Considering writing a book about my travels, drug abuse and psychosis

[kris66]

As I sat in a shoddy Mexico city hotel room with a hooker who’d accosted me earlier, I contemplated the meaninglessness of my existence. She pulled a meth pipe out of her bag, and offered to blow the smoke in my mouth after she took a hit, which I obliged. After repeating this a second time, I realized I didn’t have a condom. This seemed to piss her off, and for whatever reason, the high was more philosophical and sex wasn’t at the top of my priority list. Shortly afterward she left, and I continued to lay there engaged with aimless thoughts that seemed a lot more profound than they would’ve in a sober state.

I like this beginning better. You really are a good writer. I would be tempted to read the rest of the story. Just for me personally I won't read something if it gets too crude. But if it gets my attention and eases into the scene I will keep reading to see what's going to happen..

 

[awkward__silence]

if writing helps remind you of how crazy things can get then sure why not write about it. your audience to buy they book would probably be very small, maybe people who are well sheltered and intrigued by mischief or people studying the psychology of people like us.. if you are prepared to spend lots of time and have it not pay off then go for it probably will help remember the bad times and that can be helpful recovering.

 

[Jnowhere]

Have you considered using writing a semi autobiographical novel, using real stuff, but changed names and some added other stuff.
Basically like Jack Kerouac or William S Burroughs?

 

[washingtonbound]

That was actually the first type of project I worked on in college. I was going for a Bret Easton Ellis vibe back then, after I got really excited by Less Than Zero. I then picked it up again after a few years but never finished it. Writing about personal stuff verbatim has always been easiest to me for whatever reason, maybe I’m a bit too self obsessed.

 

[Jnowhere]

That was actually the first type of project I worked on in college. I was going for a Bret Easton Ellis vibe back then, after I got really excited by Less Than Zero. I then picked it up again after a few years but never finished it. Writing about personal stuff verbatim has always been easiest to me for whatever reason, maybe I’m a bit too self obsessed.

You need a story, an interesting collection of characters, humor and above all originality.
I liked the idea of a screwed up P. I. who ends up involved in a bizarre case. Using real experiences and characters based on interesting characters in real life. Also using real experiences.

You need a beginning, a middle and an end. Make it gritty and the P.I. who is you, ends up in a messed up scenario, and using real life experiences and a strange but interesting plot, weird scenes and great characters.

Don't forget you are a P.I.; which means a disgraced former cop, a couple of ex wives, sketchy friends, a drinking problem, gambles to much( horse racing), a police chief who hates you, a shitty car, and clients who aren't who they seem.

That invites in a bizarre global search for a missing woman, who trail leads to all sorts of real stuff; along with messed up scenarios, bad guys, corrupt cops and through clues and sketchy friends into the criminal under world.

Your character is in the first person and he is smart but has issues, and gets more than he bargained for.

Then use real experiences and stories and modify them and have a bizarre and unexpected ending. Just a thought.

 

[deficiT]

Have you considered using writing a semi autobiographical novel, using real stuff, but changed names and some added other stuff.
Basically like Jack Kerouac or William S Burroughs?

Yeah a lot of my notes and ideas were in this similar format.

You need a story, an interesting collection of characters, humor and above all originality.
I liked the idea of a screwed up P. I. who ends up involved in a bizarre case. Using real experiences and characters based on interesting characters in real life. Also using real experiences.

You need a beginning, a middle and an end. Make it gritty and the P.I. who is you, ends up in a messed up scenario, and using real life experiences and a strange but interesting plot, weird scenes and great characters.

Don't forget you are a P.I.; which means a disgraced former cop, a couple of ex wives, sketchy friends, a drinking problem, gambles to much( horse racing), a police chief who hates you, a shitty car, and clients who aren't who they seem.

That invites in a bizarre global search for a missing woman, who trail leads to all sorts of real stuff; along with messed up scenarios, bad guys, corrupt cops and through clues and sketchy friends into the criminal under world.

Your character is in the first person and he is smart but has issues, and gets more than he bargained for.

Then use real experiences and stories and modify them and have a bizarre and unexpected ending. Just a thought.

But yeah, I haven't gotten to the point of taking any of my writing seriously until I came up with some kind of story.

 

[deficiT]

Also OP, if you want I can send this to the Words sub forum? It might be better suited there and you might get more literary type responses, idk

 

[pixies+]

That was actually the first type of project I worked on in college. I was going for a Bret Easton Ellis vibe back then, after I got really excited by Less Than Zero. I then picked it up again after a few years but never finished it. Writing about personal stuff verbatim has always been easiest to me for whatever reason, maybe I’m a bit too self obsessed.

We know ourselves best. I think writing about yourself makes sense. It doesn’t necessarily have to mean you’re self obsessed.

Are you looking to help people? Or just have a place to write about your experiences?

 

[washingtonbound]

We know ourselves best. I think writing about yourself makes sense. It doesn’t necessarily have to mean you’re self obsessed.

Are you looking to help people? Or just have a place to write about your experiences?

My motivation to write is mostly to have an audience. I get a strong sense of satisfaction from the idea that people would be entertained or enthralled by something I created. That’s why I wanted feedback, to see what was enthralling for people to read and what wasn’t.

 

[paltatomate]

Don't forget you are a P.I.; which means a disgraced former cop, a couple of ex wives, sketchy friends, a drinking problem, gambles to much( horse racing), a police chief who hates you, a shitty car, and clients who aren't who they seem.

Much as I like these kind of characters, they are a little cliché by now. Unless you want to get in a very small niche, you will need a twist on this one.
Just saying...

 

[Jnowhere]

Much as I like these kind of characters, they are a little cliché by now. Unless you want to get in a very small niche, you will need a twist on this one.
Just saying...

No all the clichés in life are his own fault. He was slightly corrupt and used the money to pay for his kids education.
But part of charm of this guy is he drinks, smokes pot( carefully because of his P. I. license), pop pills ( prescribed by a doctor who he caught cheating on his wife. They made a deal on opiods and benzos, prescriptios). So he gets all he needs and sells the rest.

This guy is the perfect anti-hero, former cop on pension turned P.I. who was shady as a cop and worse as a P.I.

Corrupt P.I.'s make for interesting characters if done correctly.