"I've got a pretty busy schedule and I go in and out of real heavy writing spurts and then just kind of getting timing up with taking care of planning in music biz things. But the rewarding part for me is the creative process. I try to devote a lot of time to it, so I guess I am fairly disciplined. I've also written a lot under pressure, going into the studio because I just wasn't able to find the time or inspiration to get what I needed finished so sometimes my back was just kind of up against the wall and I just had to create under pressure. So that's also worked for me, but I don't prefer that method," Jim says with a laugh.

"I've always kind of had a fantasy of writing with Bob Dylan, I would maybe be intimidated though," he says thoughtfully. "I would like to... same with Elvis Costello. He was at the Americana Awards show the other night, really a great guy and he really inspires me a lot. So those are two right there that I would really like to [write with]."

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