Will James began writing down stories and ideas at the age of fourteen, and managed to thoroughly and decisively not finish about a dozen books over the course of his life, before finally concluding that writing 'The End' was something done by other people. After the introduction of a son to his household created a sudden wealth of enforced, wakeful silent-time, however, he renewed his efforts and rekindled his dormant passion, finally managing to see a story through to its completion. He lives in Aberdeenshire, Scotland with his wife Sarah, his son Elliot and a cat named Ferris - who is his when he's good, and his wife's when he's not.