evening all,

for the last couple of years i have been writing a book about my psychedelic adventures and its finally finished.

i was just about to upload the file to an online book printing company when it dawned on me what it is im actually sending to a law abiding company.

There are alot of books about this type of thing but i am now a little hesitant to send the file and possibly bring unwanted attention to myself and possibly get myself in trouble.

im now thinking im gong to have to find a high street printer so there is no trail.

does anyone have any experience with this type of thing?

cheers

I wrote a book once and published it on http://www.thebookpatch.com/

Service was great, and I was able to buy a lot of copies of my book for about $6-$7 each. I never really sold it. I just gave it to some friends and a family member bought it online, but it's cool to say that I wrote one I guess. It was fun at the time.

My father has also had a lot of very controversial ideas that he wanted to write books about, and if he does this (which I doubt he will because he is extraordinarily lazy), he claims that he is going to use an alias name on the cover.

Generally when you self-publish you have the power to do this kind of thing. Also, you could always have one of those little fake disclaimers like some people have on drug forums where, "Everything in this book is fiction" or something like that. And think about folks like Huxley and Watts! They weren't hesitant at all to publish such material, but of course it was a different time.

If you didn't do anything really bad and only personally used for profound experiences, I doubt they are going to come after you. But it's better to be safe than sorry. I wish you the best of luck with this; it is a very esteemed feeling to have finished your own novel!

I can't give you any advice in regards to publishing but in the event you do get it published please inform me as I'd love to read it.

Target the publishers of similar books and publish under a pseudonym.

I'd love to see it!

JBArk

If you do decide to publish it i'll buy a copy

thanks for the replies everyone.

the plan was to self publish only a few copies so that i can just give them to a few friends, i hadnt really thought about trying to sell it. This is the reason i was going to use an online company(blurb) since i didnt think that any "proper" publishers did small runs for random people.


what was the subject of your book?
as you say im pretty sure they wont come after me as its only personal consumption, but the niggle is that if it went bad its a stupid thing to have done to myself, a bit like walking down the cop shop and telling them what i did at the weekend.

I can make a pdf and stick it on here if people fancy having a few hous of their life stolen

cheers

Please do...

If you don't live in a facist dictatorship, i would not worry about printing a fictional story about a semi-taboo topic.

I wrote a fictional military novel. It was more of a writing/learning experiment than a money-making venture, and I learn quite a bit from writing it. It also taught me really useful time and project management skills; I understand how difficult it can be.

And yes it is a risk to take, and it's that kind of thing where you probably won't get in trouble, but if you do then you'll be like, "Well why did I do that to myself?" The best route, in my opinion, would be to publish it as a fiction novel with a "wink." Like, you can just say you made it all up but it is so vivid that the intended audience knows it's real.

Oh, yeah, missed the self publishing part, sorry... But if you spent a lot of time on it and think it's good, why not approach publishers? We need more good books on this topic!!!

Good luck,

JBArk

Steal away I'd really like to read it.

3rdI,

I'm gonna follow this thread so I know when your book is available! I would very much like to read of your adventures.

For ideas, you could google "how to publish a book anonymously" if you haven't already.

Best of luck!
rootsie

Alex Grey has always written openly about psychedelics; books like Sacred Mirrors have been sold by the tens of thousands through mainstream booksellers. Alex has yet to be harassed in any way because of it.

That said, there are some small companies that would be delighted to respect your privacy. Just do your research. In the States there is an anarchist print place in San Fran, for example.

Look for whoever published Terence mckennas works we all know how open he was about his use.... I mean true hallucinations is literally a giant trip report

You can always publish is anonymously, there are famous novels that sold very very well with no author attribution other than Anonymous.

thanks again for all the suggestions and interets folks, should have a pdf up in the next week for anyone who wants a read

it was the contents being read and then the info passed on to the authorities that worried me. Printinting anonymously is OK if the person doing the printing isnt ging to drop you in it, I cant really be anonymous from the printer.

I have found a local print house that i think should be able to do it, i can pay cash and pick up in person so hopefully that leaves me as safe as possible.

I understand im being a little paranoid but The Man scares me , im too pretty to go to jail

On the first page: "Everything that happened in this book is a lie. It is nothing but fiction. The names, places, events, and dates are all fictional. Any resemblance to real life events, people, or places is purely coincidental."

Author name: Use a pseudonym.

Also, I downloaded your PDF. I'm looking forward to reading it. I teach English at an institution of higher education, so I'm looking forward to reading something that's not an academic essay for a change!