Publishing contract

Yesterday, March 10, 2007, I signed the publishing contract with Writing On Stone Press. I asked Elaine S., the first person who read for me years ago, to witness my signature on the document. I guess I'm a sucker for nostalgia! It was very exciting. Now I have to get back to finishing the manuscript by the end of August, 2007, so all of you can read it too.

In Praise of "Three Seconds On, Three Seconds Off - Volume 1"

"The tale of a family that turned isolation into adventure. Bigelow's writing style draws you into his world, with descriptive and personal language that has you hearing the laughter and smelling the salt air. A piece of real, live Canadian history, "Three Seconds On, Three Seconds Off" is enlightening and uplifting story-telling. Thanks for the literary ride."
- Bruce Streibel -
Faculty of Fine Arts
University of Lethbridge

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"We get a front row seat to the coming-of-age experiences of a young boy growing up on Canada’s west coast in Davis Bigelow’s vivid book, “Three Seconds On, Three Seconds Off“. This unique and descriptive view of lighthouse living causes us to yearn for the simple pleasures of an era far past. Keeping time with the life of the emotion-charged, energy-bound child gives us an authentic spectrum of human virtues and frailties that co-existed among the mighty elements. Beauties of the landscape, toils of daily life, life-changing trials, and sweet memories are skilfully encased in a series of eventful stories. A distinctive contribution to BC history."
- V. Kidd -
Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Education

Progress log for: Three Seconds On, Three Seconds Off - Volume I

- June 2001 - I began to record memories of Pointer Island Lightstation & my extraordinary life there
- Jan 10, 2003 - Began the actual writing of Volume 1
- August 30th, 2007 - Three Seconds - Volume 1's manuscript completed
- December 19, 2007 - 1st edit returned to me
- January 11, 2008 - 1st edit completed by me & returned
- March 12, 2008 - 2nd / 3rd edit returned to me
- April 25, 2008 - 3rd edit completed by me & returned
- July 2008 - Writing On Stone Press changed ownership - new owner asked me to edit the manuscript one more time
- Aug 20, 2008 - 190pgs into the 4th edit
- September 17, 2008 - 205pgs into 5th read-through
- Sept 30, 2008 - finished 5th edit
- Oct 22, 2008 - finished 6th read-through
- December 17, 2008 - finished 7th read-through/edit. Manuscript sent off to my publisher for scrutiny.
- 2009 - Re-edited, re-arranged, responded to my publisher's change requests, tweaked character development, got frustrated with my publisher's lack of commitment to publish my book, distributed manuscripts in order to get more feedback, talked to lawyers. At the conclusion of 2009, I finally had had enough and dismissed my publisher for breach of contract. 2009 was a tough year, but I think the book benifited.
- January 2010 - Seeking a publisher
- Nov 08, 2013 - Publisher seeking is still on hold while I work on Treaure of El Grado Escaso - my second adventure fiction novel

Progress log for - "In Ravenscrag's Shadow"

I began writing my first fiction novel on Nov 10, 2007 as part of NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) 2007. The objective is to write 50,000 words in November.
My first adventure in fiction is called, "In Ravenscrag's Shadow".

My NaNoWriMo Progress:
- November 2007 - 14,638 Words

- November 2008 - 30,902 Words for a total of 45,540 words for the novel, "In Ravenscrag's Shadow".

- November 2009 - 51,831 Words - Making me an official WINNER of NaNoWriMo!!!

- April 19, 2010 - I began publishing the completed novel, "In Ravenscrag's Shadow", online in this blog (I may eventually start a dedicted site for the novel, but this first step might prove perfect as it unfolds). My intention is to publish the entire story, one chapter at a time at intervals of about once a week. Stay tuned & enjoy...

DAVIS L. BIGELOW - A lighthouse keeper, an author, a photographer, an adventurer...

Sunday, March 11, 2007