musician Cameron Lew, who writes music under the name Ginger Root. In the interview, Cameron breaks down his songwriting process and discusses the elusiveness of inspiration and creative flow. He also talks about his EP Nisemono, which contains a completely fictional premise about a Japanese pop idol.\xa0\nAfter the interview, Karen and co-host Isaac Butler discuss how hard it is to schedule creative work. They also talk about the different ways that they measure success.\xa0\nIn the exclusive Slate Plus segment, Cameron explains how he used to balance a day job with his music work.\xa0\nSend your questions about creativity and any other feedback to working@slate.com or give us a call at (304) 933-9675.\nPodcast production by Cameron Drews.\xa0\nIf you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get an ad-free experience across the network and exclusive content on many shows\u2014you\u2019ll also be supporting the work we do here on Working. Sign up now at slate.com/workingplus to help support our work.\n__\nCheck out\xa0Remote Works\xa0here:\xa0https://link.chtbl.com/remoteworks?sid=podcast.WORKING\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices