Finally - "How to Be Good at Being Stoned' is released!!

Hi everyone. This is a pretty cool day for me and I hope you don't mind me posting about the below. I am soooo wasted I can hardly see:) My book finally went on sale online.

We've been robbed of stock, lost a server, prosecuted a pirate, been accused of peddling a book no better than porn in a radio interview - but we are now finally, FINALLY up for business. Sorry for the wait and thanks to everyone here who's shown interest, 'How to Be Good at Being Stoned' can now be ordered online by credit card or PayPal, and it will be sent in plain cover, discreet billing, to almost anywhere in the world. It will not be available in bookshops in an effort to keep costs down.

Go to xxx.HeadstuffBooks.com if you'd like to order a copy. Go here if you want to know more:

xxx.myspace.com/marijuanameditation


Am I stoked?:)

Best,

MelT

pabloescobar209 I would recomend reading the book before trashing it.

:) Thanks RD.


MelT

Looks cool, man.

Leave this guy alone.

Hey congrats on publishing your book. No easy feat. I've been hustling like mad trying to get someone to publish my novel, so you definitely have my respect.

Hi GL. It's a hard slog isn't it? And publishers take so long to respond too - it can take years to get something out. Have you looked into getting yourself an agent, it seems to help?

MelT

Congrats man. I don't have any free cash now but may by one eventually. It is quit a feat to actually get published though. Good job.

dude im buying this right when i have the money, can you tell me how much USD$$$ that will cost. im baked!

Haven't any of you heard the phrase, "don't judge a book by it's cover?"

Unless you have read it, you have no right to complain about it. Go buy the book and if you don't like it, you can come back and complain about it.

I don't think some of you know how hard it is to get a book published even on the smallest level. Who knows, the book may be complete crap, but unless you have read it, you have no right to bash it based on the title alone.

I think somones been overthinking weed... first sign of addiction

:-P

I think it's okay for new stoners in theory, but it's not something I would buy-I have a lot of fun coming up with my own ways to have fun whilst stoned, and your first post (despite how 'wasted' you are, seems surprisingly well-typed) seems like an advertisement directed at the target audience. I'm not much for guides how to act. I'm all me. Maybe think of a better advertisement?

Again, it seems to ME that you're trying to tell me what I would enjoy, perhaps that I need to 'better' my stoned time by acting a certain way. Don't everyone go yelling at me, saying I'm making assumptions, because by the TITLE, it would only be rational to infer this book is a guide to favorable behavior while stoned- and I don't like those kind of books.

I'm not gonna buy it, but congrats on publishing, though, and good luck :thumbsup:

The book is "How to be good at being stoned" not "how to act when high".
Who knows, some people might just want to get better at getting stoned! Plus it wouldnt be published if it was useless.
Chill. Seriously. When i first saw "to kill a mockingbird" at the store i didnt go
"WTF?!? why would you wanna do that? I mean damn! if i wanted to kill a bird, id just do it! Not buy a book about it!"

Anyway, chill. Nicely done MelT! The world of cannabis is proud of you. :thumbsup:

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I think it's okay for new stoners in theory, but it's not something I would buy-I have a lot of fun coming up with my own ways to have fun whilst stoned, and your first post (despite how 'wasted' you are, seems surprisingly well-typed) seems like an advertisement directed at the target audience. I'm not much for guides how to act. I'm all me. Maybe think of a better advertisement?

Again, it seems to ME that you're trying to tell me what I would enjoy, perhaps that I need to 'better' my stoned time by acting a certain way. Don't everyone go yelling at me, saying I'm making assumptions, because by the TITLE, it would only be rational to infer this book is a guide to favorable behavior while stoned- and I don't like those kind of books.

I'm not gonna buy it, but congrats on publishing, though, and good luck :thumbsup:

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I am assuming this book is not prmoting guidlines on how to smoke pot. I believe it is exploring different stratergies of smoking/consuming cannabis. Also containing personal stories for the amusement of the readers, even factual stories, idea's, dreams and the make it into reallity. Maybe the reason they named the book so, was that the layout of the actual content made the idea of the term 'How to' to be used.

Don't take book titles litterally.



Blazed ramblings continued.

Maybe it's just the title I don't like. "How to Be Good At Being Stoned" just seems kind of...well....insulting. Plus it kind of puts pressure on you to "be good". I personally think something like "Fun things to do while you're stoned" would be better. That's just me though.

Anyhow, like Purple Banana said "I'm not gonna buy it, but congrats on publishing"

im gonna have to join the minority here

getitng high is all about doing your own thing, whatever spur of the moment that makes u happy.....all the time i find myself saying "ooo boy i wanan try that high" or i make a list of things to do while im high, but i never end up doing them because things come up...i dont need a book to tell me how to get the most out of my high, i just roll with it


nice job on sneaking in a little self advertising also

can i have a free copy>!>

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Maybe it's just the title I don't like. "How to Be Good At Being Stoned" just seems kind of...well....insulting. Plus it kind of puts pressure on you to "be good". I personally think something like "Fun things to do while you're stoned" would be better. That's just me though.

Anyhow, like Purple Banana said "I'm not gonna buy it, but congrats on publishing"

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Actually, you could well be right. We pondered over names for months, looking for a title that summed up what it was all about - we may well have gotten it wrong. 'How to Enjoy Being Stoned More' would be just as accurate, (except of course that's bad grammar:) It's a real quandry, but luckily it's not affecting sales or that we can tell. Could be worth a name change though if you do feel like this...

There are more details and a short blog about it on myspace.com/marijuanameditation if anyone's interested to know more.

MelT

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im gonna have to join the minority here

getitng high is all about doing your own thing, whatever spur of the moment that makes u happy.....all the time i find myself saying "ooo boy i wanan try that high" or i make a list of things to do while im high, but i never end up doing them because things come up...i dont need a book to tell me how to get the most out of my high, i just roll with it"

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I agree that everyone should do their own thing when getting high, we all have things we like to do, and we know ourselves best. But that isn't to say that even regular tokers don't make simple mistakes which can spoil the high, or they couldn't benefit from things that would increase the depth of high, or stop them having Green Outs, etc.

A book called 'Play Better Golf' for example isn't accusing people of not being able to play already, it's just offering advice on how they MIGHT up their game.

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nice job on sneaking in a little self advertising also

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No 'sneaking', I thought I was pretty blatant about it:). I am very proud to have it on the market and wanted to shout it's release from the rooftops. I made no attempt to hide the fact that I want people to know about it, I really, sincerely feel that it is of use to every smoker.

MelT

PS - I type well stoned:) The book was written almost entirely whilst I was ripped, I have had a lot of practice:)

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Originally Posted by Purple Banana

I think it's okay for new stoners in theory, but it's not something I would buy-I have a lot of fun coming up with my own ways to have fun whilst stoned, and your first post (despite how 'wasted' you are, seems surprisingly well-typed) seems like an advertisement directed at the target audience. I'm not much for guides how to act. I'm all me. Maybe think of a better advertisement?

Again, it seems to ME that you're trying to tell me what I would enjoy, perhaps that I need to 'better' my stoned time by acting a certain way. Don't everyone go yelling at me, saying I'm making assumptions, because by the TITLE, it would only be rational to infer this book is a guide to favorable behavior while stoned- and I don't like those kind of books.

I'm not gonna buy it, but congrats on publishing, though, and good luck :thumbsup:

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yeah really, I dont want a book. I enjoy McGyver-ing my way around....well not anymore...ive been smoking for about 6-7 years but still...I like experimenting :thumbsup: But im sure its a kick ass book, good luck with that hun

Sorry, I'm not sure of the best way to do this, but I've got a PDF here that contains the book's front cover, the introduction, and one short later chapter. Some of the things in it may not make sense, as it is taken out of context, but at least it'll give you an idea of what at least some of it is about.

I really do understand that it may not change anyone's mind about whether or not they want the book itself, I'd just like to use this to show what kind of a book it is.

The earlier chapters are about stopping having Green Outs and bad highs - the one I'd like to make available is more about the kinds of things you can try. It will not be easy for anyone to do any of this without knowing what's gone before, so don't worry if you can't do it.:)

So, without making this into an advert, or breaking any rules, how can I let anybody who wants to see it have it easily as possible here on CC?

Best,
MelT

point well taken bro

i think i was just pissed at the world yesterday anyways

congratz on the achievement

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The earlier chapters are about stopping having Green Outs and bad highs - the one I'd like to make available is more about the kinds of things you can try. It will not be easy for anyone to do any of this without knowing what's gone before, so don't worry if you can't do it.:)

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That sounds like a pretty nifty idea for new stoners, techniques sound like a good idea too- perhaps the title of the book is a bit off? Possibly something like "Tips and Tricks- A Stoner's Guide To Getting the Most Out of Your High" or something like that?

Other than that, it sounds more enticing since you've let us in on some of the inside info. Now THAT'S good advertising :thumbsup:

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Originally Posted by Stemis516

point well taken bro

i think i was just pissed at the world yesterday anyways

congratz on the achievement

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:) Thanks mate. Good of you to say.


MelT

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Originally Posted by Purple Banana

That sounds like a pretty nifty idea for new stoners, techniques sound like a good idea too- perhaps the title of the book is a bit off? Possibly something like "Tips and Tricks- A Stoner's Guide To Getting the Most Out of Your High" or something like that?

Other than that, it sounds more enticing since you've let us in on some of the inside info. Now THAT'S good advertising :thumbsup:

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:) Thanks. It's my own fault really. Rather than post full details here I thought the mods would prefer me to point people off site, that's why I suggested going to my MySpace site for details. But of course I should have said more here, you're right.

In actual fact we're now considering changing the title as it does seem to give the wrong impression. Yours is a great idea, but the trouble is that giving it a title is hard, because some of it is 'tips and tricks' like you say - but a lot of it is about what you can do WITH the high, how you can explore it with your mind and perhaps even reach particular states of transcendental conciousness that we look for in Buddhism.

That doesn't mean that it's all heavy and religious (or even spiritual to be honest, that isn't necessary to do these kinds of techniques) and we've all got to sit going 'Omm' for hours at a time. No fun.

I hope what I've written is just...ordinary...I'm not a one for New Age stuff, or using complex terminology just for the sake of sounding clever. That muddies up things that you want to show people how to do. It's esoteric techniques presented in a modern way AND tips and tricks. LOL! This has beaten us for nearly a year. It's almost impossible to give it a title that incorporates the two without being at least a sentence long:)

You're all being very kind about this, thanks for your congratulations.


MelT