Is just one idea for the title of my memoir. The other is something along the lines of Popped-Collar Criminal: The Miseducation of An American College Student.
I know that it always comes down to the writing, but I am wondering how much interest there is in the story itself. Friends and party acquaintances seem interested in the story, but I'd like some non-biased opinions.
As an upperclassman at a top 30 university I sold three million dollars of marijuana, give or take a million. I cultivated clients in order to fund a grow-house and deliberately turned one thousand dollars from a federal student loan into $150,000 (and who knows how much for resellers).
As my reputation and business grew I met people across the spectrum of student life, from middle-class kids to those whose surnames were synonymous with campus buildings and scholarships. There were no clique biases; the only bias was against bad pot. Along the way, I found success was inversely proportional to sobriety.
After this, my description starts to become pretty cliche (if it doesn't already seem that way) - the rise and fall of a [college] drug dealer. However in my research I haven't found a similar book.
There are personal conflicts (much like characters in the Wire, I was neither bad nor good) - I struggled with identity and sexuality, stayed away from hard drugs, grappled with the idea of civic responsibility, and was otherwise an average college student trying to find his way. Friends even looked up to me, coming to me for advice on drugs, love, and life.
The allure of 'the game' was too great and eventually I was arrested. Asked to snitch, I declined, choosing instead to take responsibility for my actions even while most everyone abandoned me.
As for market, there are 11 million Americans who admit to using pot on a regular basis. And for those outside that 11 million, I think a description of how easy and innocently one can grow such an empire highlights the impact of social networks and the ineffectiveness of the so-called War on Drugs. (Or maybe its just vain male ennui).
I know that it always comes down to the writing, but I am wondering how much interest there is in the story itself. Friends and party acquaintances seem interested in the story, but I'd like some non-biased opinions.
As an upperclassman at a top 30 university I sold three million dollars of marijuana, give or take a million. I cultivated clients in order to fund a grow-house and deliberately turned one thousand dollars from a federal student loan into $150,000 (and who knows how much for resellers).
As my reputation and business grew I met people across the spectrum of student life, from middle-class kids to those whose surnames were synonymous with campus buildings and scholarships. There were no clique biases; the only bias was against bad pot. Along the way, I found success was inversely proportional to sobriety.
After this, my description starts to become pretty cliche (if it doesn't already seem that way) - the rise and fall of a [college] drug dealer. However in my research I haven't found a similar book.
There are personal conflicts (much like characters in the Wire, I was neither bad nor good) - I struggled with identity and sexuality, stayed away from hard drugs, grappled with the idea of civic responsibility, and was otherwise an average college student trying to find his way. Friends even looked up to me, coming to me for advice on drugs, love, and life.
The allure of 'the game' was too great and eventually I was arrested. Asked to snitch, I declined, choosing instead to take responsibility for my actions even while most everyone abandoned me.
As for market, there are 11 million Americans who admit to using pot on a regular basis. And for those outside that 11 million, I think a description of how easy and innocently one can grow such an empire highlights the impact of social networks and the ineffectiveness of the so-called War on Drugs. (Or maybe its just vain male ennui).
