Wake Up, kthnx

Hey, how is everyone? I'm doing better than I have in a while, thankfully.

Anyway, there seems to be some ruckus kicking up over Aultbea Publishing. Let me be blunt:

- Yes, they are a vanity publishers. They request money for publishing and promise  high royalties in return.

- No, I was not aware of it. As I am under 16, I was left in the dark in regards to this. If I'd known I would not have signed to them.

- Yes, I did leave as soon as I found out.

- I had the contract terminated and the rights have been reliquished to me. I am now the sole owner of the "Dragon Tamers" novels and all related UK publishing rights.

- Foreign rights are still ongoing. They bought the rights through the normal methods, albeit through Aultbea - therefore, the foreign editions are not vanity-published.

Lastly, please be aware that despite being publisher under a 'vanity publisher', advertising, touring, signing, writing, all of that took massive amounts of time and effort and should never be discounted. If this book was anything, if all the hype and rumours, the offered movie deals, the foreign rights, the trips abroad... if they show anything, then it's what can be achieved when you put effort and work hard on something.

While sales figures have been reported as various numbers, I can confirm that they were definately in five-figures for both novels. I'll be providing more exact figures when necessary.

I am doing nothing commercial for a while. Enjoy '07.