I'm LJ Sinclair, and I'm a writer
Sounds like the opening spiel to an addiction confession, doesn't it? And in my case, there's some truth to that. I get quite twitchy if I go too long between arranging words in a pleasing order. And there's no twelve-step programme for this kind of addiction, let me tell you.
The right word, in the right place, at the right time
That's the one-line summary for marketing purposes, which will allegedly make people's eyes light up and their wallets open.
Now, anyone can choose their words and type them in a word processor or in an email or on Twitter or Facebook. And I'd say this is the reason the world is in such a mess right now.
A qualified and experienced writer can help you avoid the pitfalls of communication, so you can clearly communicate in a respectful and engaging manner (and by engaging I don't mean ALL CAPS, FLASHING IMAGES or impossible to avoid popups).
But why isn't it pretty?
Simple really: I've decided to host the whole thing with GitHub.
But deeper than that, I'm a writer not a designer.
I've built sites with straight HTML/CSS, PHP, Wordpress, Jekyll and Zola. And in the majority of cases, I spend more time trying to hack the themes to do something useful than doing what I'm good at.
I'd rather leave design to the professionals.
And there's a hidden benefit to you, dear visitor: you can see the writing for what it is, not distracted by flashy graphics, colours and javascript jiggery-pokery.
But if you want a designer, I can definitely recommend Manita Johnson
Currently working on
| Working on | Description |
|---|---|
| Chapter 27 | Book sitting at 71k words, with perhaps 2 chapters remaining. This is from a standing start in March 2021 (plus 10 years of false starts and alternate storylines |
| The wiki | Knowledgebase for useful fixes, information and workarounds I've discovered over the years |
| Second cup of chai | Will be in the microwave presently |
| Zendesk engineering docs | dogfooding their own Help Center tool for engineering documentation. |
On hold but returning at some point
| Project name | Description | Dependencies |
|---|---|---|
| Book2 | Collect ideas for book 2, and build a structure | Completion of book 1 |
| Merge Dreamhost accounts | Move remaining sites from account A to account B, then shut down account A | Agreement on account B |
| Clean up DH account leftovers | Leftover sites, databases and users from sites that have been retired or moved to other hosting | Finalize list of stuff to clean up |
| Shift useful content from old website to Wiki | As it says on the box; find reusable, useful content in the old projectgotheek repo and insert into the Wiki. Then retire the original site and content |
Past projects
| Project name | Description | Tools | Finish date |
|---|---|---|---|
| mamori.io docs | Tutorial/help system for the mamori.io security product | Jekyll, GitLab | July 2021 |
| uEducateUs website | Copywriting and website for the uEducateUs product | Jekyll, BitBucket | Jan 2021 |
| uEducateUs knowledgebase | KB for the uEducateUs product | Confluence | Jan 2021 |
| AAWP website | Restore site after catastrophic failure, document issues, recommend solutions and help implement solutions | Wordpress | 2021 |