Ask the Author: Jack D. Ace
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Jack D. Ace
Hi Emily!
Great to connect with you too! I’m currently working on a Halloween slasher—bloody, nasty, and hopefully exactly the kind of fun horror I like to write. I’m aiming to have it out within the next couple of weeks, so the final push is on right now! Thanks for asking, and I’ll definitely let you know when it’s released. Best, Jack
Great to connect with you too! I’m currently working on a Halloween slasher—bloody, nasty, and hopefully exactly the kind of fun horror I like to write. I’m aiming to have it out within the next couple of weeks, so the final push is on right now! Thanks for asking, and I’ll definitely let you know when it’s released. Best, Jack
Jack D. Ace
Haha, Tim, you caught me!
Those 74 books are nowhere near the number I’ve actually read. I’ve read a hell of a lot more than that. I just don’t bother putting every book I’ve ever opened on Goodreads. The ones I list are usually books I genuinely think are good, important, interesting—or books that have something in them that connects with what I’m doing as an author.
And yeah, I absolutely read books that don’t work for me. Especially with newer releases, there are plenty where I’ve finished them thinking, “Nope, not my thing.”
But here’s the thing: I’m an author too. I know how much work goes into writing a book. I’m not interested in publicly kicking another writer in the nuts just because their book didn’t push my buttons.
If I don’t like it, I simply don’t review it. Silence beats a pointless one-star execution.
So no, I haven’t magically discovered a world where every book is four stars or better. I’ve just decided to spend my Goodreads real estate talking about the books I actually want people to read.
The bad ones can die quietly in my Kindle. I hope this answers your question. Best, Jack
Those 74 books are nowhere near the number I’ve actually read. I’ve read a hell of a lot more than that. I just don’t bother putting every book I’ve ever opened on Goodreads. The ones I list are usually books I genuinely think are good, important, interesting—or books that have something in them that connects with what I’m doing as an author.
And yeah, I absolutely read books that don’t work for me. Especially with newer releases, there are plenty where I’ve finished them thinking, “Nope, not my thing.”
But here’s the thing: I’m an author too. I know how much work goes into writing a book. I’m not interested in publicly kicking another writer in the nuts just because their book didn’t push my buttons.
If I don’t like it, I simply don’t review it. Silence beats a pointless one-star execution.
So no, I haven’t magically discovered a world where every book is four stars or better. I’ve just decided to spend my Goodreads real estate talking about the books I actually want people to read.
The bad ones can die quietly in my Kindle. I hope this answers your question. Best, Jack
Jack D. Ace
Hi Emnacore, thanks for your questions. The Bitch of Buchenwald is available on Amazon Kindle, also on Amazon Netherlands. It is available as ebook only and even for free if you are with the Kindle Unlimited Program. Hope you'll enjoy my kind of biography on Ilse Koch. Really look forward to your review! Best regards and have some frightening read, Jack
Jack D. Ace
Hi Aisha, that’s a great question—and honestly, the answer is that the story usually comes first, not the inspiration.
I almost always have something in mind. A fragment. An image. A feeling. Sometimes it’s a classic horror motif twisted just slightly out of shape, sometimes it’s something I haven’t seen done before. With Ed Gein’s Car, for example, it started with that simple thought: what if there’s still a story hidden in something no one ever looked at closely enough?
I’m drawn to the spaces where horror already exists—in history, in rumor, in the things people whisper about but never fully explore. From there, the story builds itself. I just follow it and push it as far as it’s willing to go.
Best regards, Jack
I almost always have something in mind. A fragment. An image. A feeling. Sometimes it’s a classic horror motif twisted just slightly out of shape, sometimes it’s something I haven’t seen done before. With Ed Gein’s Car, for example, it started with that simple thought: what if there’s still a story hidden in something no one ever looked at closely enough?
I’m drawn to the spaces where horror already exists—in history, in rumor, in the things people whisper about but never fully explore. From there, the story builds itself. I just follow it and push it as far as it’s willing to go.
Best regards, Jack
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