I’m Writing a Book

“I don’t have the money, the experience, the connections, etc, but I want to make something beautiful - a hotel, a home, a homestead, a life…”

“How do I start?”

“Where do I begin?”

Some version of that question has come to me too many times to count over the past year or two.

I have plenty to say about building a nature hotel - I’ve been teaching free workshops on this every ~week for the past year or so (those will likely end soon, btw, in case you’ve been meaning to attend one).

But that’s only one dimension of the question. I believe people are hungering for beauty in every part of their lives - their work, their hobbies, their homes, their neighborhoods, their families - and though I certainly do NOT have it all figured out, I have a deep longing to help answer that.

There are things about what these projects have really cost - including mistakes I’ve made - that I haven’t felt ready to share, but I’m beginning to believe they’re an important part of whatever I have to say.

An incredible series of doors has opened that I wasn’t even knocking on. And after a lot of prayer and consideration, I’ve made the decision:

I’m writing a book.

This might be the hardest project I’ve ever taken on, and I’m asking for your help. If you’ve followed any of the projects, places, mistakes, ideas, or stories I’ve shared over the past few years, what would you want to know that hasn’t been addressed? What would actually help you make something beautiful of your own?

I will read every response. Nothing is off limits.