check out the Electronic Frontier Foundation at [ http://eff.org ], a nonprofit that protects free speech on the Internet and does lots of awesome work around copyright issues. Cover image copyright 2002 Clarisse Thorn. ok ok ok oe Also check out Clarisse's awesome book Confessions of a Pickup Artist Chaser! * ok There's a huge subculture of men who trade tips, tricks, and tactics for seducing women. Clarisse Thorn, a feminist S&M writer and activist, spent years researching these guys. She observed their discussions, watched them in action, and learned their strategies. By the end, she'd given a lecture at a seduction convention. This is her story -- and her theories about feminism and seduction to boot. https:/(www.smashwords.com/books/view/144451 In paperback: https://www.createspace.com/3830583 ok ok oe ok Notes, Acknowledgments and Resources ok I had a privileged upbringing. My education and safety nets are the biggest reasons I'm able to do the work that I do, and I try not to forget that. I have been blessed with parents, friends, and lovers who have supported me both emotionally and intellectually. Since this is a "Best Of" my blog, I want to particularly acknowledge the commenters who have contributed their perspective to my blog, and the other bloggers who have responded to me and cross-posted my work. There are too many to name, but thank you all so much. Special thanks to Brenda Errichiello, a guerrilla editor-for-hire. Brenda has been very generous and helpful to me; errors and weirdness in this book should be blamed on me and not her, because a lot of the time she tries to convince me to fix things and I refuse out of writerly arrogance. If you need editing for your self-published ebook (and you do), then you should totally contact her. Her website is [ http://www.bee-editing.com/ ]. I try to keep my writing as accessible as possible. One way I do that is by avoiding jargon and by using terms that I think most people will recognize. I often write "S&M"