Evalu8ter
I could probably spare a couple of years to write it.
Then why don't you?
That way, you might be better placed to criticise those that have.
In his time in the RAF, FS DM saw, and did things, that very few others have. He never intended to write about his experiences. However a chance meeting lead to him being introduced to a publisher who thought his story was well worth telling.
Sales figures would tend to suggest they were correct. Financially it proved well worth his while, and I don't suppose he gives a stuff what anyone thinks.
Go on. Show us how easy it is. Get your own 'riveting' story published.