May 3rd, 2010
We won an award
Editor of the Month- Sue Buckley- Apr 2010
While technically it’s my name on the award, both Perry and I have been working hard to make PaperBox Books a safe place for authors, especially first time authors, to submit their work.
Here is a summary of some of the comments from the nomination form. Fictionista Workshop forwarded them to me along with the award notification.
Sue is an editor for Paper Box Books, a new e-publisher that started up in Vancouver, BC. I met her at a NaNo event and added her to twitter. Earlier this month she (via Paper Box) offered to read and give helpful comments/critiques to anyone willing to send in the first 10 pages of the manuscript. The comments on mine were returned in less than 24 hours with detailed and VERY helpful insights. Her passion for helping authors get published is inspiring.
She’s been very easy to talk to. I’ve exchanged several emails with her about various different subjects concerning writing and editing and publishing. Her responses are always well thought out and personal, no chain letters for Sue!
The company she works for is just starting up. It is all about working *with* the authors and Sue personifies that. It would be great to see her get the recognition she deserves for the time that she puts in.
I’m especially pleased because these comments validate everything Perry and I are trying to accomplish with PaperBox Books.
Even though we have to reject some pieces because they’re not quite ready for publication, we make sure we include specific reasons for not only why the work was rejected but also examples of how these issues can be improved.
We’re helping writers build their professional reputations and improve their craft.
A special thank you to the nominator. She also works hard in the writing community to encourage new writers (and editors 
).
I’m still grinning, thank you so much.
Sue