Morning everyone

Isn't it nice when you are told your book blurb is all wrong and that no one will buy your book unless you have X amount of reviews. However to get those reviews you have to supply free copies to all and sundry on the off chance they will like your story and give you a credible review.

 I have reviews from genuine readers they can be seen on my website davidtprocterbooks.co.uk. Anyone wishing to read them is more than welcome. I have asked my readers to post on Amazon and while one has tried three times only to fail three times there are one or two there to read, that is why i began posting them on the website. Dead Men Lie is selling, it would be nice if it sold more but i can wait until word of this story gets around. I am reluctant to give my work away, it took too long to produce to allow people to have that benefit without parting with some sort of recompense. Therefore if anyone out there wishes to read this story i am afraid you will have to chance your luck, bite the bullet and download a copy. £3 odd isn't a lot, and to be fair i have read some utter tripe which has received excellent reviews by those so called educated reviewers. Is this why so many self publishers give their work away?  

    I won't name names but a book reviewed with five stars written by an author with thousands of followers was nothing short of terrible, littered with spelling and grammatical errors. If that is what the readers have come to expect then i am sorry I'll keep going as I am. Personally i have an editor well compatriot who assists with producing my books, together we are determined to achieve material as good as any book  published by conventional publishers. In Dead Men Lie we feel we have reached a level far above some self published books but we still have some way to go in reaching where we desire to be.

if the reader desires to ignore our story what can we do? Nothing our book is here read it if you wish miss out if that is your desire but one day perhaps when we are celebrated, or when the film appears you may wish you had taken that chance and read the original story.

For now i have the prequel to write reverend Bayles and the other residents of Stormouth require my attention. Watch out for further postings here but they will be a little less frequent. Until later remember Dead Men Lie is that book you have been waiting for.

Cheers David T Procter