So, if you're involved with the independent writing fraternity, e-publishing, or both, then you can't have missed this week's continuing drama regarding Trestle Press. In case you missed it (I know, I know...), the nub of the problem is this - Trestle have been using copyrighted images for their covers without permission. It isn't just amateur artists and designers they've sold short - they even appropriated images from Ghost Rider (owned by Marvel), Bill & Ted and the Hitman computer...
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Well, folks, it's a New Year (which we shall call, for the sake of argument, "2012") and on that basis I felt it was about time I got my finger out of my apathetic arse and finally get around to adding a blog to my website. Everyone's doing it, you know...

Anyway - 2011 is dead, long live 2012. From a writing perspective (if not a personal one), 2011 was my best year so far. I set myself a challenge at the beginning of last year to submit at least one piece a month for publication somewhere or...
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