{"site":{"name":"Chris Chinchilla","url":"https://chrischinchilla.com","description":"A technical communicator with a love of explaining technical concepts in documentation, blog posts, videos, books and more. 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Sadly, the project was cancelled.","date":"2024-10-01","tags":[],"categories":["music","writing"]},{"type":"books","id":"developers-guide-to-technical-writing","title":"Technical Writing for Software Developers","url":"/books/developers-guide-to-technical-writing","summary":"A practical guide to documentation for software developers, covering essential grammar, language tips, and the fundamental types and styles of technical writing.","date":"2024-03-29","tags":[],"categories":["tech","writing"],"externalUrl":"https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CYL9SWZ5"},{"type":"books","id":"css-in-depth","title":"CSS in Depth, 2nd Edition","url":"/books/css-in-depth","summary":"A revised edition covering advanced CSS techniques, patterns, layouts, and methods for building beautiful, modern front ends beyond the basics.","date":"2024-02-18","tags":[],"categories":["tech","writing"],"externalUrl":"https://www.manning.com/books/css-in-depth-second-edition"},{"type":"books","id":"small-gregarious-fiction-volume-2","title":"Small gregarious fiction volume 2","url":"/books/small-gregarious-fiction-volume-2","summary":"A second collection of flash fiction full of short tales set in strange, slightly recognisable worlds, with characters undertaking the unexpected.","date":"2024-02-15","tags":[],"categories":["writing"],"externalUrl":"https://www.drivethrufiction.com/product/468695/Small-gregarious-fiction-volume-2"},{"type":"books","id":"automated-testing-report","title":"Automated Testing report","url":"/books/automated-testing-report","summary":"DZone's 2023 Automated Testing Trend Report assessing current trends in automated testing, from architecture and test-driven development to the observed benefits of AI and low-code tools.","date":"2023-09-14","tags":[],"categories":["tech","writing"],"externalUrl":"https://dzone.com/trendreports/automated-testing"},{"type":"books","id":"collected-verses","title":"Collective Verses","url":"/books/collected-verses","summary":"A collection of poetry written during the Storytelling Collective's annual April Daily Poem challenge, in which poets write a poem every day for the month based on simple prompts.","date":"2023-09-04","tags":[],"categories":["writing"],"externalUrl":"https://www.drivethrufiction.com/product/445428/Collective-Verses"},{"type":"books","id":"in-a-flash","title":"In a flash","url":"/books/in-a-flash","summary":"A collection of flash fiction under 1,500 words, written during the Storytelling Collective's month-long Flash Fiction February challenge.","date":"2023-09-04","tags":[],"categories":["writing"],"externalUrl":"https://www.drivethrufiction.com/product/439885/In-a-Flash"},{"type":"books","id":"small-gregarious-fiction-volume-1","title":"Small gregarious fiction volume 1","url":"/books/small-gregarious-fiction-volume-1","summary":"A collection of flash fiction full of short tales set in strange, slightly recognisable worlds, with characters undertaking the unexpected.","date":"2023-05-15","tags":[],"categories":["writing"],"externalUrl":"https://www.drivethrufiction.com/product/437813/Small-gregarious-fiction-volume-1"},{"type":"books","id":"collective-verses-2","title":"Collective Verses Volume II","url":"/books/collective-verses-2","summary":"A collection of poetry written during the April 2022 April Daily Poem challenge hosted by the Storytelling Collective, featuring three of my poems - Hunger, Endless, and Decay.","date":"2022-06-01","tags":[],"categories":["writing"],"externalUrl":"https://www.drivethrufiction.com/product/397653/Collective-Verses--Volume-II"},{"type":"books","id":"flashbang-3","title":"Flashbang! 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