Eva Kelly Hall

The weird serendipity of an alphabetical bookshelf.

The best way reach me is the contact form on website. DM/email is fine, too, but I will not read unsolicited manuscripts or open any email with unsolicited attachments.

My 16-year-old had the same notion after reading not only LOTR but The Silmarillion. She’s been trying to read Gormenghast for at least two years.

Why Some Countries Are Happier Than Their Wealth Suggests Wealth alone does not determine how happy a nation is. Certain low-income countries are remarkably efficient at generating happiness.

Why Some Countries Are Happier Than Their Wealth Suggests greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item...

A Copy Editor’s Guide: Four Lessons on the Art, Craft, and Refinement of Prose, with Benjamin Dreyer - StoryStudio Chicago Benjamin Dreyer, retired copy chief of Random House and the author of the New York Times bestseller Dreyer’s English, will unpack his capacious bag of tricks, previously secret advice, and all-round b...

Every time I attend a Benjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social event, I’m reminded of how much I love copyediting!! I’m very happy to provide other services to my indie author clients, but copyediting is my happy place!

www.storystudiochicago.org/classes/clas...

I'm getting excited about #TexasBookFestival! Check out that 2025 Author List! texasbookfestival.org/2025-author-... (And to my New England friends, yes, this is Texas.)

Join me for this Austin Hadassah and IAC Austin annual event!
November 16, 2025 | 10:00am - 2:00pm

I will again be selling book-themed jewelry and other gifts, maybe some books, and I'll have a Little Free Jewish Library on hand!

I'll also be there to talk about writing and editing.

Mazal tov to my fellow Congregation Agudas Achim member Adir Golan on publishing his first book! a.co/d/cqcjRRK

“Fold laundry” is cracking me up because I just told my mastermind group (of mostly developmental editors) that this copyeditor is such a fan of @bcdreyer.social that I would probably sign up to watch him do laundry. 😂

Anyone who wants to win my heart, take note: I don’t follow rock stars, I follow people like @bcdreyer.social. (Also, bring Tallulah Bankhead and Bennet Cerf references.) 🔚

I’m learning as much as I thought I would in his copyediting class. I mean, yes, I’m here partially for the Tallulah Bankhead and Bennett Cerf references, but he may have also changed my mind regarding “copy editor” vs “copyeditor.” 😱 Nothing he said … he just got me thinking. 2/3

I know exactly what contributed to me feeling more restored last night. But Oura doesn’t have a tag for @bcdreyer.social!

SAG-AFTRA Responds To AI Actress Tilly Norwood Furor: “Creativity Is & Should Remain Human-Centered” SAG-AFTRA Responds To AI Actress Tilly Norwood Furor: “Creativity Is & Should Remain Human-Centered”

“SAG-AFTRA believes creativity is, and should remain, human-centered. The union is opposed to the replacement of human performers by synthetics.” I wholeheartedly agree, and the same goes for literary talent!

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Who still has Hallel swimming around in their head? #IYKYK #JewishFallHolidays #SoManyHolidays

Recently stepped out of my comfort zone to judge a book award—what an experience!

Weeks of diving into creative nonfiction & middle grade fiction taught me so much about storytelling & prose.

Always an honor to read such compelling stories.

#BookAwards #Judging #CreativeNonfiction #MiddleGrade

THIS!! Just because they built it doesn’t mean we have to use it. Don’t believe the hype.

Y’all means all, right?

If you’re celebrating Banned Book Week, I hope that means you're celebrating Jewish authors.

Every reader deserves to see themselves on the page and gain a deeper understanding of the world around them. And every writer deserves to tell their story.

Cool picture of Austin 40 years ago!

Heard today: Teachers who love kids teach elementary school. Teachers who love their subject matters teach high school. Teachers who are crazy teach middle school.

Are you working on a book? Have you always wanted to? Here’s the real real. ✨

There will never be a perfect time to get started. So you have to start before you’re ready.

I’m a freelance book editor now booking for January 2026. If you’d like some help getting ready, get in touch! 💻📖🖊️

Recognizing your limitations will make you a better writer.

Embracing our imperfections doesn't hold us back. It pushes us forward. It’s the difference between a rough draft & a refined masterpiece. It's true in writing & in life.

#ThoughtOfTheDay #InWritingAndInLife #ShanahTovah #GmarChatimaTovah

As we begin a new Jewish year, I wanted to pause to wish you and your families a very fulfilling and meaningful High Holiday season.

Shanah Tovah U’Metukah! 🍎🍯

I'm excited to be attending ACES VCON25 next week!

Professional development is essential for editors, who need to be up-to-date on language usage, publishing trends, and more. That's why I've been to every ACES VCON.

#ProfessionalDevelopment #Networking #Conference #LifelongLearning #ACESVCON25

Slightly diminish a book.

To Maim a Mockingbird

I would expect so. 😊

Republicans fuck up the economy, Democrats get elected and largely fix things, but the results of the R fuckery aren’t truly felt until the Dems are in power, so the Dems get blamed, and voters swing right again in the next election. Rinse and repeat. 2/2

I agree. But how do they learn it? Not from us being nasty or shouting it at them. The last election should be definitive proof of that! And sadly, not from natural consequences, since the usual sequence of events seems to be 1/2

And while you’re at it, and just to piss off our tech overlords who don’t want you to physically own anything, print copies of all your favorite books!

(But no shade if you do ebooks; I have several hundred myself. But print editions are my first and undying true love.)

Eh, maybe. It’s an accurate response. But what hurts farmers hurts all of us.