James Kinsley

I’m James Kinsley, a writer based in Thorpe Hamlet, Norfolk, with books both traditionally and self-published. If you want to keep up-to-date with projects I’m working on, announcements and my general thoughts on writing and other things, I have a newsletter.

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My first novella, Playtime’s Over, was published by Propolis in 2021. Playtime’s Over is the story of Will, a young man on the brink of ending his own life, who is taken on a journey of recollection and sensation by Viktor, the manifestation of the small voice at the back of Will’s mind. It was written as a response to my own mental health issues and worldview, using a fictional format to examine, and hopefully process, my own depression and anxiety. It’s also a love letter to my home city of Norwich.

It is, I promise, a lot funnier than that sounds.

My second book, Greyskin (Deixis Press) was published in 2023. Greyskin is a fantasy western, a collection of interwoven settlers tales that paint a picture of the colonisation of a newly discovered continent and the fate of the indigenous people who live there, as well as delivering a rich streak of action and adventure.

I’m very excited about this book and hope it brings as much enjoyment to you reading it as it did for me writing it.

I also self-publish science fiction under the name Ray Adams. To date there have been five Ray Adams books published.

Outside of this, I have interests in books, classical music, film and the environment. I collect postcards, scifi paperbacks from the 50s/60s/70s, comics and Lego. I’m a paid-up member of the Green Party, which you can join here.