tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post2821035890411418350..comments2024-01-05T05:50:22.989-05:00Comments on Thoughts in Progress: Guest Blogger, James HaymanSavannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15118900505228075022noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-54600217319090665012010-03-08T18:14:39.707-05:002010-03-08T18:14:39.707-05:00Great post and I love the comparison between Jame&...Great post and I love the comparison between Jame's character and himself.<br /><br />I just added another author to my ever growing book list.Druhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978384022143035332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-38603840095371152782010-03-08T17:50:35.969-05:002010-03-08T17:50:35.969-05:00Terrific post, James. I like the cover of THE CUTT...Terrific post, James. I like the cover of THE CUTTING, it looks great. I think Ms. Paretsky was on to something. I rarely have a shut-off valve at night, and I just keep writing, especially when it's nice & quiet in the house. I'm functioning on very little sleep, which surprises me, but I keep going as far as I can. Occasionally, it catches up with me and I crash, but then after being fully rested, I'm raring to go again. <br />I think most writers are driven. They have to be, or else they'd never get their projects done!<br />Best wishes, James, and thanks, Mason, for having James as a guest blogger.Kathleen A. Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10809993168019150186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-26348380718478743182010-03-08T16:17:20.497-05:002010-03-08T16:17:20.497-05:00Hi everyone and thanks for dropping by today. Anot...Hi everyone and thanks for dropping by today. Another crazy day at work so I'm running behind (more so than usual). I can see I'm not the only one that has trouble sleeping. The only difference is, ya'll (Southern thing) seem to put your energy into something more creative than I do. Guess I need to start getting up and doing something rather than just lying there trying to sleep. <br /><br />James, thanks for guest blogging today. Your post was most interesting.Mason Canyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10935307400882363560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-86519590199132727962010-03-08T15:54:10.835-05:002010-03-08T15:54:10.835-05:00Sounds like a really interesting book. I'd li...Sounds like a really interesting book. I'd like to read it.<br /><br />I'm always painting myself into a corner--AND I suffer from insomnia--and I lay away worrying and obsessing about it--maybe I can solve a few if I just hop UP and start jotting.Mary Stebbins Taitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10626507461216769140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-72160189268368873952010-03-08T15:34:16.176-05:002010-03-08T15:34:16.176-05:00Wonderful post. I also find my best ideas in those...Wonderful post. I also find my best ideas in those half-awake states right before I sleep or right after I wake up. I have a tiny little light that flips open without a noise and the light doesn't extend but a few inches beyond the little pad. It's wonderful.Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168273312704732896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-37342914735830568472010-03-08T15:05:25.834-05:002010-03-08T15:05:25.834-05:00My favorite thing about the middle of the night is...My favorite thing about the middle of the night is the darkness through a writer's eyes. I love wandering the house and seeing shadows in a new way, hearing sounds that no one else hears, experiencing the rooms not empty but silent with sleeping loved ones. Only writers can experience the night this way. <br /><br />Thank you for bringing this writer to my attention, Mason! And, James, your books sound very interesting.<br /><br />Michele<br /><a href="http://southerncitymysteries.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">SouthernCityMysteries</a>JournoMichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11170364981958685438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-12961130872382199822010-03-08T13:35:03.406-05:002010-03-08T13:35:03.406-05:00Nice feature post, thanks Mason and James. James, ...Nice feature post, thanks Mason and James. James, I've also done my best, most creative writing when woken up by one or more of my characters demanding that I get up and write something they need to do and say. It's uncanny.<br /><br /><a href="http://theoldsilly.com" rel="nofollow">Marvin D Wilson</a>The Old Sillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09661188622348794193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-66493233215560940652010-03-08T10:43:16.759-05:002010-03-08T10:43:16.759-05:00Sounds like a great series, James, and a rich char...Sounds like a great series, James, and a rich character!<br /><br />Sometimes I wake up with an idea or solution, but it's usually as outlandish as my dreams, which I often remember. Upon examination, it's rarely usable to give my protag instant lobster arms to fight the villain who looks like my husband's dentist. I'm such a champion, excessive sleeper that insomnia's very unusual and distressing. I just try to live past it.<br /><br />I come up with my real ideas/fixes while I'm cleaning or washing dishes. Keeping the body busy while the mind wanders.Clare2ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06105229820107294986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-8877845414299982552010-03-08T08:40:19.263-05:002010-03-08T08:40:19.263-05:00I've read an article that if students study be...I've read an article that if students study before they fall asleep, they do much better on the test the next day than students whose subconsciouses weren't mulling over the material all night. Must be something similar for writers? I've done the same thing and gotten some great ideas. :)<br /><br />Congratulations on "The Cutting!"<br /><br />Elizabeth<br /><a href="http://mysterywritingismurder.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Mystery Writing is Murder</a>Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-65775895032259792982010-03-08T08:13:16.925-05:002010-03-08T08:13:16.925-05:00Mason, what a great post today. We notice the trou...Mason, what a great post today. We notice the trouble you go to to set up these wonderful writers on tour. <br /><br />James, I too find great creativity during the hours of no sleep. Your book sounds very interesting. <br /><br />PS I like your beard.T. Powell Coltrinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160774009926623671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-9803970043769168572010-03-08T07:26:30.228-05:002010-03-08T07:26:30.228-05:00Great post! I've always found that those minut...Great post! I've always found that those minutes, or hours, before I go to sleep are the best creatively. It's interesting how the brain works, isn't it.Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-74395378852477116702010-03-08T01:02:16.333-05:002010-03-08T01:02:16.333-05:00Mason - Thanks so much for hosting James.
James ...Mason - Thanks so much for hosting James. <br /><br />James - I know exactly what you mean about insomnia! I sometimes get just exactly the idea I need at 2 am. It helps if I write it down when I get the idea - before I forget it. It sometimes means I have a weird sleeping schedule, but like you, I don't like to let my good ideas escape. Best of luck with <i>The Cutting</i>!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-55332911301403213072010-03-08T01:00:02.697-05:002010-03-08T01:00:02.697-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com