The History of BDSM

The auction to pay for the legal costs of Metro Vancouver Kink ends on Sunday, August 11th, at 12 noon (PST). I helped found MVK in 2007, and one of the things we thought the new organization should do is support the community as a whole, not just members. MVK and its elected board members have paid the price for warning about dangerous people in the community, and they need help to cover their legal costs.

This auction is a great way to get deals on books, in-person education, and more, as well as support a worthy cause.

Also, the GoFundMe for the same cause is still operating.

A lot has happened recently. I have officially signed a book deal and my book will be published sometime next year, probably the summer. This is the fruition of twelve years of research, writing, submitting, presenting, and networking.

Right now, I am working on cutting the 120,000-word current draft to under 100,000 words. Most of that 20,000 words were a couple of chapters that I freely admit were a bit weak, and that material may appear on the blog or in other work. The rest of the words to cut are mostly overly long quotes and some redundancies.

I am also sourcing images. I had always assumed that publishers would pay for licensing of images, but this is not the case. The author has to do it. For a while, it looked like this work would be without images, but I’ve found some of the images I want to use for free in the public domain. There are other images I would like to use, and I’m debating whether it is worth paying for their licenses.

I will be updating this blog as I continue this work with my agent and publisher. In the months to come, you can expect to see a new title, cover art, and more.

I will also be in San Francisco for my first Folsom Street Fair in late September. If anyone there recognizes me, please say hello.