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ABN: 80 896 891 984 Lyn Howland is a freelance Editor and Proof-reader in Adelaide, South Australia.

After more than 40 years experience in office work, Lyn has taken her exceptional editing skills to the next level. Lyn is a member of the Society of Editors (SA) and has completed Practical Editing Techniques through the Brisbane North Institute of TAFE. Her editorial portfolio includes university theses and final reports for Adelaide Thinkers in Residence. Lyn is available for all types of editing work. For prices and turnaround times, please enquire direct.

04/09/2018

Sorry I've been missing in action. Since my last post, I've moved office, moved house, renovated (still happening), changed jobs. I've also visited Northern Territory, Tasmania, and Victoria. But enough of the excuses, back to the important stuff ... heteronyms:

- The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert.
- Since there is no time like the present, he thought it was time to present the present.
- A bass was painted on the base of the bass drum.
- When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes.
- I did not object to the object.

Have you got any examples?

26/10/2017

Adelaide Festival This project has been assisted by the Commonwealth Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.Special Thanks Canada Council for the Arts, Mud Literary Club Inc., U.S. Consulate, Trees for Life, Creative NZ in conjunction with Publishers Association of New Zealand, N...

Only People With Spelling OCD Can Get 30/30 In This Test

10/08/2017

Phew! Got 30/30. (Might have been awkward otherwise ;) ) Have a go!

Only People With Spelling OCD Can Get 30/30 In This Test Do you actually have Spelling OCD? Can you get at least 27/30?

19/07/2017

10/04/2017

Looking for an Editor or Proof-reader? Look no further. I can assist with short or long jobs; books, theses, papers, newsletters, websites, reports, flyers, programs, articles, assignments, or anything in between. Contact me for a quote, chat, and friendly advice.

Home Lyn Howland is a professional Editor and Proofreader based in Adelaide, Australia. Please contact her directly with editing or proofing enquiries.

27/03/2017

Hi word-lovers! If you want to try something a little different this week, why not head along to hear some live poetry at Soul Lounge Adelaide on Friday at 7pm

22/03/2017

Grammarians rejoice in the $10 million comma A badly written law cost a US company US$10 million, when a judge ruled that a comma missing from a statute meant 75 truck drivers were owed four years of unpaid overtime wages.

18/02/2017

And a trip to Oxford would not be complete without a visit to Eagle and Child pub where in this very corner, CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien met with other writers (The Inklings) for 30 years!

15/02/2017

This is dangerous: me in the literature section of the Oxford University Press bookshop!

13/02/2017

For anyone who loves books, authors, romance, history etc this place is hard to beat (in Paris across the River Seine from Notre Dame):

07/02/2017

I am fortunate enough to be holidaying in Europe at the moment - mainly to visit our son who lives in London. However once you come this far it's hard not to venture a little further. So here I am in Lapland, Finland and look who I found...